Risk management

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has published new guidance on the dangers associated with confined spaces on farms, after it was revealed farming is still the most dangerous industry in Ireland.

The public service union Unison has published a new guide for its health and safety representatives to explain how the gig economy has affected its members and what support they can provide.

Dacorum Borough Council has been fined £100,000 for failing to protect its employees from hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) after seven cases were reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over a single year.

The Irish Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has this week launched an inspection blitz on quarries with a focus on the most common causes of fatal injury. 

A groundworks company has been fined after a security guard sustained serious hand injuries while helping a plant driver at a site in Avonmouth.

Vehicles are the leading cause of fatalities in Irish workplaces, according to new figures from the Republic of Ireland’s safety regulator the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). 

A new range of culturally appropriate safety wear has been launched by construction safety specialists the BCS group, according to Construction Enquirer. 

Organisations that do not educate managers on the potential hazards, legal responsibilities and business benefits of effectively managing the safety and health of lone workers can leave these employees vulnerable to harm, isolation and potential violence

A recycling company in County Antrim, Northern Ireland has been fined £25,000 after an employee was crushed between two vehicles.

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