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A lorry driver has been jailed for 27 months after his vehicle shed its load in Hull, killing a cyclist

Man loses toe in Nottingham escalator accident 
A man has lost a toe after his foot was trapped in a shopping centre escalator in Nottingham

Network Rail admits safety breaches over girls' deaths
Network Rail has admitted three health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing in 2005, a court has heard 

Man badly injured in Lowestoft digger accident 
A building site worker is in a serious condition with severe facial injuries after he was struck by a digger and fell 20ft (6m) down a hole in Suffolk

Man dies at Cemex UK's Rugby cement plant
A man has died at a cement works in Warwickshire

Man dies in County Antrim industrial accident
A man in his 50s has been killed in an industrial accident in County Antrim

Workplace injuries down in Coventry and Warwickshire
One person died while at work in Warwickshire and 229 suffered a major injury last year, according to latest figures 

Faulty valve cause of ammonia leak at factory
KOTA KINABALU: The ammonia leak from an ice-making factory in the Lok Kawi industrial park near here last week was triggered by a faulty valve that has been rectified
 
Fewer accidents at workplace
PUTRAJAYA: The rate of accidents at workplaces has halved over the past decade

Teenager found dead in grain silo on Brockton farm
An 18-year-old man has been found dead in a grain silo on a Shropshire farm

Flats evacuated after part of crane collapses in Essex
About 50 properties have been evacuated in a town in Essex after part of a tower crane collapsed

Tyrone firm McCloskey International fined £35k over injury
A Tyrone company has been fined a total of £35,000 after an employee suffered head injuries at work last year

Worker buried alive when trench collapsed in Glasgow
The death of a workman buried alive in a 3m deep trench was "unnecessary and preventable", a sheriff has ruled

Oxford shed drumming teacher silenced by council
An Oxford drumming tutor has been told to stop using his shed as a teaching venue after complaints about the noise

Man trapped in machinery at Radlett recycling unit dies
A man has died after he was trapped in machinery at a recycling plant in Hertfordshire

UK Coal fined over miner deaths at Daw Mill and Welbeck 
UK Coal has been ordered to pay £1.2m after four miners died following safety breaches at two of its collieries

Teenager dies after being buried alive
JELI: A teenage boy died when he was buried alive in a landslip while helping to install a water pipe in a trench in Kam­pung Kulim, Lakota, here

Restaurant gas blast believed due to shoddy maintenance
IPOH: The gas explosion at a restaurant at the Maju Junction shopping centre is believed to have been due to shoddy maintenance, said Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim

Work towards a preventive safety culture
THE International Social Security Association (ISSA) Switzerland has reiterated that safety and health at work is the responsibility of society as a whole and that building and maintaining a national accident prevention culture must be high on the national agenda of every country

Consultation on scrapping health and safety rules
The government is launching a consultation on the abolition of "large numbers" of health and safety rules following an independent review

Two injured in explosion at Irish Oxygen plant in Cork
Two people have been injured in an explosion at a gas bottling plant in Cork

South Tyneside chemical firm fined over gas cloud
A chemical firm has been fined £10,000 after an orange cloud of gas escaped from its premises on South Tyneside

Drumdollagh Construction Company fined £60k over Colin Glass death
A £60,000 fine imposed on an Armoy construction firm, arising out of the death of a workman in May 2008, won't be paid because the firm has gone bust

Paracetamol warning: 'Slightly too much can cause overdose'
Taking slightly too much paracetamol day after day can be fatal, experts have warned 

Entertaining Behavior Safety Video

Millions of people in the UK risk death or injury because of their ignorance about household electricity, the Electrical Safety Council has sai

All smoking in cars should be banned across the UK to protect people from second-hand smoke, doctors say

EDUCATION Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had announced that his Ministry would spend RM500mil next year to repair 600 dilapidated national schools

An international study has linked an industrial solvent to Parkinson's disease
 
More than a third of young people have been affected by cyber-bullying but many fail to tell anyone, according to a new study

REALITY CHECK: Did you know that a recent survey found that almost 70 percent of adolescents say the best way for them to be safe online is through education? Are you educating your child how to be safe online? 

