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HSE warns that firms exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
Chris Owen | 21.01.2009 | 08:54:00The HSE is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos without training will be penalised. It also reiterated that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution.
Health and Safety Offences Act Now in Force
Carl Gryniewicz | 16.01.2009 | 08:35:13New health and safety legislation which increases the power of the courts to hand down larger fines and prison sentences comes into effect today.
Vehicle struck elevated platform
Chris Owen | 24.12.2008 | 08:52:00Two workmen were thrown from the basket of a mobile elevating platform when it was struck by a lorry at the side of the A19 near Bootham, York, in August last year.
Risk assessment failures by Lincolnshire company
Chris Owen | 17.10.2008 | 09:29:00G.B. Logan Fabrications Ltd of Lincoln has been found to be in breach of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 for failing to reduce the noise exposure of employees from a computer numeric control punch press.
Health and Safety Offences Bill
Carl Gryniewicz | 14.10.2008 | 03:10:45The Health and Safety (Offences) Bill has now had its third reading in the House of Commons, taking it a step closer to becoming law.
Council fined over workman's death
Chris Owen | 28.07.2008 | 13:54:00Dacorum Borough Council, Hemel Hempstead, has been fined £37,500 with £17,500 costs over failures to ensure the safety of its employees.
Lorry-loading malfunction led to “terrible” crush incident
Chris Owen | 15.07.2008 | 16:57:00A warehouseman’s head was crushed between a lorry and a concrete wall at the Essex premises of international haulage firm, Schenker.
Legionnaires' disease claimed 2 lives
Chris Owen | 07.07.2008 | 03:20:11HP Bulmer Ltd of Staines, Middlesex, has been fined over a failure to institute and maintain an effective cleansing treatment and disinfectant regime for two seasonally used cooling towers, at its Cider Mills, Plough Lane site in Hereford.
Work halted on Newcastle refurbishment sites after safety fears
Chris Owen | 01.07.2008 | 17:05:00Work was halted on construction sites in Newcastle last week as part of a HSE crackdown on unsafe practices.
HSE warn of the dangers of working at height after fall from height in Wellingborough
Chris Owen | 18.06.2008 | 07:43:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies that they must control the risks from falls in the workplace.
Safety Bill set to clear Commons
Chris Owen | 13.06.2008 | 15:40:00Legislation which will sanction tougher penalties for those who breach health and safety laws is expected to clear the Commons today.
Firm fined over severed finger
Chris Owen | 05.06.2008 | 13:04:00Employers have been warned to assess workplace machinery risks properly following the prosecution of a poultry firm after a worker's finger was amputated by unguarded machine parts.
White Reclamation Ltd fined £50,000 after death of an employee
Chris Owen | 30.05.2008 | 15:44:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warns employers to ensure they control the risks from workplace transport at their sites following the successful prosecution of a waste transfer company after one of their drivers died whilst emptying his vehicle on the site.
Boulder hit unprotected worker
Chris Owen | 27.05.2008 | 14:33:00A boulder weighing 30kg fell from a screener, striking a worker who was not wearing head protection, and causing him severe head injuries.
Mobile tower platform plunge
Chris Owen | 22.04.2008 | 09:56:00In June 2007, an employee of West Sussex Company RH Phillips & Sons Ltd fell from the top platform of an unguarded mobile tower scaffold, fracturing his ribs.
Forklift Driver Prosecuted
Carl Gryniewicz | 09.04.2008 | 11:06:58Gerald David Wyatt, a forklift truck driver working at Eardisley Sawmills, Herefordshire has been prosecuted by HSE (Health & Safety Executive) following serious injuries caused to a colleague on 17th January 2007.
Two companies fined £30,000 plus costs after a worker loses fingertips at recycling plant
Chris Owen | 04.04.2008 | 16:31:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned businesses to make sure that workers and contractors are properly trained to carry out risk assessments and operate safe systems of work, as two companies were fined after a worker lost the tips of two fingers at a paper recycling plant in Greenwich.
