As part of its No Time to Lose campaign tackling work-related cancers, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has been highlighting the risk of exposure to deadly asbestos fibres to young tradespeople. Asbestos remains the world’s worst occupational cancer killer, despite being banned in 62 countries. People at greatest risk of exposure include construction […]

Road safety progress in the European Union has stagnated for the last four years, according to a new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).   The organisation has called on Governments to take urgent measures and make substantial investments in safe infrastructure to reduce the 500 deaths that occur on EU roads every single week, which […]

Pedestrians now make up a quarter of all deaths on the UK’s roads, ahead of motorcyclists or cyclists, according to new analysis by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. Only car occupants have a worse record. The charity’s analysis was based on Department for Transport figures, which show that in 2016 448 pedestrians lost their lives, a […]

The European Commission has published the third element of its ‘Europe on the Move’ strategy, in which it calls for the mandatory installation of a range of safety features on new cars sold in Europe, reports the RAC Foundation. In addition to new vehicle safety standards the publication includes three other road safety related measures: an overall outline […]

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called for changes to the system of compensation in England and Wales for bereaved families following an accident at work, adding that it should follow the system in operation in Scotland. The call came as APIL marked Workers’ Memorial Day, which remembers all those who lost their lives at work. […]