workplace fatalities


Work at height charity launches ‘No Falls Week’

Taking place between 13 and 17 May 2024, and organised by the No Falls Foundation, No Falls Week’s aims to raise awareness about the importance of safe working at height and to prevent falls. Read More

£3m fine for waste management company after two deaths

A waste management firm has been fined a total of £3 million following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents. Read More

Accidents are “inevitable” – two fifths of construction workers believe

Two fifths of people in the construction industry believe an accident is “inevitable” on their sites, research has revealed. Read More

Leading indicators and preventing serious injuries and fatalities: ISN’s Ryan Rodriguez previews SHE 2023 talk

OSH professionals will be urged to interrogate their safety culture, not just overall incident rates. Read More

Fears for construction workers after a report found the industry accounted for the most work-related fatalities

There are fears for the safety of construction workers - and the effectiveness of their vehicle safety devices - after a report found the industry accounted for the most work-related fatalities. Read More

Workplace fatalities in Ireland hit record low

The number of people killed in work-related accidents in Ireland fell by 23% last year, according to official figures. Read More

Prosecutions in November 2018: video round-up of the 6 biggest court cases

The biggest health and safety prosecutions over the past month, measured by readers’ interest on SHP. This month’s video highlights six prosecutions. Read More

How employers can improve behavioural safety in construction

By Mark Paterson, senior risk manager at QBE The construction industry employs 5 per cent of workers in the UK Read More

Safety in the sun: international standards

Marcus Boocock attended an IOSH-hosted conference in the Caribbean in February to discuss a new international standard to protect people Read More

Could that have been me?: legal implications for safety advisers

Last month, Pinsent Masons commented on a case, which resulted in the first ever immediate custodial sentence for a section Read More



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