The Sunday Herald reported that exhaust fumes from trains and taxis, coupled with toxic dust kicked up by construction works, are endangering the health of commuters, tourists and workers – particularly those with asthma, lung or heart conditions. HSE chair Judith Hackitt was responding after a 14 December 2012 front page splash in the Daily Star headlined ‘Elf and safety Santa ban’ proclaimed: “Health and safety nuts have banned Father Christmas from an annual parade that has been staged without a problem for almost 50 years.”ĭaily Star article and HSE response and The Twelve Myths of Christmas īritain: Double standard should have workers fumingĪ pollution double standard that means workers can be permanently exposed to levels of fumes several times the public safety limit has been highlighted by concerns raised at Edinburgh’s Waverley train station. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no intention of grounding Santa, the safety body’s top official has confirmed. Robin Gould from Westbury, Wiltshire was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2012 after suffering from breathlessness.īritain: HSE gifts us a seasonal sanity clause
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Following a further inquiry into changes in the UK Coastguard service, the loss of emergency towing vessels (ETV) and the closure of the Maritime Incident Response Group’s specialist at-sea fire-fighting service, the House of Commons transport committee warned search and rescue standards could be at risk.īritain: Retired train driver gets work cancerĪ train driver who was exposed to asbestos has received a ‘substantial’ payout after he was diagnosed with a devastating occupational disease. Seafarers’ union Nautilus has welcomed a parliamentary report that echoes the union’s concerns over UK government cuts in maritime safety provision. Mom’s off work ‘cause she got hurt: The economic impact of workplace injuries and illnesses in the US’s growing low-wage workforce and related reports īritain: Nautilus welcomes maritime safety report ‘Mom’s off work ‘cause she got hurt: The economic impact of workplace injuries and illnesses in the US’s growing low-wage workforce’, found workers earning the lowest wages are the least likely to have paid sick leave, so missing work to recuperate from a work-related injury or illness often means smaller pay cheques. Low waged workers injured or made ill at work face multiple disadvantages, with poor employment protection and health care costs compounding their suffering, a new study has found.
The man, who has not been named but who was working for subcontractor Barhale, was seriously injured on 12 December 2012 when he struck a below ground electrical cable on a Holborn site in central London. Unite has demanded an investigation into an incident on the Crossrail project that left an electrician in hospital with 70 per cent burns. The warning came after ministers announced the 90-day consultation period before large-scale redundancies can take place is to be cut to 45 days from April 2013.īritain: Injury highlights Crossrail safety concerns
Britain: Quick fire move leaves workers dangerously insecureĪ government move that will make it easier to for firms to fire their staff will do nothing for the economy but will leave workers much more insecure, the TUC has said.
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