Incident management

The EU Commission has issued three new amendments to REACH and an updated edition of radiation guidance has been published.

Peter Baker, head of the new Building Safety Regulator, talks to IOSH magazine about his role in delivering a new regime for high-risk buildings, and how he plans to increase the competence of all professionals working on buildings and ensure effective oversight of the entire building safety environment.

An independent secondary school has been ordered to pay almost £63,000 in fines and costs after a member of the public tripped over a poorly lit wall and sustained fatal head injuries.

We look at the main updates to chemicals regulations coming in 2021 and how they could impact downstream users.

A Bristol-based microbrewery has been fined £120,000 after admitting its failure to comply with fire safety laws resulted in a 2018 fire.

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has named the first head of the newly established Building Safety Regulator.

A luxury hotel in Scotland has been prosecuted after a night porter placed ash in a plastic bag, igniting a huge fire that killed two guests.

This webinar provides a solid foundation of UK chemical safety legislation and the key legislative changes following Brexit. It is aimed at downstream users of substances.

As the construction sector continues its work amid the pandemic restrictions, it is also preparing for the impending Building Safety Bill regime. But is the industry heeding Dame Judith Hackitt and the HSE’s call for a proactive culture change, or is work being shelved until a later date?

Laurence Ball-King GradIOSH discusses what is hindering proportionality in occupational safety and health.