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18 July 2011

Building merchant Jewson has been ordered to pay out almost £400,000 in compensation for failing to make reasonable workplace adjustments after a branch manager suffered a stroke. Jonathan Jones, who was employed by Jewson at its outlet in Ca..

18 July 2011

The Ford Drive to Fitness campaign is aimed at encouraging company car and van drivers to look after their health through better food choices and more regular exercise. Ford has carried out research into the lifestyle of these drivers and the finding..

18 July 2011

With fatal accident figures falling in recent years, 2009 brought the lowest number of fatal workplace accidents since modern records began in 1991. There have been a number of recent prosecutions against employers and individuals who have been foun..

18 July 2011

DIY franchise B&Q Ireland has pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach which resulted in a customer’s death. Michael O’Rourke was hit by a half-tonne fencing panel bundle that had fallen 4.3 metres. Ronald Metcaffe, on behalf of B..

8 July 2011

One of the UK's largest power and gas companies, sponsor of the FA Cup, member of the British Safety Council and winner of 7 Swords of Honour in 2010: how are these things connected? E.ON. E.ON is a leading energy supplier with over 5.3 million elect..

7 July 2011

A company has been fined €100,000 for the death of a construction worker during the building of Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas, North Dublin. 28-year-old father of two, Edward Fowler was struck by a plank that had blown off scaffolding i..

5 July 2011

The health and safety theme is now under the spotlight on the Red Tape Challenge for the next three weeks. All health and safety regulations are available for comment on the site structured under four areas - general health and safety; major hazard i..

5 July 2011

Lion Steel Equipment has become the second company to face a charge of corporate manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. On 1 July, Alison Storey, reviewing lawyer in the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said..

24 January 2011

The Executive Committee are delighted to announce that ARCO have agreed to be Safety Group Patrons for 2011. ARCO had been Patron a number of years ago and it is great to see them again as Patron, reaffirming their commitment to the promotion of heal..

19 October 2010

Lord Young's eagerly awaited review into Health & Safety in the UK is attached. The report is some 50 pages long but Pages 11 & 12 show an executive summary. Pages 13 to 17 show a summary of recommendations..

30 March 2009

LETTER RECEIVED FROM MENINGITIS TRUST I am writing on behalf of the Meningitis Trust to thank the Northern Ireland Safety Group (an organisation that promotes occupational health and safety) for choosing us as their nominated Charity for the proceeds..

23 June 2008

Each year the Northern Ireland Safety Group arranges its June meeting to an external venue where members can learn about health and safety systems in an alternative environment which, perhaps, has unique systems in place with regard to health and saf..