Proposed new rules on how old insurance records are searched are a “missed opportunity” to ensure the industry honours its responsibility to sick and dying workers.
Campaigners say a review of workplace safety must ensure that all updates to important guidelines are made in plain English.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in Scotland has welcomed a reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured at safety camera sites following camera enforcement, but is concerned that some drivers are still not heeding the safety messages at 40-, 50- and 60mph locations.
Businesses are being told to do more to protect workers and members of the public from exposure to legionella.
The Health and Safety Executive has advised that the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6th April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission's view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos.
A housebuilder has been fined £20,000 after a young boy was seriously injured when some timber roof trusses fell onto him.
