Last month a woman died after being trapped and suffering injuries at the bottom of a disused mine shaft in Strathclyde. Despite fire and rescue teams being in attendance, the decision was made not to rescue her because of the health and safety policies being followed to the letter. The inquiry identified a lack of [...]
Stealth and safety; Highway robbery
July 27, 2011 By
Last December the HSE announced that they were launching a consultancy ‘service’. This allows them to offer Health and Safety advice to organisations in much the same way as the Health and Safety practitioners that they police. This makes them not only the enforcers, but also the support for those on the receiving end of [...]
