The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament. The post New law protects emergency and retail workers from violence appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

London’s Elizabeth line has received its final authorisations of its trains, stations, and infrastructure from the rail regulator ahead of its opening on Tuesday 24 May. The post ORR confirms green light for Elizabeth line opening appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, C [...]

This week the articles most read on SHP have been: How to avoid loneliness when working from home, What should employers look for when recruiting and hiring a competent forklift truck operator?, 3 reasons a young person should consider a career in health & safety, Building Safety Bill receive [...]

FYLD, an AI-driven digital platform which powers productivity for field teams, has won two awards at the Energy Innovation Awards, powered by the EIC. The post FYLD wins two awards at Energy Innovation Awards appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Legislation to ban the use of combustible cladding in Scotland on residential and other high-risk buildings above 11m has been laid before Scottish Parliament, which will make it the strictest limitation on the use of such cladding in the UK. The post Scotland to ban combustible cladding on high-ris [...]

The Centre for Economics and Business Research and founding member Aico, and the Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce, is conducting research into the human impact of fire. The post Human impact of fire investigated in new study appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD [...]

Emergency services are responding to a ‘major incident’ at the London Aquatics Centre in Stratford and are treating ‘a number of patients. The post London Aquatics Centre: ‘Major incident reported over suspected gas release’ appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, [...]

The release of the recent funding, which amounts to £2.93million, comes after ministers approved the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s business case. The post Hammersmith Bridge: Government funds £3million restoration works to ensure the structure ‘remains open’ appeared first on SH [...]

Swingate House, a derelict building currently under demolition in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has collapsed onto the pavement. The post Building in Stevenage collapses onto street appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.

Companies fraudulently took £180,000 from COVID-19 financial assistance schemes. The post Two fake PPE companies shut down appeared first on SHP - Health and Safety News, Legislation, PPE, CPD and Resources.