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Latest Health and Safety News
News, views and stories of interest which may help you in your Health and Safety strategy. The archive section is always open to view stories you might have missed.
Below is a list of all our current news items, or you can view our past stories by going to our archive section.
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| HOTEL PROSECUTED FOR FIRE SAFETY BREACHES |
| A Hotel and its General Manager have been ordered to pay out more than £40,000 in fines and costs after a blaze led to the discovery of numerous fire safety failures at the premises. The Hotel Manager pleaded guilty to ten offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, in a prosecution mounted by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. ... read more » |
| Submitted on 2 Aug 2010 |
| WORKER DEATHS IN BRITAIN FALL TO RECORD LOW |
| New figures released 30th June by HSE reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the provisional data, which shows that 151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous year and an average number over the last 5 years of 220 deaths per year. ... read more » |
| Submitted on 7 Jul 2010 |
| TOO MANY PEOPLE USE HEALTH AND SAFETY TO HIDE BEHIND |
| HSE continues to champion a sensible and proportionate approach to dealing with risks in the workplace - not eliminating them from all aspects of life.
Once again Judith Hackitt, chair of HSE, has spoken frankly and practically on the sensible approach to dealing with risks in the work place.
She warns “too many people use health and safety as an excuse to hide behind”. In a recent letter to to Lord Young of Graffham, she welcomes his review and offers to help gather evidence for his inquiry. ... read more » |
| Submitted on 25 Jun 2010 |
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