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A guide to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the most important health and safety legislation in UK history. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (often abbreviated to …

Dec 20, 2024 · Owen Garnett died two days after choking on a paper towel at Welcombe Hills School in Stratford-upon-Avon on 9 January 2023. The teenager was a Sixth Form student at …

Dec 10, 2024 · We expect that fire safety will remain at the forefront of safety considerations in 2025. Unsurprisingly, changes in this space will stem from the recommendations contained in …

Sep 9, 2024 · In the early hours of 14 June 2017, the tragic Grenfell Tower fire unfolded in West London, claiming 72 lives and leaving over 70 injured. This devastating incident not only …

Jan 7, 2025 · For the last 50 years it has played a central role in reducing workplace death and injury – in 1974, 651 employees were killed at work; HSE’s latest annual statistics for 2023/24 …

Sep 14, 2015 · The change in the types of jobs people do over the past 40 years has made work safer because people are now more likely to be sat in an office than working down a coal mine …

Dec 18, 2024 · As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve gathered the most-read articles over the year from our readers. This year articles centred on legal analysis of prosecutions and 50 years of …

Download SHP’s E-Book: Putting the ‘Personal’ into PPE A practical guide to implementing inclusive PPE in the workplace. This e-book, written by Dr. Debbie Janson from the University …

Dec 3, 2024 · While acknowledging the importance of the Grenfell Inquiry recommendations published in September, a panel of experts made clear that changes in culture and a sense of …