Health and Safety
The worst offenders and the best prosecution outcomes.
Non-COVID workplace deaths increase despite lockdowns
HSE says Great Britain is “one of the safest places to work in the world”; campaigners disagree.
National Food Strategy part 2 is published
Henry Dimbleby’s plan joins all the dots but will ministers act?
Business owner sentenced after forklift accident at pet centre
Judge increased sentences after defendant lied in aftermath of event that left lorry driver tetraplegic.
Tales from the front line: The public can trust our COVID-19 precautions
Meet the EHP who helps to manage risk at National Trust sites.
Workers’ lives lost to COVID remembered
Calls grow for independent public enquiry into the UK government’s handling of the pandemic.
Legal briefing: Reality bites in the gig economy
Court cases highlight gaps in health and safety laws and a judicial appetite for change in ‘flexible’ working.
Weakness in H&S exposed by COVID-19
Think tank lunches two-year in-depth investigation into UK H&S.
Jail for shop owner and landlord after carbon monoxide death
Pair showed no remorse for tenant killed by fumes from generator in storeroom beneath flat.
Tales from the front line: Face masks made fit for purpose
Face-fit testing thousands of hospital staff for respiratory protective equipment – at short notice.
Under the microscope: H&S during COVID-19
The Resolution Foundation has dug down into the difficulties of enforcing pandemic restrictions in today’s workplaces.
