Pharmaceutical chain Superdrug has been fined £4,000 for leaving sweets for sale despite the fact they were covered in mouse droppings and urine. Read the full story and see the pictures here.
We all know how dangerous it is to work at height. But as safety professionals, it is our duty to ensure that such work is carried out as safely as possible, which is why I was shocked and bewildered, as was IIRSM member Roger Rustrom, to see photographs of work at height being carried out with no regard for safety whatsoever. See for yourself here.
On a lighter note, Dame Carol Black launched her Health and Wellbeing at Work report yesterday. I went along to the press conference, and it made for an interesting morning. Read about it here.
Best wishes,
Kellie Mundell,
Community Editor
| LATEST NEWS AND PROSECUTIONS |
|
Sweets for sale with mouse dropping topping ... read more. |
For regular analysis of facilities management industry developments, detailed features, case studies and degree day table data, take out a subscription to Facilities Management journal. You’ll get the low-cost and no-cost ways of controlling the costs of managing your premises. Click here for more information.
| MOST READ |
|
The next big challenge ... read more. When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing ... read more. Focus on: the safe use of fixed ladders ... read more. Worker had to borrow stepladders for roof work ... read more. Have we lost our way with risk assessments? ... read more. |
Subscribe to Health and Safety at Work magazine, only £109 for 12 issues ((that's £10 off the usual price) and get FREE access to www.healthandsafetyprofessional.co.uk, simply click here, fill in your details and we will invoice you.
| LATEST FEATURES |
|
Corporate killing: lines of inquiry ... read more. Leeds Hospitals' burning issue ... read more. Have we lost our way with risk assessments? ... read more. Staying in one piece: slips, trips and falls ... read more. SMEs: statements of intent ... read more. |
| CONSULTANTS DIRECTORY |
|
Do you have any health and safety issues that require consultancy services? If so, you've come to the right place. Search our comprehensive database to find consultants with the right specialisations in your region. Are you a consultant? Click here to find out how to register your profile for free. |
| KEY PUBLICATIONS |
|
Keep on top in the fast-moving area of Health and Safety compliance! |
-
Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook 20th Edition
Written by a team of experts, Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook provides an authoritative reference source covering key aspects of Health and Safety law and practice, as well as related environmental and employment information, in an easy-to use A-Z format.
- Tolley's Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 introduces a new offence, across the UK, for prosecuting corporations where there has been a gross failing in the management of health and safety with fatal consequences.
Buy both of these titles together to ensure you have all the information you need to be fully compliant with current health and safety legislation and save 10% in the process. Email Customer Services today.
Advertisement
| JOB OF THE WEEK |
 |
|
|
| Technical Co ordinator Salary Description: Up to £35k + pension scheme + 25 days holiday Central/West End London |
| FEATURED JOBS |
|
|
Safety Advisor Fire Safety Manager ENVIRONMENTAL, SECURITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER |
|
|
|
|
| Advertisement
|
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
|
|
Health & Safety Update |
| FEATURED SUPPLIERS |
|
|
|
| HSP Newsletter Archive |
|
To opt-out of receiving this newsletter please email hspnewsletter@lexisnexis.co.uk with unsubscribe health and safety newsletter in the subject line.
