It has been reported that annually there are almost one million road traffic accidents in Britain that are a result of drivers being distracted by attractive pedestrians. Direct line have reported that there are around 2525 road traffic acciden...

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is consulting on proposals to simplify and clarify the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The move follows a recent report which recommended the removal of unnecessary health and safety...

  Scotland’s Chief Statistician announced the release of Key Safety Camera Statistics 2011.  The publication reports on statistics relating to road traffic accidents and offences at safety camera sites in Scotland.  These sites inclu...

  The TUC have published a Report which shows that an astonishing 1 in 5 workers are being forced to pay for their own Protective Equipment out of their own pockets.   The PPE Regulations are designed to protect employees from injuring...

  It has been reported that techniques used to prevent workers deaths throughout the Olympic build could be rolled out to improve safety on other construction projects. During the Olympic build health and safety was at the forefront. This result...

  The Health and Safety Executive are urging businesses to do more to protect workers and members of the public from exposure to legionella.  They have identified common failings in legionella control from a review of outbreaks of Legionnaires&...

Crash barriers should be redesigned to make them more motorcycle-friendly, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The road safety organisation warns that while crash barriers have saved the lives of thousands of drivers, hitting a crash b...

  Last week saw the European Commission hold its 4th annual Road Safety Day in Cyprus. This year the conference, aimed at decreasing road traffic accidents within the European Union, focused specifically on youth road safety. Statistically tho...