A groundworks company from Crieff has been fined after a worker had to have a leg amputated when it was crushed whilst working on site.
Gregor Steele, from Perthshire, suffered severe injuries when his left leg was trapped between a tractor pulling
A groundworks company from Crieff has been fined after a worker had to have a leg amputated when it was crushed whilst working on site.
Gregor Steele, from Perthshire, suffered severe injuries when his left leg was trapped between a tractor pulling
Gate Safe, the charity set up in 2010 (following the death of two children in separate automated gate accidents), to improve standards in safety for automated gates, is joining forces with the Joint Industry Board, which administers the Electrotechni
A month ahead of changes to first aid regulations, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance to help businesses put in place appropriate arrangements for the provision of first aid.
From 1 October 2013, the Health and Safety (First
A review, commissioned by the Government and chaired by Professor Ragnar E Löfstedt recommended that "The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981should be amended to remove the requirement for HSE to approve the training and qualifications of
The number of workers killed in Britain last year has fallen, official statistics published today show.
Provisional data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals that 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March 2013
A Barnstaple construction company has been fined for safety failings after a ground worker was seriously injured when he stumbled from an excavator and fell down a five metre bank at a construction site in Middle Marwood.
The 65-year-old, who does no
About The Event
5-6 March 2013 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Now in its 7th successful year, Health and Wellbeing at Work is all about improving the health and wellbeing of work-aged people. The conference and exhibition will provide you wit
This is a question that is often asked!
Many homeowners have various types and heights of hedges bordering their property.
However any hedge will require trimming at least once a year - this is where the problem arises.
High hedges present a problem - h
We are delighted to announce that during the past month, Arbworx has racked up a whole wall full of landscaping industry accreditations.
APL & HTA
We heard this week that our application to join the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and the
Health and Safety in the garden
Robin Ainsworth is founder of www.gardens4u.co.uk, based in Market Drayton, Shropshire and Putney, South-West London.
Robin isn't convinced that garden health and safety is being taken seriously - Robin asks: What is t
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Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
Morning All,Is there an ideal screw for attaching shelving of any kind to the plywood lining in vans??Best Paul
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