HSE warns employers to undertake suitable risk assessments after deaths of two workers
Chris Owen | 28.03.2008 | 09:15:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to ensure that they undertake suitable and sufficient assessments of the risks involved in their undertakings.
Companies fall foul of work at height laws
Chris Owen | 10.03.2008 | 15:23:00HSE warns that companies who fail to implement safe systems for work at height will be prosecuted. Team Q Maintenance Limited of Chestnut, Hertfordshire, and Schawk UK Limited of Hackney, were each fined £20,000 with costs of £3,098 at City of London Magistrates' Court, both found guilty of breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Dangerous working practices found during spot checks of refurbishment sites in Newcastle
Chris Owen | 25.02.2008 | 16:29:00Examples of bad and even dangerous working practices have been found by HSE inspectors during random spot checks on refurbishments sites in Newcastle.
Health and Safety Executive warn of the danger of carrying out maintenance work on live machinery – Cumbria company fined
Chris Owen | 20.02.2008 | 12:24:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the danger of maintenance work being carried out on live machinery.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the danger of maintenance work being carried out on live machinery.
Chris Owen | 20.02.2008 | 12:20:00The warning comes after a Penrith company was fined after an employee's hand was dragged into a machine, breaking two of his fingers.
HSE warns of the dangers of unguarded machinery as a Manchester tile company is fined
Chris Owen | 11.02.2008 | 14:25:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to ensure they have effective measures in place to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery.
HSE urges employers to inspect equipment regularly after Derbyshire worker loses four fingers
Chris Owen | 03.02.2008 | 14:38:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that they must regularly inspect and maintain their equipment to protect their workforce.
Retailer fined over car park death
Chris Owen | 22.01.2008 | 09:22:00Asda has admitted breaching health and safety laws in the circumstances of the death of a shopper who was killed by a blow from an unsecured barrier which was caught by the wind and entered his car through its windscreen in an incident in May 2002 at its Cardiff Bay site.
Slips, trips and falls from height campaign 2008
Chris Owen | 16.01.2008 | 21:31:00HSE will be running a new campaign in February and March 2008 on slips, trips and falls in the workplace.
Cookers fell on worker
Chris Owen | 11.01.2008 | 09:30:00Indesit has been fined £39,500 including costs for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act and the Management of Health and Safety Regulations following an accident in w
Health and Safety Executive warning after employee injured by overturned dumper truck
Chris Owen | 07.01.2008 | 08:52:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the need to ensure that the operators of equipment are suitably trained and risks fully assessed before they start work.
HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after Herefordshire employee is injured
Chris Owen | 02.01.2008 | 09:28:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning company directors and owners of the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height.
HSE warns of the danger of not segregating the public from construction sites, following death of member of the public
Chris Owen | 28.12.2007 | 11:06:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned of the dangers of not segregating the public from construction sites.
Warning to landlords after HSE prosecutes for failing to carry out a gas safety check
Chris Owen | 21.12.2007 | 11:21:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a landlord following repeated warnings that he was ignoring his gas safety duties towards his tenants.
Lift plunge man has lucky escape
Chris Owen | 17.12.2007 | 08:23:00A building worker who fell 40ft (12m) down a lift shaft in a Manchester skyscraper escaped with just cuts and bruises.
HSE warns construction companies to take the danger of working at height seriously
Chris Owen | 11.12.2007 | 11:00:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned construction companies to take the safety of their employees working at height seriously.
Company operated without risk assessment
Chris Owen | 06.12.2007 | 17:02:00An accident resulting in severe injury to an employee brought to light a company's failure to implement safe systems of work and properly assess risks.
Burning Safety Issue!
Carl Gryniewicz | 05.12.2007 | 10:06:40Health and safety professionals have today hit back at the latest "ban" being blamed on them - this time the dropping of a fire-breathing dragon from a book.
HSE warns employers to use safe systems at work when working at height after worker breaks arm
Chris Owen | 03.12.2007 | 08:38:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today warned employers to ensure they have safe systems of work in place when working at height.
Risk assessment and supervision essential, warns HSE
Chris Owen | 30.11.2007 | 12:28:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned construction companies to ensure that they complete thorough risk assessments and have proper on-site supervision.
90-year-old died in unguarded excavation
Chris Owen | 28.11.2007 | 09:00:00A senior citizen died after falling down into a 1.5m deep excavation. Two employees of Balfour Beatty Power Networks who were working on Victoria Avenue, East End Park, Leeds on 29th November 2005 neglected to protect its edges as they finished work.
Unsupported excavations can kill
Chris Owen | 22.11.2007 | 09:20:00George Wimpey (North East) Ltd and A W Cowan (Groundworks) Ltd were fined at Teesside Crown Court for health and safety failures that permitted the death of one man and the injury of another, on a housing site at Springfields, Church Hill, Skelton, on 8th March 2004.
HSE warns employers to ensure they comply with HSE enforcement notices following prosecution of company director
Chris Owen | 19.11.2007 | 08:25:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today warned employers that they must comply with enforcement notices or risk prosecution.
Consumers urged to check gas fitters’ registration after North Wales prosecution
Chris Owen | 15.11.2007 | 16:20:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning consumers to check gas fitters are CORGI registered before allowing them to work on domestic gas appliances.
Workplace Stress Costs Britain in Excess of £530m
Carl Gryniewicz | 15.11.2007 | 03:05:17Statistics released last week by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) show a dramatic increase in the number of workers suffering from work related stress in Great Britain.
Tragic outcome of child's visit to his father's workplace
Chris Owen | 12.11.2007 | 09:49:00A 6-year-old boy died when he was thrown from a forklift truck after it collided with another and was then struck by a giant paper reel which fell from it.
Asbestos misdemeanour by Kent company
Chris Owen | 09.11.2007 | 14:05:00A construction company from Bromley has been fined a total of £20,000 with costs of £16,140 as a consequence of exposing a number of persons to asbestos fibres.
2metre fall sufficient to kill
Chris Owen | 07.11.2007 | 08:45:00On 15 May 2004, a driver sustained fatal injuries when he fell off a lorry parked at a Logistics premises in Irlam, Lancs, while attempting to free a worktop on the back of the lorry.
Dumper caused trench to collapse
Chris Owen | 05.11.2007 | 16:26:00A workman in his 30's died when an unshored excavation collapsed in on him. Investigation revealed that a dumper had been positioned too close to the excavation edge, precipitating its failure; it also revealed that the dumper driver was untrained.
Sling option led to site death
Chris Owen | 01.11.2007 | 16:19:00A 42-year-old workman died when the sling bearing a pipe being suspended over a trench failed, crushing him against a trench box on a residential development in Highfield.
Remember the 5th November..
| 01.11.2007 | 11:12:53Are your premises at risk from fire works? Just remember what goes up must come down and usually when that is a fire work it is still hot.
Minister for health and safety puts his back into it
Chris Owen | 31.10.2007 | 14:14:00To mark the start of this year’s European Week for Safety and Health campaign ‘Lighten the Load’, Health and Safety minister Lord McKenzie of Luton joined trade union safety representatives and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on a unionlearn course.
Care home owners convicted over scalding death
Chris Owen | 26.10.2007 | 16:26:00The two proprietors of a care home in Sussex, have been fined £16,000 each plus a total of £22,560 in costs having admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
‘Don’t set yourself up for a fall’ says HSE
Chris Owen | 24.10.2007 | 08:27:00The transport industry continues to have one of the worst records for major injuries due to falls from vehicles during the loading and unloading of goods.
Man fined for endangering fellow employee
Chris Owen | 22.10.2007 | 09:00:00The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded employees of their duty towards fellow colleagues.
Father and son roofers prosecuted
Chris Owen | 19.10.2007 | 16:42:00The Health and safety Executive (HSE) has today warned individuals and companies that failure to ensure the safety of those who work at height and the public will not go unpunished.
Building company, director and foreman prosecuted following the death of a worker
Chris Owen | 19.10.2007 | 10:26:11Following the death of a worker, on August 31st 2005, the Crown Prosecution Service pursued a manslaughter charge against an employee of A&A Building Services Ltd while HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and Staffordshire Police also served summonses for alleged breaches of health and safety at work legislation.
Unexpected Dismount
| 18.10.2007 | 03:40:36A recent accident I investigated came as a sharp reminder to us all with the new initiative from the HSE which commenced 1st October and concerns falls from vehicles.
Firms fined following man's death
Chris Owen | 10.10.2007 | 14:04:00The brother of a man who died after falling 30ft from a farm building has said his employers would have to live with his death on their consciences.
Tree surgeon killed by 30ft fall in garden
Chris Owen | 10.10.2007 | 13:54:00A tree surgeon suffered multiple injuries and later died after falling 30ft out of a tree in a Birmingham back garden, an inquest heard.
Hotel fined after man broke skull in tumble
Chris Owen | 05.10.2007 | 07:21:58An accident in which a handyman fractured his skull when he fell at work has resulted in a £21,000 fine for his employers.
Council fined following ladder fall
Carl Gryniewicz | 05.10.2007 | 05:05:46A Shropshire council has been fined £12,000 after an accident in which an employee fell off a ladder and shattered his heels.
Better Backs Campaign
Chris Owen | 04.10.2007 | 09:58:25Your local authority has teamed up with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the Better Backs campaign: a national campaign to tackle back pain and upper limb disorders at work.
Queen Backs Corporate Manslaughter Bill
Carl Gryniewicz | 06.09.2007 | 02:31:58The Houses of Commons and Lords have finally agreed on the details of the new law of corporate manslaughter.
Excessive Hours in Civil Service
Carl Gryniewicz | 05.09.2007 | 12:14:40The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has published the results of new research which claims that excessive workloads are forcing over half of full-time civil servants to work over and above their contracted hours.
Transport Safety Need Highlighted
Carl Gryniewicz | 05.09.2007 | 11:56:31The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has brought the safe operation of heavy goods vehicles into sharp focus following a successful prosecution brought against Tow Law-based W.
Asbestos Prosecution
Carl Gryniewicz | 05.09.2007 | 11:50:10The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning dutyholders to ensure they take proper precautions when working in buildings where asbestos may be present.
Bullying at work
Carl Gryniewicz | 31.08.2007 | 14:33:40New research reveals that two thirds (66%) of managers believe that lack of management skills is the major factor contributing to bullying.
Fire Safety
Carl Gryniewicz | 29.08.2007 | 08:29:24After the two recent major fires at Skegness and Newquay now is a good time to think about our own fire arrangements.
What are your contrators doing?
Carl Gryniewicz | 29.08.2007 | 08:21:36In a recent statement to the press Network Rail announced they had suspended some of their contractors for working in an unsafe manner and were investigating the incident.
Industrial accident results in fatality
Dan Gibbs | 20.08.2007 | 08:36:34It has been reported that on Wednesday 15th of August the body of a workman was found in a lift shaft at Saint Catherine's House, London, WC2.
Two people killed after fall from scaffolding
Dan Gibbs | 20.08.2007 | 07:54:41Just days after the HSE released this year's shocking death rate on construction sites, (at its highest in 5 years) two workers have died after falling from scaffolding in southern England.
Worker narrowly eludes death in scaffolding accident
Carl Gryniewicz | 20.08.2007 | 07:47:53A construction worker in Darton-in-Furness, Lancashire narrowly eluded death when the scaffolding structure he was standing upon broke free from the residential building to which it was secured.
Refurbishment sites the latest target for safety inspectors
Chris Owen | 20.08.2007 | 04:32:33Construction inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stopped work on a number of construction sites in Yorkshire during July and August because significant health and safety risks on sites were not being controlled.
RPE - The choice is yours
Chris Owen | 20.08.2007 | 03:27:27Making the right respiratory protective equipment (RPE) selection can mean the difference between safety and health or occupational illness, and, in some instances, even death.
Emprocom's Experiences
| 16.08.2007 | 09:29:36A recent accident we investigated in a woodworking factory resulted in an employee needing hospital treatment for lacerations to his thumb and being away from work for over a week.
New Legislation Pending
Chris Owen | 09.08.2007 | 10:42:28Last month Gordon Brown revealed the Government's forthcoming draft legislative programme that it intends to propose to Parliament in the next session.
Guidance on Statutory Holiday Increase
Dan Gibbs | 09.08.2007 | 10:40:45Statutory holiday entitlement will increase from four weeks to 4.8 weeks from 1 October 2007, and to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009.
Proposed fines for failing to pay National Minimum Wage
Carl Gryniewicz | 09.08.2007 | 10:40:04The Government has announced a proposal to fine employers who do not pay their employees the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
Lack of planning led to fall from height fatality on farm
| 09.08.2007 | 10:38:42Two companies have been ordered to pay more than £53,000 in fines and costs following the death of a worker who fell eight metres on a farm in west Wales.
Inadequate ventilation led to LPG blast
Carl Gryniewicz | 09.08.2007 | 10:37:52Two men received serious burns when a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) heater being used in a shipping container in Colne, Lancashire, exploded.
Untrained operator is paralysed following forklift accident
Chris Owen | 09.08.2007 | 10:35:43A heavy bin toppled from the forks of a forklift truck, crushing its untrained driver and paralysing him from the waist down.
Directors Responsibilities Training Course
Dan Gibbs | 09.08.2007 | 10:34:15With the recent changes to the corporate manslaughter law and the release of the high death rate figures it is inevitable that the HSE will begin to put a strain on employers to ensure that health and safety legislation is fully adhered to.
Work related death results in prison sentance for two bosses
Chris Owen | 09.08.2007 | 10:31:40Two businessmen have been sentenced to prison terms following the death of a worker at their premises.
Key features of the new corporate manslaughter law
| 09.08.2007 | 10:29:42Under the new law companies, organisations and, for the first time, Government bodies face an unlimited fine if they are found to have caused death due to their gross corporate health and safety failures.
Worrying rise in work related deaths
Carl Gryniewicz | 09.08.2007 | 10:21:47At work last year in Great Britain more people died than in any other year since 2001/02. In total 241 workers lost their lives in 2006/07.
Noise emission of sanders and polishers
Dan Gibbs | 01.08.2007 | 10:05:49The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) has published a new research report focusing on the noise emission of sanders and polishers, which has highlighted certain problems with regard to data supplied by manufacturers with regard to the noise levels of tools.
Dangers of workplace transport
Dan Gibbs | 01.08.2007 | 09:42:15The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies of the need to manage the risks created by vehicles in the workplace, following the prosecution of a Leyland company after two people were injured within 18 days.
HGV accident
Dan Gibbs | 31.07.2007 | 10:04:37The importance of ensuring safe systems are in place to control workplace transport is highlighted by the recent prosecution of two Northamptonshire companies in a case where an employee suffered serious injuries from being struck by a car.
Death toll in the industry is unacceptable
Dan Gibbs | 30.07.2007 | 10:01:34More than 240 people died because of accidents at work in 2006/07 and the construction industry was responsible for one third of these fatalities, the highest percentage of any sector.
Blitz on lorries in Kent highlights safety issues
Dan Gibbs | 27.07.2007 | 10:00:37The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) has released details of a number of safety breaches encountered during an investigation blitz on 3 to 4 July 2007 which targeted trucks and their drivers on international journeys off the M20 in Kent.
Co-operation sought over construction fatalities
Dan Gibbs | 27.07.2007 | 09:59:42The day before the announcement this week that construction deaths were at a five-year high, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions said that he would target fatalities in the industry through a new Safety Forum.
Fatal injuries for 2006/07
Dan Gibbs | 27.07.2007 | 09:58:18The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has published its latest detailed statistics on workplace fatal injuries in 2006/07 in the form of Statistics of Fatal Injuries 2006/2007.
