The leader of a London council who refused to wear a hard hat while visiting a re-development site in his borough has defended his decision, saying "people should have a choice whether to wear them...
In an attempt to address the cause of the riots that took over English cities this summer, David Cameron cited human rights and health and safety legislation as one of the main problems.
Spe...
Environment Agency proposals to tighten up the rules on how waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance schemes operate have highlighted concerns over how la...
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Alex Attwood has announced a consultation on ambitious new plans to keep waste out of landfill. The Minister is proposing that future delivery of the waste str...
Strabane District Council has been fined £20,500 for storing mixed municipal waste without obtaining a waste management licence beforehand.
Strabane Magistrates' Court found 11 breaches of t...
Dickenson Legg Ltd have been fined £2,000 plus costs after pleading guilty at Ballymena Magistrates Court to a breach of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) <...
The first ever case under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is now expected to begin in February 2010, after defence counsel asked for more time bef...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to make sure that there are sufficient risk assessments in place following the death of a worker at a Hampshire was...
The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 received Royal Assent on 4 August 2009, and establishes a statutory framework through which Scotland will aim to reduce its future gre...
A Carlisle tyre firm has been ordered to pay a total of £40,000 for breaching health and safety legislation after being caught stacking dangerously high piles of tyres in a warehouse. Kings Road Ty...
The latest annual report and statement of accounts by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI), covering the period April 2008 to March 2009, has reveal...
The aviation industry has made a dramatic pledge to slash carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2050, in a move that could force up air fares and spark a green technology race among aircraft manufact...
A marquee manufacturing and hire company, Big Tops Ltd, has been prosecuted after it erected a wedding tent directly under a power line. The Nottingham-based company placed dozens of people at ris...
It has been suggested this month, that employers should carry out risk assessments for women working in high-heeled shoes because they create a health and safety hazard, according to a motion passe...
With only 30-or so days before leaders meet to agree on a post-Kyoto climate deal in Copenhagen, there is an urgent need for nations to speed up negotiations and make political choices.
As t...
