Feature Articles

Opinion is divided in the profession over the news that HMRC is to review its Business Records Checks plan following widespread criticism from tax representatives, small business groups and MPs.

Dr Heather Mawhinney looks at the procedures for managing and disposing of hazardous waste in the construction industry.

The government’s plan to build a high speed rail network may be based on guesswork, but that never stopped the Victorians, says Christian Wolmar

Although the Löfstedt review has now been published, there is significant work ahead to implement its findings, argues Neal Stone, British Safety Council director of policy and communications, in this opinion piece.

New guidance explaining the steps small businesses and the voluntary sector need to take to satisfy prospective insurers they are managing health and safety effectively has been published by the Association of British Insurers.

HSE has published the first of a series of research reports designed to share good health and safety practice adopted and learned during the construction of the Olympic Park. The report shows how the adoption of a no-scapegoating culture by the ODA and its contractors encouraged workers to raise health and safety concerns without fear of reprisal, leading to a safer work site.

The first batch in a series of case studies illustrating how to plan and deliver school trips without excessive health and safety red tape are now available on HSE’s website.