All Health & safety articles – Page 22
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NewsWorker airlifted after Staythorpe accident
Health and Safety Executive are investigating after worker's legs were crushed by falling pipe
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NewsString 'em up, say the French
Presumably this is the approved method of working at height in France – either that or an attempt at 'extreme swinging'
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NewsA Spanish safety holiday
These guys repairing a villa in Spain take a relaxed approach to their make-shift scaffolding
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NewsCity workers cheat death from falling glass
Investigation is in progress after pane of glass plummets 17 storeys from Old Broad Street office block
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NewsDerby worker killed by falling glass
Investigation is under way into death at Build Center warehouse
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NewsCorby council to appeal birth defect judgment
Legal team claims 'serious and significant flaws' in court decision that reclamation works could have led to birth defects
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NewsNow, don't move ...
Thanks to Jack White of Mace for this photo of a precarious balancing act in Turkey
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NewsIs that an Antony Gormley sculpture up there?
No, just another nutter with a penchant for teetering on rooftops
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NewsPower station blast kills twelve
Siberian explosion threatens power supplies to Russian steel and aluminium producers
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NewsDig this: cuddles in a bucket
Or perhaps that's just some kind of 'stablisation stance' to offset the reckless risk of riding around in digger buckets
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NewsDouble trouble
Two men up a very long ladder – it's just not good, is it? No wonder they're looking blue
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NewsCorby council could pay £4m costs to birth defect families
Judge awards interim payment of £1.6m for legal bill of mothers exposed to poisonous waste
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NewsCrouching tiger, hidden drop
Actually not such a hidden drop – a blatantly obvious three-storey drop – and not a tiger at all, but a rather reckless windowcleaner
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NewsKlingon spotted in the West End
Sorry, we meant 'cling-on'. Oh, and did we mention the spiky wrought-iron railings three storeys beneath, and the rain?
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NewsReclamation works blamed for children's birth defects
Judge rules reclamation work in former steel complex in Corby caused babies to be born with underdeveloped fingers and clubbed feet
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NewsSafety certification problems lose nearly 40% of subbies work
NHBC to launch own health and safety support service as data reveals self-certification administration is problematic
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NewsA van, a tan and a crazy man (or two)
If the ladder's too short, just stand it on your van! Or so 'reasoned' these chaps at a tanning salon in Banbury recently
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NewsYvette Cooper examines options for official workers' memorial day
Work and pensions secretary wants to look at ways those who die at work can be remembered
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NewsBomb blast engineer loses damages action against Mott MacDonald
Graham Hopp loses damages case against former employer and MoD over injuries caused by roadside bomb in Iraq
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NewsWhen I'm cleanin' windows
Kevin Sansbury was admiring the Flatiron building in New York when he spotted this chap appreciating the view. But surely it’s just as impressive from inside the building?