Abuse of power
BP, the government and deregulation’s deadly reality gulf
As BP – until this year Britain’s biggest company – reels from the impact of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the UK government embarks on an unprecedented push to impose the deadly BP business model across the whole nation.
Hazards special report, August 2010 • We didn't vote to die campaign

A neutered watchdog
There is now a vanishingly small chance of dangerous firms facing justice
Workplace safety standards have been undermined by the collapse of the Health and Safety Executive’s investigation and enforcement role. This ‘regulatory surrender’, warns a new report, means HSE is increasingly unaware of what’s going on at work and no longer has the resources to do much about it even if it did. more

Slash and burn
Tories know what they want, and that’s nothing to do with safer work
Securing safe and healthy workplaces requires good regulations, proper enforcement and decent rights, unions have told an official enquiry. But the government seems intent on axing lifesaving safety protections regardless of the evidence. more

Death watch
US president’s cancer panel exposes UK’s do nothing strategy
Two official studies published in 2010 confirm a long-neglected workplace cancer crisis. But while the US report recommends urgent preventive action, writes Hazards editor Rory O’Neill, the UK report is just another body count. more

It's child's play
Making work safe and healthy isn't a burden on business
We didn't vote to die at work. Hazards magazine. Fighting for your life.
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Our day International Workers' Memorial Day • 28 April
It is the world’s largest health and safety event, involving thousands of trade unions representing millions of members across 100 countries.
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