News Archive: December 2010

• New Year's Eve revellers urged to heed warning signs

  Thousands of people are expected to attend London's New Year's Eve fireworks display.31st December 2010 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs, Fire Signs

• Safety stickers used in Widnes drink drive crackdown

  Over 500 people attended the event in Widnes.31st December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs up to stop illegal hare coursing

  Farmers in Wyre have been issued with warning signs to ward off potential coursers.30th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Rising bollards warning signs missed by motorist

  Warning signs are up to alert motorists to the presence of the rising bollards in Burton.30th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs boosting safety at Wear Valley allotments

  Signage has been put up at several allotment sites to deter thieves and vandals.29th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs up for Lincolnshire's annual seal show

  The improved warning signs alert visitors to Donna Nook about the dangers of coming into contact with the animals.29th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety stickers help motorists spot children during winter

  Safety stickers are helping children be seen by motorists in Hampshire.24th December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Fire chiefs warn over safety in pubs

  The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said that a lack of fire safety management could put the safety of customers and employees at risk.24th December 2010 | Fire Signs

• Offshore industry warned over general maintenance negligence

  Ignoring day-to-day rig maintenance could contribute to major incidents, the HSE has warned.23rd December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs protecting the UK's frozen lakes

  Diss Town Council is the latest authority to erect warning signs around its frozen waterways.22nd December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs vandal ordered to repay council

  Daniel Carlin spray-painted warning signs in Gleneagles.21st December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Contractors set to pay for improvement notices, HSE says

  The Health and Safety Executive has outlined its "fee for fault" proposal.21st December 2010 | Warning Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• No warning signs for worker's electric shock fall

  A subcontractor touched a conductor carrying 415V electricity, falling and breaking his back.20th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Pub safety stickers used in South Yorkshire drink drive crackdown

  The stickers are being used in washrooms in pubs and clubs across the county.20th December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• British workers 'shy away' from standing up for their rights

  120,000 workplace injuries were reported last year.17th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Health and safety signage for Cornwall's new disabled venue

  Easy-to-read signage is part of the Warehouse, Disability Cornwall's new centre.17th December 2010 | Office Signs, Health and Safety Signs

• 'No warning signs' to alert beauty spot visitors to danger, inquest told

  A coast guard volunteer told the inquest into the death of Krystoztof Kowalski that warning signs at Culloo Head, off the coast of Kerry, are disappearing because of bad weather.16th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Barnet residents erect their own safety stickers to tackle parking problems

  Mill Hill residents are concerned that people are waiting on the pavement at the entrance to a Marks and Spencer car park.16th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Northamptonshire residents 'should clean warning signs'

  A member of Northamptonshire County Council told the BBC residents should head to the streets with "a bucket and a sponge".16th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs put up to deter graveyard vandals in Corby

  Residents are also campaigning for CCTV to be installed at Shire Lodge Cemetery.15th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Importance of warning signs highlighted after sculpture falls onto boy's foot

  East Lothian Council was fined £6,000.14th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs alert Leicestershire residents to alcohol-free zones

  The signage is part of a crackdown on public drinking.14th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Skaters ignore warning signs at Carmarthenshire's frozen ponds

  There have been several rescues in recent days.13th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Campaigners stage Marks and Spencer trolley protest over lack of Welsh health and safety signage

  Members of a Welsh language pressure group ditched shopping trolleys in a store in Llanelli.13th December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs will regulate 30 minute parking rule in Cornwall

  The current signage is not visible enough.10th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• 'Serious' lack of safety signs at erosion hotspot

  A councillor has called for safety signs to be installed near a potentially dangerous erosion spot in Seaford.10th December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Warning signs put up to alert people to Middlesbrough's frozen lakes and ponds

  People have been spotted cycling over Middlesbrough's lakes.9th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs used to deter rogue traders in Kidderminster

  The high-visibility signage will be put up in the Offmore area of the town.9th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Motorists ignore warning signs on closed ice road

  Drivers in Somerset have ignored warning signs telling them a road is closed due to hazardous conditions.8th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Poor signage concerns Newport rail station passengers

  Passengers using the town's new rail station have complained about the signage.8th December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Fire safety signs to help Shropshire factories?

  A tyre firm, hit by three blazes in two years, has introduced a range of new safety measures.7th December 2010 | Fire Signs

• Warning signs alert Brighton residents to antisocial behaviour campaign

  Hove residents want eco-friendly lighting installed in the towns public gardens.7th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Warning signs alert Sussex park visitors to plant disease

  Visitors have been told the disease isn't a danger to humans.6th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• University fined over asbestos exposure

  Two employees of a security business were exposed to asbestos when fitting CCTV at Aston University. 6th December 2010 | Warning Signs

• School warning signs fixed - after six months

  It was first noticed that the warning signs near a school in Scotland were broken half a year ago.3rd December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Importance of warning signs highlighted after Merseyside worker suffers hand injuries

  The 22-year-old man's hand came into contact with a rotating saw.3rd December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Teenager paralysed after swimming pool accident sues over inadequate warning signs

  Inadequate warning signs will be at the centre of a legal case in which a woman is suing the father of her friend after she was paralysed from the neck down when she hit her head in the swimming pool at her friend's home.2nd December 2010 | Warning Signs

• Safety stickers part of FSA food hygiene ratings scheme

  Food establishments are being encouraged to display stickers showing food hygiene ratings.2nd December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs, Door Signs

• 'Euro signage' frustrates Wirral residents

  Directional signage on a plinth in New Brighton contains measurements in kilometres, angering some residents.1st December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs

• Health and safety gone mad: Lollipop man stripped of his own sign

  A lollipop man has been told he cannot use his sign after new traffic measures.1st December 2010 | Health and Safety Signs