Tag: Accident

Liverpool Named World’s First ‘Accelerator City’ for Climate Action by UN Climate Change The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to […]

Airport prosecuted after pensioner fell from ambulift The owner of Edinburgh Airport has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner fell from an ambulift on his return from holiday. Following the fall, James Young was admitted to hospital, but died more than a week later from his injuries. The 81-year-old had just landed at the airport […]

UK’s muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK’s saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature’s fight against […]

PPE is an essential part of workplace safety, acting as the last line of defence when preventing accidents and injuries. If all other safety measures have failed, PPE can mean the difference between a minor incident to a fatal injury. What types of PPE are used for electrical safety? Hand protection, such as insulated gloves, […]

School trust fined after member of public hit by falling tree branch A school academy trust has been fined and a man given a suspended prison sentence after a member of the public was hit by a falling tree branch. Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust and gardening services provider Nicolas Thépot (trading as ‘The Green […]

Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack The luxury department store Harrods says it is the latest retailer to have been targeted by a cyber attack. The firm said it had “restricted internet access at our sites” following an attempt to gain access to its systems. It comes the day after the Co-op […]

Safety Regulator misses deadline to clear Gateway 2 backlog The Building Safety Regulator has missed its target to clear the backlog of Gateway 2 approvals by April, stalling the start of dozens of high-rise residential projects across the country. Latest figures reveal that over two-thirds of Gateway 2 applications transferred to the BSR last autumn […]

Turn Up the Fun, Not the Volume! WHO’s New Guidelines Protect Gamers’ Hearing Hearing is one of our most valuable senses, yet it is increasingly at risk. By 2030, over 500 million people are expected to have disabling hearing loss requiring rehabilitation, and over one billion young people face the danger of permanent hearing damage due to prolonged exposure […]

Brothers fined for failing to protect public from cattle Two brothers have been sentenced for failing to protect members of the public from their cattle. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Andrew and David Turnbull failed to offer and display signs of an alternative route to a public right of way […]

IOSH calls for safety and health education to be protected IOSH has called on a new UK Government body to ensure safety and health is included in its plans for further education. In a letter to Skills England, the body recently set up by the Government to oversee the UK’s education system, IOSH Chief Executive […]