A strong safety culture is increasingly seen as one of the cornerstones of a robust occupational health and safety system. However, a recent survey and whitepaper, facilitated by MAKE UK canvassing ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is drafting new guidelines for tradesmen working with engineered stone after report shows increased risk to silicosis. HSE is asking for industry feedback from ...

In this joint article, health and safety strategist Dr Bob Rajan and RoSPA’s Head of Global Relations Dr Karen McDonnell look at how AI could reduce the age-old issue of slips, trips and falls in the ...

Introduction of a single construction regulator among report’s recommendations. The Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people was a result of “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire ...

Calls for UK government to ban artificial stone worktops follow the first cases of silicosis linked to its manufacturing. Medical experts have called for the Government to follow Australia in banning ...

The British Retail Consortium has expressed concern for its members following recent rioting across the UK. Much of the disorder took place on high streets with shops being targeted for looting. The ...

A pedestrian walkway has collapsed at a residents’ block in Naples, killing two people and injuring 13. The two victims – a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman – died when the walkway partially ...

IOSH and CIOB have urged Labour to consider quality and competency in its ambitious construction targets. Associations including IOSH, CIOB and RoSPA have expressed caution in response to the ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related fatalities, with 138 workers killed in work-related accidents, up from 136 last year. The figure has ...

Major players including Network Rail, Vodafone and Southern Water pledge support to initiative. SHP’s campaign to make PPE inclusive for all workers has been given a major boost after a swathe of big ...

In the spirit of learning, I recently asked people in the ‘new-view’ Human & Organisational Performance (HOP) [i] world how they translate high-level Human Performance (HP) principles into actions to ...

New research reveals UK fire services attended 46% more fires linked to Lithium-ion batteries in 2023 compared to the previous year. Data collected by the business insurer, QBE, suggests the batteries ...