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11th February 2020
What’s happening? HSE inspectors will be carrying out an inspection blitz of businesses that undertake metalwork in the first quarter of 2020. The HSE says that its inspectors will be visiting businesses across the UK where welding takes place to check that risks are being appropriately managed. They’re also checking that employers have put in […]
4th February 2020
The recent coronavirus outbreak once again puts public health and the safety of international travel in the spotlight. This blog highlights our top tips that organisations can take to manage traveller health, safety and wellbeing: To effectively manage travel risk you need to have robust policies and procedures in place. These should be clearly communicated […]
30th January 2020
What’s Happened? The contracts manager of a roofing firm has recently been jailed for 2 years after forging health and safety documents of a worker who fell to his death. In what is a well-known risk from working on roofs, an employee was working on the roof of an ironmongers in Rochdale which had fragile […]
28th January 2020
Sajid Javid announced during the Election campaign that the National Living Wage (“NLW”) will increase to £10.50 over the next five years and the age banding eventually expanded to anyone over the age of twenty-one years. He claims that this move will offer pay rises to over four million workers by the time that the […]
21st January 2020
What’s Happened? A property management company has been fined £1.3milion after a woman was fatally hit by a wooden panel as she walked down a street. This case serves as a reminder to ensure that regular inspections are carried out of properties. Where faults are found, undertake remedial action as and when necessary to keep […]
14th January 2020
What’s happening? The HSE has recently published revised guidance on welding fume – this comes after it started enforcing higher standards in this area back in 2019. The long-awaited practical guidance will help employers understand how to manage the health risks of welding, and inspectors will be visiting to check businesses are on track with […]
7th January 2020
As 2019 has come to a close, it’s time to look ahead to developments in employment law for 2020 and which key legislation may require consideration for your business. Watch out for the introduction of the Good Work Plan. This is a piece designed to close the ‘Swedish derogation’ loophole used by agencies for opting […]
17th December 2019
What’s Happened? Bike retailer Halfords has recently been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a set of heavy boxes collapsed on to a staff member, pinning him against a wall and leaving him with a suspected cracked rib during the busy festive period. This case serves as a timely reminder for our retail-based clients […]
5th December 2019
Spare a thought for the myriad of hazards faced by Santa each year….In this blog, we take a light-hearted festive look over the risk assessment requirements involved in delivering millions of gifts around the world. So what exactly does Santa need to do to make sure he’s safe and that we all have a Merry […]