All Safety/HSE

Bioethanol plant to stay closed unless change in market
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Britain’s biggest bioethanol producer, Vivergo, said it would ‘closely monitor the market’ before c…

Wood wins £12 million Hinkley Point C contract
Added: 7 Dec 2017
Wood has won an £11.9 million contract to be sole supplier of inspection qualification services to …

Putting cyber security on the agenda when it comes to machine safety
Added: 5 Dec 2017
Regulators are getting wise to the need for guidelines on cyber security in maintaining machine saf…

Smart safety solutions from HIMA
HIMA | Added: 27 Nov 2017
From offshore rig to refinery, production platform to tanker, nine of the world’s ten largest oil a…

NEBOSH and HSE qualification improves process safety management
Added: 23 Nov 2017
Improving process safety culture is one of the key benefits that can be realised through appropriat…

Is the issue of gas leaks being treated seriously enough?
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Gas leaks aren’t just costly, they’re also potentially harmful to employees, the local community an…

BSC opens Mumbai base after deal with leading Indian safety trainer
Added: 20 Nov 2017
India’s leading safety training organisation has joined forces with the British Safety Council in o…

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…