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 Lathe access failures cost manufacturer £200k after trainee’s arm fractures

Thursday 25th May 2023
A Northumberland-based manufacturer must pay a fine of £200,000 after its failure to enclose a lathe in a fixed perimeter guard and prevent access to the work area led to a trainee’s left arm being pulled into the lathe.
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 2023: a year of unprecedented change for building safety

Thursday 25th May 2023
We look at some of the highlights of the BSR 2023 conference and explain how the issues under discussion will irrevocably change the safety of the UK’s built environment.
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 OSH laws safe

Thursday 18th May 2023
Heather Vyse from legal firm DAC Beachcroft looks at what the government’s ‘U-turn’ on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill means for health and safety legislation.
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 WHO cautions use of AI-generated LLMs to protect human safety and wellbeing

Wednesday 17th May 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated large language model tools (LLMs), adding that the risks associated with them should be carefully assessed. 
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 £1m fine for concrete firm after youngster sustains fatal head injuries from metal grab

Wednesday 10th May 2023
Creagh Concrete Products (CCP), a manufacturer based in Hoveringham, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire, has been fined £1m after a young employee sustained fatal head injuries from a metal grab that was in poor condition and shouldn’t have been in use.
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 Resource pressures put HSE effectiveness at risk, warns Prospect report

Monday 8th May 2023
Significant budget cuts and pay constraints have contributed to a capacity and experience crisis in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), putting its effectiveness as Great Britain’s principal safety regulator at risk, warns the trade union Prospect in a new report.
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 How to have difficult conversations

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Talking OSH in the workplace can sometimes mean tackling sensitive subjects. Andy Hooke CMIOSH, principal H&S consultant at UK employment law experts, Worknest, explores how to have tricky chats.
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 The secrets of five-star audit status

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
A UK recycling firm that successfully completed the British Safety Council’s Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit offers its advice on achieving the top rating.
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 Safety critical

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
We round up some of the latest research and reports relevant to OSH professionals.
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 Tackling air pollution

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Rising temperatures mean poorer air quality. We explore the problem worsening pollution poses for the OSH profession – and everybody else.
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