New International Health & Safety Standard Aims to Reduce Impact of Workplace Deaths & Injuries

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has drafted a new international health and safety standard, aimed at reducing the impact of occupational deaths and injuries. At a meeting in Trinidad, which was hosted by The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the ISO published the latest draft of the new standard. Health and safety professionals […]

How Many People in the UK are Killed at Work Each Year?

According to new figures recently published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), between April 2013 and March 2014, 133 people in Britain died in workplace accidents – 17 less than the previous year, 42 less than 2010/11, 46 less than 2008/09 and the lowest number since records began. With the number of fatal injuries now at 133, the […]

Welcome drop in major workplace injuries

Although reports of workers suffering serious or fatal injuries in the course of their work continue to occur too frequently, recent figures indicate that there has been a fall in the overall number of major injuries arising in the workplace. Significant decline in major injuries According to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive, the incidence of […]

Health and safety review risks injury to workers

Workers could be exposed to unnecessary risk of injury if Britain’s health and safety regulations are watered down, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned. APIL has spoken out after it responded to the Department for Work and Pensions’ review of health and safety legislation. APIL vice-president Karl Tonks said: “Any assault on […]