Health & Safety News Archive

Smoking Ban Legislation

From 6am on 26 March 2006, the Smoking Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force, which introduced a ban on smoking in public places.  Smoking is no longer allowed in the majority of enclosed public places, including workplaces, to protect people from the harmful effects of passive smoking. 

For more information on how the Act will affect you please see Clearing the Air Scotland

European Week for Safety and Health

In October 2005, the Glasgow Caledonian University Health and Safety Dept organised and participated in, the staging of an exhibition in support of the Health and Safety Executive's European Week for Safety and Health promotional campaign.  The theme chosen for this year's campaign was Noise in the workplace.  The exhibition included, videos, promotional materials, University Health and Safety Policy and The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work fact sheets. 

For further information see The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (UK).