This week the articles most read on SHP have been: Care home company fined after resident death, Companies fined after employee fractures leg, BUPA ordered to pay over £1m for fire safety failings following death of resident, Plan B COVID-19 restrictions to end next week and Getting your workfor [...]

The government’s VIP fast-track lane, used for awarding PPE contracts to those with political connections, has been ruled as unlawful by the High Court. The post Court rules government’s PPE ‘VIP lane’ unlawful appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resourc [...]

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, is putting pressure on developers in the construction industry to pay to fix the cladding crises that “they caused”. The post Gove puts pressure on housing developers to help pay for cladding remediation costs appeared f [...]

The first few weeks of January are often perceived as a challenging time for the workforce from a mental wellbeing perspective. The post January Blues: SHP’s guide to helping workers beat the winter slump appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management has appointed Co-Presidents to lead and represent its global community of risk and safety professionals. The post IIRSM appoints Co-Presidents for first time in history appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and [...]

As we move into the festive season, electricity distributors are reminding people that will be adding Christmas lights to the outside of their homes, to put safety first. The post Christmas lights safety warning appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Evotix, formerly known as SHE Software, announces its mission to help organisations reduce workplace fatalities. The post SHE Software rebrands as Evotix appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

A construction worker has been injured after he became trapped under a lift on a construction site in Edinburgh. The post Construction worker hospitalised after lift crush incident appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Britain’s workplace regulator says more must be done to improve farm safety after being notified of four fatalities on farms in just over a fortnight. The post HSE calls on farmers to make safety a priority after a series of serious incidents appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legisla [...]

The Government has released interim figures on the number of successful applications for funding of fire detection and alarm systems under its Waking Watch Relief Fund. The post £16.5m of successful applications for fire alarms under £30m waking watch fund alternative scheme appeared first on SHP [...]