The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to become the sole regulator for all safety issues associated with electricity transmission and distribution, following transfer of part of the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) Engineering Inspectorate.
The move will implement a recommendation made in last year’s Hampton report on regulation (see Notes to editors). Following […]

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has recently published a guidance document titled, “Waste and recycling vehicles in street collection”. This guidance document outlines a set of measures aimed at reducing the number of fatalities involving collection staff and members of the public.
Reversing causes a disproportionately large number of moving vehicle incidents in the […]

During September 2006 a series of free workshops were given by IEMA and NQA on the BS 8555 Acorn Scheme. The general awareness workshops covered the background of the Acorn Scheme, the BS 8555 standard and environmental performance evaluation with an aim to assist delegates in understanding the process of inspections for the Acorn […]

By Jeff Colligan
Flights to Australia anyone…?
Imagine the situation, an airline pilot is about to board a long distance flight and fly from the U.K. to Australia. The company he works for operates a 24/7 culture, he works unsociable hours, gets very little quality sleep, eats meals (mostly fast food) at all times of the day […]