Management

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.

The owners of a farm have been fined after an employee lost part of his leg when a wall panel trapped him during the build of a silage pit.

As businesses begin to get back to work, we look at how to encourage and motivate staff to continue practising safe behaviours as the risk perception lowers

Catherine Baker, director of CIRAS, explains the purpose of confidential reporting and how it leads to better decisions.

The Working Time Directive has been amended to provide workers the ability to carry holiday forward

James Pomeroy considers the the indirect increase in road deaths due to people avoiding public transport during the pandemic

As economies, organisations and workers strive to recover from the downturn caused by the public health crisis of COVID-19, there are calls for long-term investment, prevention plans and to revitalise and ‘build back better’, writes Richard Jones, head of policy and regulatory engagement.

Key milestones that transformed the world of safety and health

Two workers suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high pressure, high temperature steam of around 250oC

Neil Lennox, head of group safety and insurance at Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, explains how the supermarket giant has adapted its food supply chain logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic.