Spirit of Christmas was set up in 2008 by MRS Training & Rescue’s Lead IQA Ronnie Munro and his wife Diane, to provide family Christmas parties for local socially and economically disadvantaged families. Wanting to give something back to their community from the outset, the couple contributed significantly to the parties. As the parties grew bigger and expanded, Ronnie and Diane couldn’t afford to fund them on their own, so they set up a small charity.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published its Construction Statistics in Great Britain, 2020. The statistics reveal that there is still a way to go when it comes to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of those who work in the construction industry.
Utility Week Live is one of the biggest events in the water industry calendar and a place where the key players, from water companies to industry experts, all meet annually. The event was due to take place earlier this year, at the NEC in Birmingham, but because of the pandemic – the event was sadly put on hold.
Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries in the UK, accounting for around a quarter of workplace deaths and thousands of the major injuries reported each year.
It is an employer’s responsibility to control substances hazardous to health in their workplace and to prevent and adequately control exposure of staff to these substances.
Many health and safety awarding bodies have extended their certification (tickets) renewal terms because of coronavirus (COVID-19). We list the renewal terms and dates by awarding body below:
October 13th 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful rescue of 33 miners from the San Jose copper mine in Chile, where they had been trapped for 69 days. The longest underground entrapment in history.
The 7th September 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery Disaster.
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) is used to provide protection to those who work in hazardous environments (such as a confined space) or with hazardous substances.
