safety

Fire risk consultant who downplayed safety concerns invented his qualifications, inquiry hears 

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‘Fake credentials’ of Grenfell assessor: Fire risk consultant who downplayed safety concerns invented his qualifications, inquiry hears Carl Stokes insisted the Grenfell tower block cladding compiled with regulations when the London Fire Brigade raised concerns just two months before the fire Inquiry heard he ‘invented’ a series of letters after his name on risk assessments … Read more

RAF whistleblower’s fears for pilot safety as he warns exhausted instructors are flying too much

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RAF whistleblower’s fears for pilot safety as he warns exhausted instructors are flying too much… and predicts a fatal crash is inevitable unless issues are tackled Senior RAF officer raised concern about pilot safety, claiming they’re exhausted Fear fatal crash is inevitable unless serious issues at flying school are addressed Comes days after Hawk jet … Read more

Smart motorway safety tech not as effective as Highway England suggested

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Technology being built into smart motorways to improve their controversial safety credentials might only detect around 85 per cent of stranded vehicles – and leave thousands of motorists a year vulnerable to potentially life-threatening collisions, a report has revealed. Stationary Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems are due to be rolled out across all smart motorways in … Read more

Aston Martin’s Formula One safety car for the road revealed

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Aston Martin has unleashed powerful new F1-inspired versions of its Vantage coupe and roadster. The new Vantage F1 Edition celebrates Aston Martin’s return to Grand Prix racing after a gap of more than 60 years and is based around the specially-created Vantage being used as the official Formula 1 Safety Car at races. The £142,000 … Read more

Covid UK: London bus drivers’ lives could have been saved if safety measures introduced earlier

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Enforcing an earlier lockdown would have saved the lives of London’s bus drivers who died from Covid-19, an independent review has concluded. The study, carried out by University College London (UCL), found that some of the deaths of workers in March 2020 ‘would not have happened’ if restrictions had been implemented sooner.  The report, which was commissioned … Read more

Why women who hold their keys between their fingers for safety are doing it WRONG

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Why women who hold their keys between their fingers for safety are doing it WRONG – and what they should be doing instead TikToker @faaesfx has warned women not to hold their keys between their fingers to protect themselves, saying it puts them at risk of injuring their hand She demonstrated how the key would … Read more

Dramatic moment five-man BBC film crew are airlifted to safety off of Iceland

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Dramatic moment five-man BBC film crew are airlifted to safety after their boat started to take on water off of Iceland Incident occurred north of Iceland’s northern Hornstrandir peninsula on Tuesday The Icelandic Coast Guard winched the five film crew members into a helicopter Local authorities said boat was starting to take on water, prompting distress call … Read more

Drayton Manor theme park fined £1million over ‘safety failings’ after death of Evha Jannath

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Drayton Manor theme park’s operators have been fined £1million after safety failings which led to the death of an 11-year-old girl on its water rapids ride. Evha Jannath was ‘propelled’ from a vessel on the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor in Staffordshire in May 2017. She was there during an end-of-year school trip with … Read more

Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs 

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Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs It means Boris Johnson faces a fresh rebellion against his plans to resolve crisis  More than 30 Tory MPs are threatening to rebel over a ‘betrayal’ of leaseholders Tory MP Stephen McPartland, a vocal critic, said Lords’ vote was ‘brilliant news’  … Read more