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3rd May 2016
On the 23 June the decision will be made as to whether Britain will remain within the EU. Whether we decide to stay or leave, the outcome will have a significant impact on UK businesses and organisations, with current employment and health and safety regulations at risk of being revised. At present, our employment and […]
19th April 2016
Two companies have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how two employees of 24-Hour Maintenance Services Limited disturbed asbestos insulating board (AIB) whilst they were doing refurbishment work at a former commercial premises undergoing conversion into flats, in Romford, London. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive […]
13th April 2016
One man has been jailed for six years and another for eight months after two incidents on the same day left one man dead and another with life-changing injuries, after falls from a roof they were repairing. Allan Thomson was jailed for six years and fined £400,000 after he and his company Building and Dismantling […]
11th April 2016
Industrial deafness claims are on the rise in the increasingly litigious world we live in. Like other claims such as whiplash, they are seen as an easy win for claimants and their representatives. A report published in The Times newspaper suggested that personal injury lawyers are targeting industrial deafness claims due to the high level […]
30th March 2016
– Kumulchew v Starbucks Coffee Company UK Ltd and ors In this first instance decision the ET found that the respondent had failed to make reasonable adjustments for the claimant’s disability and had therefore discriminated against her because of the impact of her dyslexia, which included her ability to carry out her day to day […]
30th March 2016
On 9 August 2011, a heating engineer for a maintenance business was found dead in the plant room of a property he had been working on in isolation. The previous day, he had checked in with his supervisor prior to commencing work – work which involved working at height from scaffolding. It wasn’t until the morning after […]
21st March 2016
Health & Safety is a subject that conjures many myths about what can and can’t be done in a place of work. One common concern which is often the subject of ‘Health & Safety Gone Wrong’ pictures and GIFs is window cleaning. So what should you be aware of when your window cleaning contractors show […]
9th March 2016
Following an accident or incident within a workplace, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors have authority to request formal interviews with those responsible for Health & Safety management within that workplace, or those directly involved in the accident/incident in question. The inspector has the option to either conduct their interview under full Police and Criminal […]
29th February 2016
Everyone has heard of asbestos, and the fact that exposure to it can be harmful to people’s health. The reality is that historically, the dangers of asbestos were not well known. This, coupled with the fact that asbestos was readily available, relatively cheap to mine and manipulate, and had many positive qualities including durability and good […]