Working at Height on Mobile Cranes
This good practice guide, published by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA), points out that falls from height are one of the...
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Discrimination and trade unions – Negotiator’s guide
Issued by the TUC, this guide addresses some of the challenges facing BME workers looking at issues such as equal opportunities policies...
Organisational resilience. Code of practice
This British Standard provides recommendations and guidance to organisations of all sizes and types on developing organisational...
Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) tend to be associated with physical risk factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive...
Waste management company fined £190,000 after fatal fall
A waste management company has been fined £190,000 after a contractor died when he fell seven metres while carrying out maintenance work....
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics: England, Year Ending March 2022
This document focuses on incidents and fires attended by fire and rescue services, fire-related fatalities, casualties from those fires...
Legal drugs pose drug driving prosecution risk, warns AFP
The use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications could lead to drivers being prosecuted under drug driving laws, if they contain...
Johnson & Johnson announces end of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has said it will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The...
Workers going into office 1.5 days a week
UK workers are going into the office an average of 1.5 days a week, with only 13% coming in on a Friday, a survey suggests. Consultancy...
Unregistered gas installer fined after failing to answer questions from HSE inspector
A plumber who was suspected of having undertaken dangerous gas work while unqualified to do so, has been fined for failing to answer...
Portico Shipping fined for health and safety breaches over port death
A cargo handling company has been fined after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers whilst working in a container...
Retailer and electrical contracting company fined after electrician sustains serious burns
A retail company and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15% of his body...
New Rules on Vehicle Safety and Automated Mobility
(Europe) This factsheet is about the EU General Safety Regulation. Under the Regulation, all vehicles in the EU will now have to be...
ESG reporting mainly a box ticking exercise, say half of employees
According to a recent poll, half of employees see ESG reporting as a box-ticking exercise. EcoOnline’s ESG (Environmental, Social, and...
STN Forms & Checklist Updates
STN has added 8 new H&S Checklists to the already 100s currently available, these are to support your business identify risks to...
Homeworking in the UK more than doubles
The number of people working from home has more than doubled when compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to official homeworking...
Government THINK! campaign launched to improve road safety for those most at risk
People driving, walking and cycling are being encouraged to give space and be considerate to other road users in the Government’s latest...
Employers urged to keep staff safe as temperatures soar
Last Monday (11 July), the TUC appealed to employers to make sure their staff are protected from the sun and heat after the UK Health...
TUC calls on ministers to recognise Long COVID as occupational disease
Responding to recent figures on Long COVID from the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady has commented:...
Fine after worker loses part of hand in machinery
West Yorkshire manufacturing company, Laxtons Limited, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker lost part of their hand in a...
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