Safe systems of work

Little more than a third of the global labour force has effective access to employment injury protection, and there are significant disparities between high and low income countries, a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems reports.

A roofer and scaffolder who have been prosecuted over a fatal fall from the roof of a two-storey terraced house did not put simple preventative measures in place to avoid the incident.

Changes to cleaning process was not reflected in risk assessments, resulting in severe scalding when boiling water erupted out of a vessel.

Tesco has been fined £300,000 after a man was crushed under a roll cage.

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 after a flashover of electricity from a 415V source narrowly avoided a demolition contractor.

Join IOSH's very own Duncan Spencer, head of policy and advice, along with Aaron Davis from Intelex Technologies ULC to learn more about how continued advancements in connected safety and connected worker technologies are changing how we manage facets of our HSE management programmes.

High winds and monoflex sheeting caused scaffold to act as a ‘giant sail’ and collapse onto street

Technology has a vital role to play in driver safety, but it can’t be at the expense of human factors.

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.

John Murphy & Sons has been fined £150,000 over the incident, which happened while undertaking work to widen the M8 motorway