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Safe at home scheme helps 130,000 families across England
RoSPA’s Safe At Home scheme has now helped more than 130,000 families across England, fitting home safety equipment and performing safety checks in ho...
[16/08/10 ]
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High standards needed for fire protection
It was Kenneth Olsen, the founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, who said in 1977, “The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of t...
[10/05/2010 ]
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The benefits of well managed health and safety
Neil Stone, head of policy & public affairs at the British Safety Council, says why local authorities should put their safety policies in order.
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[07/12/2009 ]
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Leader takes product placement campaign to the top
Kirklees Council has taken its views against product placement on television to government in a bid to safeguard young people’s health.
Council Lea...
[05/10/2009 ]
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New fire safety campaign for a safer Ramadan
Ten community radio stations across the country are backing a 'Fire Kills' campaign for Ramadan, to inform their listeners about the potential dangers...
[17/08/2009 ]
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Showcasing superb public sector safety practices
The public sector is often criticised for making risk averse ‘bonkers conkers’ decisions when it comes to health and safety. But an event taking place...
[13/07/2009 ]
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Help prevent hundreds of avoidable summer deaths
Each one degree rise in temperature during a heatwave claims an average of 75 extra lives per week, council leaders have warned, as they called on eve...
[06/07/2009 ]
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Misunderstanding of VDU rules leads to poor take-up and increased costs among Public Sector
Research shows that the Public Sector is spending unnecessary money on employee eyecare because of a general misunderstanding of regulations
Despit...
[15/06/2009 ]
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Care proceedings 'not the whole picture'
Following the publication of figures on care proceedings by CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service, Cllr Margaret Eaton, Chai...
[11/05/2009 ]
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Councils vigilant on swine flu
Commenting on the reports that the World Health Organisation has raised its alert over the outbreak of swine flu, Margaret Eaton, chairman of the Loca...
[05/05/2009 ]
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