February 2004
Wednesday 25 February 2004 - News - Health and safetyWrong kind of accident books being stolen
Accident books are being stolen from businesses and sold on to accident management firms and personal injury lawyers, say reports... read
Wednesday 25 February 2004 - News - Fire safetyFire alarm puts BBC news off the air
The BBC's One O'Clock News was taken off-air today after a fire alarm caused the newsroom to be evacuated... read
Tuesday 24 February 2004 - News - Fire - safetyFire deaths lowest for 40 years, despite dispute
The number of people who died in fires last year in the UK fell to its lowest total for more than 40 years even though firefighters staged a series of strikes over pay... read
Tuesday 24 February 2004 - News - SecurityCybercrime costing firms 'hundreds of millions'
Organised hi-tech criminals are costing British industry hundreds of millions of pounds a year, police said today.... read
Monday 23 February 2004 - News - Road safetyOne in ten drivers have poor eyesight
As many as 10% of motorists are driving with sub-standard eyesight... read
Monday 23 February 2004 - News - Road safetyMore snow and ice brings out the 'sticky grit'
More icy weather across Britain has brought a new kind of 'sticky grit' to the roads, the Highways Agency said this week... read
Friday 20 February 2004 - News - Health and safetySafer use of ladders at work
A new research report examining the safe use of ladders has been published today... read
Thursday 19 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
Protective equipment must be provided for free
Caterers are being reminded of their duty to provide workers with free personal protective equipment... read
Thursday 19 February 2004 - News - Health and safetyTry not to become a fashion 'accident' victim
Accident trends are affected as much by fashion as anything else, according to new figures... read
Wednesday 18 February 2004 - News - Health and safetyHaulage worker hits back over drivers' hours
A worker with a haulage company this week hit back at a trade union survey which claimed that almost three-quarters (72%) of lorry drivers believed that working long hours had damaged their family and social lives... read
Wednesday 18 February 2004 - News - SecurityDerby car park listed among world's 'most secure'
A car park in Derbyshire now ranks as one of the most secure places in the world... read
Tuesday 17 February 2004 - News - SecurityMost lies are told over the phone
Lies are more than twice as likely to be told when people talk over the phone than when they are chatting via email... read
Tuesday 17 February 2004 - News - SecurityTwo more cars join the 5-star elite of car security
Audi and Volkswagen have joined Lexus as the 'top performers' in security according to the insurance industry's vehicle research centre... read
Monday 16 February 2004 - News - Health and safetyRevised standard for health and safety
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is asking businesses and other organisations to contribute to the revision of BS 8800... read
Monday 16 February 2004 - News - Fire safetyFire brigades the only valued public service
Business leaders have expressed "widespread dissatisfaction" with the standard of public services in the UK, with only the fire service being "well-regarded"... read
Friday 13 February 2004 - News - Road safetyTinted windows warning to drivers
Cars with tinted windows could be taken off the road by inspectors with light-meters in a nationwide road safety crackdown... read
Thursday 12 February 2004 - News - Health and safetyEuro-MPs vote to end UK working hours opt-out Euro-MPs yesterday called for an end to Britain's opt-out from Europe's maximum 48-hour working week... read Wednesday 11 February 2004 - News - Fire safety
Prime Minister pressed over fire sprinklers The case for forcing properties built to house vulnerable people to include fire sprinkler systems received cautious backing from the Prime Minister... read Wednesday 11 February 2004 - News - Road safety
'Make car seats a must for under-fives' A campaign calling for children's car seats to be fitted as a compulsory safety measure was launched today... read Tuesday 10 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
Product safety alert system stepped up The European Commission is to start publishing weekly safety alerts about potentially dangerous consumer products... read Tuesday 10 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
HSE staff balloted on industrial action Health and safety inspectors are to be balloted on industrial action over pay, including mass "going to work days" in cramped offices... read Monday 9 February 2004 - News - Fire safety
Concern over plans for regional fire control centre Plans to merge County based fire brigade control rooms in the south east of England are being 'strongly opposed' by firefighters representatives... read Monday 9 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
'Dangerous' hanging baskets banned Flower enthusiasts are up in arms after hanging baskets were banned from a historic market town... read Friday 6 February 2004 - News - Road safety
Plans for EU-wide motoring penalties French plans to apply national motoring penalties across Europe were welcomed as a common sense move today... read Wednesday 4 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
Many a business case for health and safety The Health & Safety Commission (HSC) today unveiled a series of case studies setting out the business case for good health and safety management... read Wednesday 4 February 2004 - News - Health and safety
Protection from hazardous chemicals strategy The Government has published a consultation document aimed at protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals... read Tuesday 4 February 2004 - News - Security
Greater use of cash crime prevention systems The use of so-called 'degradation systems' to prevent cash robberies has increased 'significantly' over the past three years, according to police and security organisations... read Tuesday 3 February 2004 - News - Fire safety
Fire causes six-month setback for cancer research Research at an internationally renowned cancer research lab has been put back by six months following a fire which destroyed precious tissue samples, its head said today... read Monday 2 February 2004 - News - Continuity
What's in your business continuity plan? Terrorism features in the risk management and business continuity plans of only one-fifth of major European companies... read Monday 2 February 2004 - News - Road safety
Sign up to a new road safety charter A new campaign has been launched which aims to reduce the number of people killed on EU roads by 50% by 2010... read
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