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1st December 2022
Introduction With concerns about rising energy costs, the H&S advice line has recently received a high number of calls from clients about options to save energy and reduce costs, with clients quite rightly being concerned about their heating bills over the coming months. This article therefore takes a closer look at what options you do […]
23rd November 2022
The FIFA World Cup kicks off on Sunday the 20th of November 2022, lasting just under a month, with the final on Sunday 18th of December 2022. Global sporting events such as the World Cup or the Olympics present a challenge for employers wanting to maintain the appropriate staffing levels without stopping their entire workforce […]
17th November 2022
What’s Happening? From 23rd January 2023, The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduce new key legal duties for building owners/managers (responsible persons). This article provides the key salient points of what you need to be aware of in order to stay compliant and be prepared for the new requirements. Why is there a Change? Following […]
9th November 2022
What’s Happened? Logistics giant Eddie Stobart has recently been fined £133,000 after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos. The firm was fined following a series of failures that took place while excavation work was carried out at its rail and container freight port in Widnes. The works resulted in the disturbance […]
2nd November 2022
What’s Happened? A Building Contractor has recently been fined £600,000 and its director ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and also fined £4,200 following serious and repeated failings in managing fire safety during work on a construction site under their control. Back in January 2018, an Inspector from the Health and Safety Executive […]
27th October 2022
A settlement agreement (formerly known as a compromise agreement) is an agreement made between an employee and employer which is legally binding and usually offers the employee an ex- gratia in return for not pursuing any claims in the tribunal. Settlement agreements are generally used when an employee and employer wish to mutually terminate a […]
19th October 2022
What’s Happened A meat production company has recently been fined £440,000 after a security guard at an abattoir was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle passing through the site’s entrance gates. A 63-year-old security guard, who was working for an independent security company, was on duty at the gated entrance of the site […]
12th October 2022
What’s Happened? A building firm has recently been fined after putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London. It is understood the company deliberately breached a HSE Prohibition Notice served on the site. The company was using a site-made cradle during the renovation of the five-story […]
5th October 2022
What’s Happening? HSE has recently announced that its Inspectors will be carrying out over 1,000 inspections to construction sites during October and November, with specific focus on checking how workers are moving heavy or bulky materials. Recent accident/incident statistics show around 40,000 people in the construction industry suffer a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) each year. The […]