The construction industry is being urged to ensure basic health and safety measures are in place after a month long inspection initiative found nearly half of sites are failing to […]
Lancaster Paper Mill fined £10,000 after worker's accident
If you needed any reminding about the reasons trade unions and others have fought for the health and safety regulations the current government is trying to dismantle, then the story […]
Lancaster carpet retailer prosecuted after worker’s roof fall
Lancaster carpet retailer A Cut Above has been prosecuted for breaches of the Health and Safety Legislation after a worker was seriously injured when he plunged from a roof onto […]
Kettled on Quay Meadow: City Fireworks spark health & safety overkill
Hundreds of Lancastrians who came out to see the City Fireworks ‘spectacular’ trudged home disappointed last night after being subjected to a frenzy of health & safety regulation that saw […]
Work-related deaths fall across the North West
Less workers were killed in accidents at work in the North West last year than in 2008, but the government’s Health and Safety Executive are still disappointed by the figures […]
Icy pavements "A Death Trap", say Greens
Green councillors have called on Lancashire County Council to prioritise gritting of pavements rather than just major roads. “Many people, including me, have fallen over in the last few weeks […]
Justice at last for Carnforth road death victim?
Some five years after his death, a road maintenance company has been fined £65,000 after a motorist was killed on the M6 near Carnforth a victim of various safety failures. […]
Be carbon monoxide aware and win a free alarm
Lancaster City Council is raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide with a simple-to-enter competition and a chance to win a free carbon monoxide alarm for your home. Carbon […]