The Health and Safety at Work Act passed into UK law 50 years ago. Harold Walker was its driving force, inspired by his own experiences of workplace injury.
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The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 brought legislation to protect employees out of the Victorian age.
While evidence grows about the impact of asbestos exposure on teachers and other school workers, the risk to schoolchildren remains worryingly under-reported and under-researched.
All asbestos should be removed from all schools.
T in the Park is on the rocks. So what else is new?
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