In the news this week...
A paper and packaging manufacturer has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a worker was fatally crushed between a one-tonne paper roll and a machine. Read the full story.
A year on from our first look at the London 2012 Olympics construction project, Louis Wustemann met the ODA's head of health and safety to find out how work is progressing.
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The workplace temperature debate has been reignited, thanks to the TUC. The union is calling for an upper limit, arguing the case for an "action level" of 24°C. Do you think there should be a legal maximum working temperature? Cast your vote in this week's opinion poll.
Last week's poll found that most respondents already ask their employees to opt-out of the Working Time Directive. View the results here.
There have been a number of new threads posted on the forums this week; many of them related to health and safety qualifications. Can you give advice on the NEBOSH National Diploma? Has the DipSM been forgotten? Why not share your expertise and join the debate? Visit the discussion forums >>
The HSW team are at the Safety and Health Expo in Birmingham this week. If you're visiting, drop by stand Q92 to be in with a chance of winning £250 in our free prize draw.
Best wishes,
Kellie Mundell
Community Editor
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