Calls for carbon monoxide alarms in new-build houses 
Campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to amend building regulations to ensure carbon monoxide alarms are installed in new homes

Collier Industrial Waste Ltd fined over forklift accident
A Greater Manchester company has been fined £20,000 after a worker suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a 35-tonne forklift truck 

Every computer user should see this video!
Ergonomics in computer use - excellent informative video

Potholes in Benfleet put paid to mail deliveries
Royal Mail has stopped delivering post to 30 homes at Benfleet in Essex, claiming there are too many potholes in the road

Balcony collapses injuring three workers
PETALING JAYA: Three construction workers were hurt after the second floor balcony of a building they were working on collapsed in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh near here

Kimberly-Clark admits failings over death of Christopher Massey
Tissue maker Kimberly-Clark has admitted safety breaches over the death of a worker at its plant in Cumbria

A man has died in Newport after becoming trapped under a gate

Further research has been published suggesting there is no link between mobile phones and brain cancer

A man has died after suffering severe injuries in a fall from a ladder outside a bank in the centre of Luton

Sandblasting jeans comes under fire in Bangladesh for posing health risks to garment workers

Police in Bangladesh say four workers have died and two others are ill after inhaling toxic gas while dismantling a vessel at a ship breaking yard

A total of 300 former workers at a smokeless fuel plant in Rhondda Cynon Taff have started a joint compensation claim for ill health

A £200,000 fine has been given to cement firm Cemex following the death of a worker at a factory in Rugby, Warwickshire, three years ago

NO mention is made in the 2012 Budget about incentives to employers for the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) at workplaces

In February last year, two toddlers in Staffordshire died within five days of each other after becoming entangled in looped blind cords

The Supreme Court in London has ruled on the validity of Scotland's law on compensation for pleural plaque patients, backing the right of people in Scotland to claim damages

Washing machine severed Crewe boy's arm
A toddler had his arm ripped off by a washing machine in Cheshire

Supreme Court backs asbestos compensation law
Insurance companies have failed in a legal bid to scrap the right of people in Scotland to claim damages for an asbestos-related condition 

Bangladeshi worker hurt in mall construction collapse
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi worker was injured when the concrete floor of the multi-storey NU mall building under construction at KL Sentral suddenly collapsed

Newry firm Natural World Products fined over arm loss
A Newry company has been fined £5,000 over an accident which resulted in a 20-year-old employee having to have his arm amputated

Payout over Scunthorpe steel worker's asbestos death
The family of a Scunthorpe man who died after being exposed to asbestos while working at the town's steelworks has been awarded £48,000 in compensation

Call to review role of DOSH 
GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) has called for an independent inquiry to assess the role and functions of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

Close call for 37 in computer lab blast
MALACCA: An explosion sent dozens of pupils at SJK (C) Chung Kuo in Tengkera here scurrying from their computer laboratory

Socso paid out RM1.6bil in compensation last year
KUALA KRAI: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) paid out RM1.6bil in compensation to 52,639 workers who were involved in accidents at the workplace or while travelling to and from work last year, Socso deputy chief executive (operations) Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said 

Construction firm Henry Bros fined £75k over worker's death
One of Northern Ireland's largest construction firms has been fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches which led to the death of a worker 

Pauls Malt fined after worker lost leg in silo accident 
The country's largest malt supplier has been fined after one of its workers lost a leg when he became trapped in a silo with 250,000 tonnes of grain

Chemical fire at US plant in Texas 
Schoolchildren and residents were forced take cover indoors to avoid possible exposure to dangerous gases after a fire at a chemical plant in Texas

Tower crane topples, one killed and three injured  
GEORGE TOWN: A man died while three others sustained serious injuries when a tower crane toppled and fell on three pre-war houses at the junction of Transfer Road and Sri Bahari Road early Tuesday

Lingfield fire: Eight injured in factory explosion
Eight people have been injured amid reports of an explosion during a large fire at a factory in Surrey  

Sexual harassment in workplaces
KUCHING: Big corporations have much to lose if they continue to avoid introducing a code of practice to prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces

Firm pleads guilty to breaches leading to worker death
One of Northern Ireland's largest construction firms and an architect have pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches which led to the death of a worker

Sandblasted jeans: Should we give up distressed denim?
Jeans with a distressed, already-worn look have been popular since the 1990s, but one way the effect is achieved is by blasting them with sand - and this can give factory workers an incurable lung disease. So should we stop buying them?  

Firm fined after Newton Aycliffe worker crushed 
A County Durham car parts firm has been fined £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death while clearing a production line jam 

Man died in tyre explosion at work in Pumsaint
Police have confirmed that a man in Carmarthenshire died when a tyre exploded while he was working on it

Dundee roadworks reveal wooden 'setts
'Renovation work on a Dundee road has unearthed thousands of wooden blocks that were used to pave streets instead of cobbles in the 19th Century

Targeted back pain care 'cheaper and better for patients'
More targeted treatment for back pain improves care and "substantially" reduces healthcare costs, say scientists

Colorado cantaloupes kill up to 16 in listeria outbreak
At least 13 deaths and 72 illnesses have been linked to a listeria outbreak from Colorado cantaloupes, health officials say, in the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade

Marks & Spencer fined £1m over asbestos risk
Marks & Spencer has been fined £1m for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from potential exposure to asbestos  

Has the iPod made us anti-social?
It's 10 years since the iPod was unveiled, but has the MP3 player turned us all into headphone-wearing, anti-social people?

Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say
Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests

Car fumes 'raise heart attack risk for six-hour window' 
Breathing in heavy traffic fumes can trigger a heart attack, say UK experts.

Doc: Constant texting could lead to thumbitis 
KUALA LUMPUR: Be wary about all that fast-paced texting you do on your mobile phones or you could be in for a painful condition.

Welsh mine tragedy: call for water risk safety review
A mining expert calls for a review of health and safety regulations following the tragedy which killed four men at a Swansea Valley mine.

Welsh mine tragedy: Safety pledge on Gleision deaths
Safety experts have promised lessons will be learned from the investigation into the tragedy which killed four men at a Swansea Valley mine

Explosions at Peru gas tank storage 
Firefighters battled a large fire after gas tanks exploded at a storage site in the capital city, Lima

Toxic smoke fears linger
Emergency Services are monitoring smoke toxicity levels as explosions continue to rock north Canberra suburbs and fire crews keep attacking a factory blaze at Mitchell
Firefighters have been battling a fierce blaze in a chemical factory in Canberra

Shoppers were led to safety after part of a building containing a Mothercare branch in County Durham collapsed 

The playground isn’t the only place where you’ll run into bullies. Internet bullying has led to suicides. Office bullying is on the rise, and it’s a deal-killer no matter what business you’re in.

Fire at Esso refinery in Port Dickson put out after 3 hours
PORT DICKSON: A fire at a shore-to-ship delivery pump at the Esso oil refinery here early Thursday morning saw workers running for their lives and flames visible from 2km away

Port Talbot steelworker fell into molten metal
An inquest jury has heard how a steelworker - described as a "hero" by colleagues - died after falling into a channel of molten waste metal that could reach temperatures of 1,400 degrees Centigrade

Hungarian toxic chemical sludge spill firm fined
An aluminium producer in Hungary has been fined 472m euros ($646m) over a spillage of toxic sludge last year

Lifelong musicians 'have better hearing'
Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study suggests

'No concern' over food near Hanson Cement, Padeswood
Health experts say samples taken near a Flintshire cement factory show no cause for concern associated with dioxins in locally-produced food 

Motor Vehicle Safety
Motor vehicle-related incidents are consistently the leading cause of work-related fatalities in the United States. Thirty-five percent of occupational fatalities reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are associated with motor vehicles.

Saxon skeletons unearthed at Southampton building site 
Not strictly about safety & health but take a look at the safety signs on the fence at the beginning and towards the end of the video 

Disabled girl not allowed on Dundonald Ice Bowl rink 
A review of health and safety rules at Dundonald Ice Bowl is planned, after a disabled Newtownabbey child was told she was not allowed on the rink.

The biggest names in the apparel industry, including Nike, Puma and Gap, would meet today with officials from the Ministry of Labour to discuss issues plaguing the Cambodian garment manufacturing industry, such as mass fainting and contractual disputes, labour activists said yesterday.

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - More than two dozen global clothing brands on Tuesday pledged to investigate a spate of mass faintings among Cambodian garment workers, the UN's labour agency said 

A vibrating suit has been designed at Birmingham City University to help teach nursing staff the correct technique when lifting and turning patients 

More than 18,000 people are suffering from illnesses linked to the dust from the attacks on Toxic dust legacy plagues thousands of 9/11 survivors on 11 September 2001

Passive smoking nearly doubles a  teenager's risk of hearing loss, research reveals.Investigators say the findings, from a study of over 1,500 US teens aged 12 to 19, suggest that secondhand tobacco smoke directly damages young ears 

The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing

Mobiles may increase risk of tinnitus, study suggests 
Regularly using a mobile phone may increase the risk of tinnitus, which involves constant ringing or buzzing in the ear, a small study suggests

Hearing loss linked to passive smoking
People who are exposed to the second-hand smoke from others' cigarettes are at increased risk of hearing loss, experts believe

Working overtime increases heart risk, a study finds
People who regularly put in overtime and work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests 

1,000 evacuated after chemical leak
KUALA LUMPUR: About 1,000 workers of a chemical company at the Malaysian Technology Park in Bukit Jalil were ordered to evacuate the building after chemicals used for insect control were found to have leaked 

Hand Injuries - the Gory Story from SafetyInstruction.com
Another motivating training program using photographs and video to illustrate dramatically the need for hand safety. Follows an injured person Bob from his injury through surgery and to recovery. Extremely gruesome photos of people who were severely burned from electrical energy, crushing injuries, 

'Toxic chemical link' to Thailand hotel death
An investigation into the mysterious deaths of five foreign tourists and a Thai tour guide in Chiang Mai city has suggested a link to toxic chemical exposure, the Thai government says 

OSHA finds safety gaps in Yale death
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) - A piece of lab machinery that killed a Yale University student when it ensnared her hair was missing required safeguards, and the accident exposed problems with the school's safety policies, federal safety investigators said. 

