Latest figures for health and safety interventions by Local Authority Environmental Health Departments show a concerning picture’ indicating authorities are dancing to the Tory Government’s ideological tune and using their […]
Safety Cases; a legacy of Piper Alpha
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Piper Alpha when a number 0f explosions ripped through the offshore installation killing 167 workers and left the lives of 61 survivors and their families […]
Scottish Health and Safety Campaigner wins prestigious Health and Safety Award
Scottish Health & Safety Campaigner, founder member of Families Against Corporate Killing and Scottish Hazards Trustee Louise Taggart has been named as the most influential person in health and safety […]
Grenfell – Enough is Enough
One year on from the tragic events in London where 72 people lost their lives in the fire at Grenfell Tower Scottish Hazards are launching Enough is Enough, reclaiming safety […]
Life and death on a superyacht
While the super rich get even richer by exploiting tax laws and workers rights allowing them to participate in the psychophantic courting of celebrity highlighted in this Guardian article the […]
Scottish Hazards response to the Scottish Government Suicide Prevention Engagement Paper
The impact of work on mental health and wellbeing is often ignored and when the most vulnerable workers reach the conclusion that suicide is the answer to their troubles, including […]
International Workers Memorial Day – Scottish Events
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Standing at work can be a pain, standing up for your rights is not.
At last weeks STUC Congress in Aviemore, the work of PCS members in the National Museum of Scotland Branch deservedly received the Frank Maguire Award for Health and Safety for […]
Corporate Homicide Legislation – is this the most ineffective legislation on the statute books?
It is exactly 10 years since the law of Corporate Homicide was introduced into law and in that time, despite there being over 15O deaths in incidents investigated by the […]