Competency is key – associations respond to UK building plan IOSH and CIOB have urged Labour to consider quality and competency in its ambitious construction targets. Associations including IOSH, CIOB and RoSPA have expressed caution in response to the Government’s plan to build 1.5 million homes over five years. Labour’s landslide election victory means attention […]
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Week Commencing 28/03/2022 – In The News
Products made by forced labour set to be banned from European Union market New legislation to ban products made by forced or child labour from entering the European Union (EU) market is “a big step towards promoting safe and secure working environments for all workers”, IOSH says. The European Commission recently presented its Communication on Decent […]
Week Commencing 14/03/2022 – In The News
‘Two-second rule’ campaign launched by National Highways National Highways have launched a new campaign to tackle the issue of tailgating, a factor in around one in eight crashes on England’s motorways and major A roads. In a recent National Highways poll, eight in 10 participants said they were aware of the ‘two-second rule’ when they […]
Week Commencing 28/02/2022 – In The News
Toyota to close Japanese factories after suspected cyber-attack Toyota will shut down all 14 of its factories in Japan on Tuesday after a possible cyber-attack. News site Nikkei, which first reported the shutdown, said supplier Kojima Industries Corporation suspected it had been hit by a cyber-attack, causing a halt in production. Japanese factories account for […]