Safety

Two workers were seriously injured when a steel cage crashed into the platform they were working on

A meat processing plant in New Zealand has been ordered to pay almost $300,000 after a worker suffered severe burns to most of his body when a boiler exploded.

The draft Building Safety Bill, published earlier this week, creates a stringent new safety regime for higher risk residential buildings (HRRBs), backed by a powerful new Building Safety Regulator.

A pregnant woman was seriously injured after a tree branch smashed into her moving vehicle, causing a miscarriage.

A safety consultant has been prosecuted for providing inadequate and flawed advice on noise, vibration and hazardous substances.

A tile manufacturer has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee's arm was drawn into the in-running nip of a conveyor tail drum.

An Auckland company with a history of health and safety failings has appeared in court

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 minimum percentage of registration dossiers to be checked for compliance has increased.

An independent school in Scotland has been prosecuted by the HSE after a pupil seriously damaged his hand in a technology lesson