Safety

Passerby shopped window cleaners' unsafe work

27 March 2020
News
Duo balanced on 45cm ledge, five metres above the ground
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Contractor guilty in first ever driver fatigue case

27 March 2020
News
ORR prosecuted employer after two men died in road crash
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NZ worker crushed by six-tonne truck

25 March 2020
News
Unsupervised trainee was on his second day in the job
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Poor management of roof work lands £80,000 fine

25 March 2020
News
HSE inspectors observed unsafe work at height
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UK government introduces new Fire Safety Bill

25 March 2020
Regulation/enforcement
New legislation will amend the Fire Safety Order 2005 and ‘prevent another Grenfell’
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Coronavirus: how to support homeworkers

19 March 2020
Coronavirus
Fresh guidance from the HSE on protecting remote workers during the pandemic
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Hotel management repeatedly ignored Improvement Notices

17 March 2020
News
Owner must pay £220k for multiple safety breaches
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Lack of emergency stop leads to £300,000 fine over severed thumb

17 March 2020
News
Investigators found no emergency stop on poultry processing machine
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UK government's 18-point plan to make smart motorways safer

13 March 2020
News
The UK government has published a review promising a £5m cash boost following safety criticism
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Australian-themed bar chain fined over lift death

13 March 2020
News
The operator of Walkabout pubs has been prosecuted after a stack of chairs crushed a worker in a service lift.
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