Cancer deaths from asbestos at all-time high
Deaths from a cancer caused by asbestos dust are at an all-time high, research by BBC Look East has revealed.Since the 1980s, the male death rate from mesothelioma has increased more than four-fold in the east of England 

Telco towers' radiation 'within safety limit'
GEORGE TOWN: Radiation emissions from telecommunication towers in the state are within safety limit. The results were obtained following extensive tests by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) 

Russia chemical leak affects 'thousands' in Chelyabinsk
At least 30 people have been taken to hospital after a toxic chemical leak in the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural mountains, say officials 

Windsor Castle bans children under 11 climbing tower
Windsor Castle has banned children under the age of 11 from climbing its Round Tower, which recently reopened to the public after 36 years 

Sun damage can affect drivers who don’t protect left arms, dermatologist says
One more thing to worry about: being blasted by ultraviolet rays during your morning commute
(Note - this is from an American source, so in Malaysia for 'left' read 'right')

How high-visibility took over Britain
Since arriving in Britain almost five decades ago, high-visibility jackets have become inescapable. Is this a blessing or a curse? 

Power firm fined £300,000 for Diss worker's death
A power firm has been fined £300,000 with £219,352 costs after one of its engineers was killed while working on overheard power lines in Norfolk 

Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life. Motivating older adults to become physically active for the first time, return to exercise after a break in their routines, or build more exercise and physical activity into weekly routines are the essential elements of Go4Life 

Bird flu fear as mutant strain hits China and Vietnam
Avian flu shows signs of a resurgence, while a mutant strain - able to sidestep vaccines - could be spreading in Asia, the United Nations has warned 

US gardener survives being impaled in eye with shears
An 86-year-old US man impaled through the eye socket with pruning shears in a freak gardening accident is expected to make a full recovery, doctors say 

Chocolate may protect the brain and heart
Eating high levels of chocolate could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a review of previous research 

Whiteinch Demolition pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches
A demolition firm has been fined £15,000 over health and safety breaches after a worker was killed by falling machinery at a site in Glasgow 

North Belfast woman fined £250 over loud music
A woman has been fined £250 for playing loud music at her north Belfast apartment 

The MP3 Generation: At Risk for Hearing Loss?
Experts discuss the possible risk to hearing from listening to MP3s for long periods of time 

Socso also provides for mishaps outside working hours
GEORGE TOWN: Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributors can apply for aid under the Mishap Pension Scheme (Skim Pencen Ilat) for accidents, mishaps or illnesses that occur outside working hours 

Health and safety 'myths exposed'
Councils and companies are using health and safety rules as an excuse to make "unpopular decisions" banning low-risk activities, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 

Bacteria stops dengue in tracks
Australian scientists say they have discovered a cheap and effective method of preventing the transmission of dengue fever 

Mobiles 'may cause brain cancer'
The World Health Organization's cancer research agency says mobile phones are "possibly carcinogenic" 

Go Figure: Do we understand 'risk' of mobile phone use?
What should we make of recent news reports speculating about whether mobile phones cause cancer? It's all about how we deal with uncertainty, says Michael Blastland in his regular column 

What are electromagnetic fields?
Electric fields are created by differences in voltage: the higher the voltage, the stronger will be the resultant field. Magnetic fields are created when electric current flows: the greater the current, the stronger the magnetic field 

BBC News - Why 'iPod oblivion' could be lethal
Ian Hardy looks at why campaigners are saying that listening to headphones and earphones on the street could be dangerous 

15-minute exercise plan 'healthy'
Just 15 minutes of exercise a day is enough to boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14%, researchers in Taiwan say 

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss - Adolescent and School Health
Hearing plays an essential role in communication, speech and language development, and learning. Even a small amount of hearing loss can have profound, negative effects on speech, language comprehension, communication, classroom learning, and social development 

Smoking worsens female heart risk
Women who start smoking are more likely to develop coronary heart disease than men who take up the habit, say researchers 

Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers
OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers - Preparing for and Responding to Heat-related Emergencies 

Motorcycles hazardous to your hearing
Think of your ears next time you go cruising on your motorbike. The roar of the engine and the wind noise rival the noise of a rock concert or a chainsaw, and your helmet offers no protection for your ears 

General Battery Safety
A video on general battery safety and charging 

Using MP3 and MP3-enabled players safely
Research by Deafness Research UK indicates that too many people are putting their hearing at risk by listening to their MP3 player too loudly and for too long
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