What are employers’ fire safety duties? Employers, building owners and other people responsible for commercial buildings have a duty to put necessary fire safety precautions

The most dramatic change in health and safety enforcement since 1974 The new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences are set to revolutionise punishment

What is ISO 9001? ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations use the standard to demonstrate

Don’t Slip Up When The Big Freeze Hits In 2009/2010, we saw heavy snowfall, which brought transport chaos to much of the country. Airports were

Driving in Bad Weather When you drive, you’re in charge of a fast-moving chunk of metal that can do a lot of damage to you

Latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that Fee For Intervention (FFI) charges have reached record levels. FFI is a ‘cost

The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Hague v Rotary Yorkshire Limited (2015) has clarified the power of the Health and Safety Executive’s

A Borough Council has been fined £13,000 plus costs of £1,317 after a two year old child had two fingertips severed when playing in a

Excessive or loud noise at work can damage your hearing. This usually happens gradually and sometimes is only noticed by the individual as they age,

We all do it at some time. We take a short cut, we take a risk or we do something that we know we shouldn’t

“Latvian national who spoke little English was killed, and his nephew left clinging to a wall, after a roof they were removing asbestos cement sheets

By the time the current parliamentary session comes to an end this May, 84% of Health and Safety laws will have been reviewed and simplified

Seasonal Weather and Everyday Hazards As winter arrives and the possibility of snow and ice appears on the horizon, questions are often asked about how

The HSE has published its latest annual statistics for the 2013/2014 period which show: 133 fatal injuries – a fall from 150 the previous year

In this case Miss Tunstall was Polish and worked as a paralegal for Quality Solicitors. She overheard a colleague saying to a client that “She

The Equality Act 2010 states that a person shall be deemed to have a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment and the

HSE Autumn 2014 bulletin outlines – “What HSE inspectors looked for during inspections” The bulletin states HSE inspectors considered whether: risks to health from exposure

Legislation Update Summary of key changes proposed in the draft CDM 2015 regulations Following a recent consultation on the changes to Construction Design Management (CDM)