Accidents and incidents
A major responsibility for safety professionals is preventing accidents at work. An accident at work can be defined in different ways depending on the situation and context in which it is used. Often also the word incident is used, sometimes as a ...
Alcohol and drugs
Employers have a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees. If an employer knowingly allows an employee under the influence of alcohol or drugs to continue working, and this places the employe...
Asbestos
Exposure to asbestos is hazardous to health. The three main conditions – asbestosis, lung cancer and Mesothelioma – can all be fatal. Current estimates put the death rate in the UK from asbestos-induced diseases at almost 4,000 a year,...