Safety Health Practitioner

Free information: Look after your lone workers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

A new guide to protecting lone workers based on the British Standard for the provision of lone-worker services has been published by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).

Guidance: Safe storage in the energy sector

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

New guidance on the engineering of storage tanks for liquefied gas has been published by the Engineering Equipment & Materials Users’ Association (EEMUA).

Free information: Managing risks in health care

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has recently updated the health-care section on its website to include a broader variety of good-practice information.

Free information: new association for small-business owners

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

A new organisation aimed at helping owners of small firms, including health and safety consultancies, grow their companies as Britain starts to recover from the recession was recently launched.

Employers warned not to cut corners with tower-crane examinations

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

In advance of the coming into force of the Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 on 6 April, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is warning employers to ensure that thorough examinations of tower cranes are undertaken only by genuinely competent personnel.  