Editor | September 7, 2009
Bob Mackay has been appointed principal consultant for The European Safety Bureau, a food safety and health & safety consultancy operating throughout the UK and abroad.
Before joining The European Safety Bureau, Mackay worked in the hospitality and leisure sector and conducting audits throughout Europe.
The European Safety Bureau is a leading supplier of food [...]
Editor | September 4, 2009
Arriva plc, one of Europe’s largest transport services organisations, has appointed Jeremy Corfield as its new group health and safety manager.
Based at Arriva’s head office in Sunderland, the 41-year-old takes on responsibility for developing the group’s strategic health and safety policies and procedures across 12 European countries.
Jeremy, from Gateshead, will oversee compliance with Arriva’s [...]
Editor | September 4, 2009
A pioneer of health and safety in Ireland has received a top honour from the world’s largest professional organisation in health and safety.
Martin O’Halloran, chief executive of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), has been made an Honorary Vice-President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). He becomes one of 20 to currently [...]
Editor | September 4, 2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the selection of John Howard, M.D., as the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention`s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), effective immediately. Dr. Howard will assume a dual role. In addition to being the director of NIOSH, he will also serve [...]
Editor | September 3, 2009
Neil Budworth, Past President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and E.ON’s Corporate Health and Safety Manager has been awarded the honorary title of Visiting Professor of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Human Sciences at Loughborough University.
The Department of Human Sciences has a world wide reputation in the fields [...]
Editor | September 2, 2009
Spectra Energy Partners has announced the appointment of a new director to the board.
Holeman, group vice president of Spectra Energy Corp’s U.S. operations, will be responsible for pipeline and storage operations, and environmental health and safety. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as senior vice president of power delivery for Duke Energy, [...]
Editor | September 1, 2009
Tracy Howells has joined health and safety consultancy firm Essential Safety as Director.
Tracy will support technical consultants, work on developing enhanced systems to provide an efficient and prompt service to clients and maintain customer relationships.
Essential Safety has been assisting small and medium sized businesses with health and safety compliance, fire risk assessments and policy [...]
Editor | September 1, 2009
UK Fire has announced that it has been acquired by Connaught plc, Britain’s leading integrated services provider. With a turnover in excess of £550 million and over 8,500 employees Connaught have been active within the U.K.’s social housing, public sector and compliance markets for twenty five years. UK Fire will be an autonomous subsidiary of [...]
Editor | September 1, 2009
Optimus Safety Management have announced that as part of their international expansion they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Red Flag Saude Occupacional Servicos.
Based in Macaé – Rio de Janeiro, Red Flag are a leading provider of Occupational Health Services to the Oil & Gas industry in Brazil, and shall act as their partner [...]
Editor | September 1, 2009
John McGee has joineded Moat as health and safety manager. This is a new role to ensure that Moat continues to fulfil all legal obligations and related duties under current health and safety legislation.
John will be responsible for identifying health and safety training needs across Moat, advising on the continuing provision of safe operational procedures, [...]
