Health and Safety News

In a recent inspection, the Health and Safety Executive found that many Scottish farms were using All Terrain Vehicles in an unsafe manner. These ATVs have been the cause of many accidents in the past and have even caused some fatalities in Scotland. It is believed that on an average, over 1000 persons are injured [...]

The law on smoking in public carriages and vehicles used for work is in the news with the fining of a cab driver for smoking in his cab.
The hackney carriage driver, Paul Dalgleish was found smoking in his carriage on two prior occasions and let off with a warning. However, an enforcement officer apprehended [...]

Just as they did in April of the previous year officials of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will conduct spot checks on vehicles carrying loads that are not properly secured. They will be working in tandem with the officials of the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
The aim of the campaign, which will commence in [...]

A law firm has appealed to British employers to draft a sound driving policy to keep away from any unwanted legalities arising out of workers’ accidents, especially in view of the deteriorating driving conditions in the wet winter season.
According to Penningtons Solicitors LLP, about one out of every three road accidents in the UK involve [...]

Unite, the transport union, has reasserted its demand for a change in the truckstops system in the UK. A study undertaken by Truckersworld, a lobby group, has motivated this demand. This research shows that the pilfering of cargo at truck stops has increased by almost sixty five per cent in the previous year with the [...]