Scottish Hazards

Today’s guest blog comes from Claire Baker MSP, who has lodged proposals to amend the law of culpable homicide ensuring it applies consistently across Scotland for acts of homicide in our communities and our workplaces. It is always painful for

Our first guest blog comes from sisters Natalie Woods McKeown and Dionne Woods who lost their dad following a fatal injury at work in April 2002, they tell their story about the injustice they faced, the impact it had on

  After yesterday’s cynical attempts by Theresa May to buy the votes of a small number of Labour MPs by making hollow promises on employment rights the Hazards Campaign has published its manifesto for health and safety. Who would you

Scottish Hazards wants Healthier, Safer and Fairer Work for all in 2019               Scotland’s Health and Safety charity is calling for employers and trade unions to ensure the New Year brings a renewed focus on protecting workers from harm and ensuring

All I wanted for Christmas Louise Taggart, Scottish Hazards Trustee There will have been empty seats at Christmas dinner tables across the country because loved ones have departed this earth too soon.  A multitude of reasons for that exist, but

One of the biggest fires in Glasgow’s history took place 50 years today in a furniture and glass warehouse in James Watt Street claiming the lives of 22 workers, less than half a mile from where 19 Glasgow Fire Service

  At our conference last week Claire Baker MSP launched her proposals for a Bill to amend the law of Culpable Homicide to ensure families who lose loved ones through the reckless or negligent actions of company bosses and the

  Earlier this year Scottish Hazards submitted requests under Freedom of Information seeking information on stress and mental ill health across a number of public bodies, we asked questions relating to staffing levels before and after the economic crash, general

Enough is Enough! Health and Safety Cuts Cost Lives It’s that time again folks, time to book your place to join us at our annual conference, being held at the STUC in Glasgow, 10am ’til 4pm on Thursday 8 November

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 deregulatory agenda to justify cuts in health and safety visits