As we all head towards the end of 2009 company directors should be giving their Health and Safety Managers a pat on the back for their continued good work. As reported in a previous post Britain is now one of the safest places to work in Europe. Even though all this good work has been [...]

One of the most painful experiences there is, has to be the endurance of back pain, it just will not go no matter what you do, where you sit or where you lay, it is with you day and night. Most occurrences of back pain are not down to any disease it’s more likely to [...]

Most modern companies have employees that use company vehicles, whether it is sales representatives, delivery drivers or employees using company cars and bikes to get from one place to another. Companies have much more than a legal responsibility to ensure that all their vehicles are road worthy and legal, that just doesn’t mean that they [...]

The ladder exchange campaign run by the Health and Safety Executive will be running this year from September 1st 2009 till 31st of December 2009. Better known as ‘Shattered Life’s‘ this campaign will allow companies to exchange damaged, bent or broken ladders at approved retailers for a very competitive rate. In the last 2 years [...]

On May the 12th 2009 a little 2 year old boy walked across a busy fairground from the bouncy castle to the ‘Go- Gator’ ride, where he sustained substantial head injuries, he was unfortunately pronounced dead at hospital. The accident happened at Manning’s fun fair, Ducketts Common in Haringey. Although the HSE and the local [...]