Does this apply to me? Yes – If your employees drive for work. So, what do I need to know? – Driving for work is a significant risk with 1 death for every 750,000 miles driven in the UK. Managing the risk of a road traffic accidents and having measures in place, should be part of your safety management. How do I prepare? – to learn, click the READ MORE button
After a long period of inactivity, HSE and Local Authority Officers are carrying out unscheduled visits. Managers of premises or construction sites would be advised to be prepared as several our clients have received a visit.
If you are a Manager, you have responsibilities for Health and Safety.
Workplace Temperature – What is the legal requirement?
Low levels of wellbeing can cost business time and money. If you need any wellbeing documentation or want to discuss how we can support your business with a bespoke wellbeing program, please don’t hesitate to contact us for free initial advice.
Vicarious Liability – How to avoid it? The dictionary definition of vicarious is “taking the place of another as a substitute” and the application in safety law is similar with a company potentially liable for what is done (or not done) on its behalf by its employees.
Health and Safety Fines increased by 80%
Who Should Read This? You! If you are an employer, or have responsibility for a work site or premises. What are the Main Legal Requirements? Signs should be used if, after a risk assessment and sensible controls have been carried out and implemented a significant risk remains, which can be reduced by having them. You […]
The Sentencing Guidelines have changed, increasing fines and other punishments for more serious safety breaches.
It’s been exactly three years and three months to the day since the CDM Regulations 2015 came into force and since then, the UK has seen some considerable changes, including the change from a coalition to a Conservative majority and then more recently back to a partnership agreement with the D.U.P. As a country, we have seen net growth in population of just under 380,000 and economically we have grown, (but more slowly) in the last two years than previously and the construction industry represents just over 6% of the GDP.