Fragile roof accident
Dan Gibbs | 26.07.2007 | 09:57:22The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning about the dangers of working at height after the prosecution of Wyre Borough Council in connection with an employee who was injured by falling through a fragile roof.
Preston demolition firm fined after floor collapse
Dan Gibbs | 26.07.2007 | 09:55:31A Preston company has been prosecuted following a case where two employees were seriously injured when a floor collapsed.
Corporate killing Bill gets Lords’ approval
Dan Gibbs | 26.07.2007 | 09:52:40A last-minute compromise between the two Houses of Parliament has saved the contentious Corporate Manslaughter Bill and means that it will definitely become law.
Safety precautions for working with floodwaters
Dan Gibbs | 25.07.2007 | 09:51:00As several areas around the UK were deluged with rain, the Environment Agency and health agencies have been offering advice on what to expect and how to minimise risks to health and safety.
Guidance on adventure activities
Dan Gibbs | 25.07.2007 | 09:48:21Following the new role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) with respect to adventure activities, the HSE has recently published new guidance to the licensing authority on the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004 and the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995.
Safety alert on hot water systems
Dan Gibbs | 23.07.2007 | 09:38:42The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert aimed at the plumbing industry, landlords, tenants and homeowners following two strikingly similar fatal incidents in the last four years, where a large volume of near boiling water poured through bedroom ceilings onto occupants sleeping below.
European health and safety developments
Dan Gibbs | 23.07.2007 | 09:36:20The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its July 2007 edition of Euronews, which outlines European developments on issues related to health and safety in the UK.
Female shipyard worker wins tribunal case
Dan Gibbs | 23.07.2007 | 09:32:33A young woman who developed arthritis after doing physically demanding, repetitive work in a shipyard has won an unfair dismissal case at a tribunal.
Local authority cracks down on smoking
Dan Gibbs | 23.07.2007 | 09:29:17Following the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, a local authority has handed out 18 fines in one day to individuals who were flouting the ban in a bus station.
Projector Health and Safety Issues
Dan Gibbs | 14.07.2007 | 10:25:06The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has published a note on health and safety issues surrounding projectors, and in particular interactive whiteboards.
Docks companies warned on working practices
Dan Gibbs | 12.07.2007 | 16:53:49The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned docks companies that they must use safe working methods after a docks worker was injured while unloading a ship.
Falls and trips in construction prove fatal
Dan Gibbs | 11.07.2007 | 13:34:35The latest injury statistics show that 40% of all worker deaths in construction are caused by a fall from height and, in the last five years, there have been 13 such deaths involving construction workers in the Eastern Region alone.
Businessmen jailed in manslaughter case
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 13:58:49Two businessmen have been jailed after admitting charges of manslaughter following the death of a 28-year-old Long Stratton man at a concrete plant in Costessey, Norfolk, in 2005.
Employers lack awareness on workplace health
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 13:58:24The results of a recent research survey claim that UK employers fail to recognise the needs of employees when it comes to creating a healthy workplace.
Lone nurses at risk of assault
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 13:57:53The results of a new survey released by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) show that more than one third of nurses working alone in the community have been assaulted or harassed in the last two years.
Historical flood maps key to future planning
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 13:57:08Scientists from the British Geological Survey (BGS) have been taking to the air in the aftermath of the flooding in the UK to find out how modern flooding compares with ancient flood areas, based on the premise that historical flood maps are the key to future flood planning.
New approach to reduce lorry incidents
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 12:22:41The Highways Agency has launched a new multi-agency approach to reduce lorry incidents in the key Kent area. The new campaign, to be known as Operation Lexicon, will aim to improve road user safety, using a multilingual CD to educate lorry drivers on how to drive safely on England's motorways and trunk roads.
Many company drivers unaware of vehicle smoking ban
Dan Gibbs | 10.07.2007 | 11:13:40With the smoking ban now in force in England, there is still some confusion over its effect on vehicles used for work. A new survey has shown that van drivers are largely oblivious of the new rules; Vansunited ( www.vansunited.co.uk) found that 46% of drivers knew nothing about the rules regarding commercial vehicles.
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