We report recent happenings and development in the world of safety.
Direct Line business insurance found that 95% of tradesmen had experienced an injury at work, highlighting the critical need for increased health and safety knowledge. Half (50%) of tradesmen admit that on-site adherence to health and safety regulations and protocols is inconsistent. In the three years between 2021–2022 and 2023–2024, 47,000 workers in construction trades … Read more
Cal/OSHA is reminding employers to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Several fires are currently impacting air quality throughout Los Angeles County. Refer to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) for the latest status on the fire, road closures, and evacuation orders. Currently, wildfire smoke is impacting many areas … Read more
The purpose of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidelines is to draw attention to the necessity of having appropriate protocols and controls in place to help guard against stone dust exposure and stop employees from inhaling respirable crystalline silica (RCS). When working stone, specially engineered stone, by cutting, chiseling, and polishing, stone workers are … Read more
The HSE was formed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and operated on 1st January 1975. It played a central role in reducing workplace death and injury, particularly over the last 50 years, enabling Great Britain to become one of the safest places in the world to work. In 1974, 651 employees … Read more
A permanent standard to safeguard employees against respirable crystalline silica (RCS) has been unanimously accepted by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. A recent announcement states that the ruling expands upon emergency measures that were implemented in December 2023. This action is intended to protect workers in sectors like countertop production, which frequently … Read more
One Silicon Valley politician called for stricter restrictions to safeguard workers after tragedy and a lack of workplace safety precautions. This summer, state senator Dave Cortese’s measure, Senate Measure 553, which addresses workplace violence and occupational safety, went into force. Preventing violent situations like the 2021 VTA shooting by an unstable transit employee is the … Read more
On January 1, 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Great Britain’s national health and safety authority, celebrated its 50th anniversary. HSE was formally established on January 1, 1975, by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act of 1974. It has helped to lower occupational deaths and injuries over the last 50 years, making … Read more
Serious safety breaches have been imposed on Louisiana-based contractor RIGID Constructors LLC after a 27-year-old heavy equipment operator drowned at a project in Leland, North Carolina, in August 2024. $50,703 in fines for disregarding safety rules that could have avoided the disaster were suggested by OSHA inspectors. The drowning happened when a foreman and the … Read more
After being found driving under the influence, a health and safety expert lost his license. Around 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, Leicestershire Police received a tip from a member of the public. Officers were informed that Eamonn McMenamin had driven off in his BMW M4 after drinking in Leicester. When police arrived, they discovered … Read more
An employee shattered his leg while working on a property’s roof, and the firm was fined £120,000. The man broke his femur after falling 13.1 feet (four meters) to the ground while he was changing solar panels on a house on Sherfield English Road in Salisbury, Wiltshire. According to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) … Read more