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DB Cargo fined £200,000 over shunter’s arm amputation

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
The UK's biggest freight operator has been prosecuted after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when a train collided with his vehicle on a level crossing.
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The IOSH-funded Driver Diesel Exposure Mitigation Study (DEMiSt) recently revealed its findings about professional drivers’ exposure to diesel pollution in London.

Driver's exposure to diesel pollution

Tuesday 12th January 2021
The IOSH-funded Driver Diesel Exposure Mitigation Study (DEMiSt) recently revealed its findings about professional drivers’ exposure to diesel pollution in London.
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Calls for better protection for transport workers after rise in deaths

Tuesday 12th January 2021
Fifty-seven Transport for London staff have died from the virus – IOSH magazine looks at the measures TfL has put in place.
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Mike Hedges has been London taxi driver for 30 years and more recently became a researcher into air pollution. He tells Matt Lamy why taxi drivers are the first to suffer from poor air quality and what can be done about it.

Driving down air pollution

Friday 13th November 2020
Mike Hedges has been a London taxi driver for 30 years and more recently became a researcher into air pollution.
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A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him.

Agency driver was crushed to death by overloaded pallet of tiles

Friday 23rd October 2020
A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him.
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S & J Transport

Dashboard tables see lorry firm lose its licence

Monday 7th September 2020
A lorry firm has been ordered to close after it was found to have misled the traffic commissioner over events leading up to a collision.
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An independent review into the deaths of London bus drivers from COVID-19 has been released, and TfL has reacted to its recommendations

London bus driver COVID-19 mortality report published

Tuesday 11th August 2020
An independent review into the deaths of London bus drivers from COVID-19 has been released, and TfL has reacted to its recommendations
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HSE stats lowest on record

HSE stats reveal lowest fatality rate on record

Friday 3rd July 2020
A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.
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Smart motorways

UK government's 18-point plan to make smart motorways safer

Friday 13th March 2020
The UK government has published a review promising a £5m cash boost following safety criticism
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Saving young lives on the railways

Friday 6th March 2020
What are the dangers for under-18s of trespassing on the railway? And how did the You vs Train campaign help to raise public awareness and reduce fatalities?
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