All Safety/HSE
Engineering firm sentenced over legionella risk at powder coating plant
Added: 17 Nov 2017
De-Met Colourcoat has been sentenced after failing to adequately control the risk of legionella bac…
Earthquake hero and outstanding apprentice win top IET awards
Added: 16 Nov 2017
The IET has awarded its Armed Forces Technician of the Year prize to a soldier who returned to his …
How automated lubrication can help reduce product recall
Added: 31 Oct 2017
An automated centralised lubrication system can help food manufacturers avoid machine failure while…
Spirax Sarco solves metal refiner's carbon efficiency challenge
Added: 31 Oct 2017
The precious metal refining industry notoriously consumes significant amounts of heat and chemicals…
New nuclear skills academy chief to start in December as Llewellyn departs
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Jo Tipa, operations manager at the National Skills Academy Nuclear (NSAN), has been appointed as ma…
Welsh firm plays part in Chernobyl’s revival
Added: 24 Oct 2017
Pontypool company Flamgard Calidair is making a key contribution to the demolition of the radioacti…
Register for Siemens’ free workplace digitalisation advice
Siemens | Added: 17 Oct 2017
Five minutes’ expert advice before taking decisions is useful – so how helpful would 45 minutes be?…
Three firms fined over £1.5m as worker suffers life-changing injuries
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Three companies have been fined in excess of £1.5 million after a worker suffered life-changing inj…
British Safety Council honours 72 companies for excellence
Added: 11 Oct 2017
Some of the biggest names in the global process industries are among a host of firms honoured for t…
Sound carries: managing noise pollution in the workplace
Added: 10 Oct 2017
The dangers of noise pollution in the working environment and beyond are ever-prevalent, reflects C…
Safeguards against workplace hazards require a proactive approach
Added: 10 Oct 2017
You can’t maintain a safe workplace without expert help, but good hazard awareness also depends upo…
Oil storage firm fined £100k after chemical explosion
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Oil storage firm ESL Fuels has been fined £100,000 after contractors cut into a sealed pipe causing…
Stamps honour legendary safety engineer John C Taylor’s inventions
Added: 19 Sep 2017
The inventor of the kettle switch used a billion times a day worldwide has been honoured with a ser…
Decontamination equipment: the importance of staff training
Added: 18 Sep 2017
You can’t handle hazardous materials without the right tools but managers need to ensure the people…
Sellafield GMB members set strike date for 27 September
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Sellafield nuclear site's 3,000 GMB union members have announced their 24 hour strike action will b…
GMB members vote for Sellafield strike action
Added: 4 Sep 2017
More than three quarters of GMB members employed at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria have vot…
Sellafield scoops nine industry awards for ‘unrelenting focus on safety’
Added: 25 Aug 2017
Sellafield nuclear facility has been awarded nine safety gongs by the Royal Society for the Prevent…
Amec Foster Wheeler secures key nuclear waste contracts worth £4 million
Added: 23 Aug 2017
Amec Foster Wheeler has won two contracts worth £4 million from LLW Repository, the company respons…
Tata Steel incurs £1m penalty after toxic substances release
Added: 14 Aug 2017
Tata Steel UK has incurred a £1 million fine following an incident in which toxic and flammable sub…
Lawrence Waterman succeeds Lynda Armstrong as British Safety Council chairman
Added: 7 Aug 2017
Lawrence Waterman has been appointed as the new chairman of the British Safety Council, following L…
