Braeside Safety are specialists in face to face health, safety and environmental training, specialising in professional, accredited courses, including IOSH, NEBOSH and IEMA. e-Learning has always been considered “the dark side”, the element of training which is there to reduce the…
Remembering Aberfan, 50 Years On
At 9.15 on Friday 21st October 1966, a waste tip at the nearby British Coal site slid down a mountainside into the mining village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It first destroyed a farm cottage in its path, killing…
Alton Towers
Sixteen people set off in a carriage on the Smiler ride at Alton Towers on 2nd June last year. Minutes later, their carriage smashed into the rear of a stationary carriage, resulting in all of them suffering injuries, five seriously.…
A Substantial Fine – Even When No Harm Was Shown To Have Occurred
Earlier this month, G4S Cash Solutions were fined £1,800,000 after failing to adequately control the risk of Legionnaires’ Disease relating to its water systems. The size of the fine is substantial. However, what makes this case particularly interesting is that the…