Construction: a risky business
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
The West Bengal government led by the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) and West Bengal police have been accused by opposition parties of failing to take sufficient action to close down illegal firecracker factories after a massive blast at a firecracker plant at a village in Duttapukur claimed the lives of at least nine people.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 August 2023
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By Phil Pinnington, British Safety Council on 20 September 2023
The post-pandemic shift to home and hybrid working poses challenges for ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of workers, but the starting point should always be the careful assessment, discussion and management of risks like home workstations, electrical dangers and mental wellbeing.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million after its failure to implement a safe system of work caused a long-standing employee and grandfather to be killed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 July 2023
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By Mike Robinson on 06 September 2023
At the time of writing, the facts are still emerging about why thousands of UK flights had to be cancelled or delayed on August bank holiday Monday. But the incident raises vital questions for safety professionals everywhere.
By Laura White, Pinsent Masons on 01 September 2023
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By Laura White, Pinsent Masons on 16 August 2023
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In our latest edition of A Safer Conversation, two experts discuss the concept of reasonable practicability in the age of coronavirus.
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