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14th February 2017
The HSE’s much loathed Fee for Intervention (FFI) scheme is facing a judicial review, in early 2017. We will keep you posted on the result. However, don’t expect the scheme to disappear overnight. Even if the review goes against the HSE, it’s expected that it will lodge an appeal. What’s happening? Towards the end of last […]
25th January 2017
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device which automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient. It can treat the patient through defibrillation which involves the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. Defibrillator use training Training in […]
23rd January 2017
In December, a property management company was fined £120,000 after a 29 year old man passed away tragically after falling down a lift shaft. Upon investigation by the HSE, it was found that the man had been trapped inside the lift and struggled to escape, having been unable to raise the alarm. Bolton Crown Court […]
3rd January 2017
Car Giant Volvo has recently been prosecuted £900,000, ordered it to pay costs of £5,820 after an employee was seriously injured following a fall from stepladders at their Truck and Bus Depot in Enfield, North London. The technician was servicing a lorry owned by delivery firm DHL when he identified that the access rope to […]
9th December 2016
Winter can be a tricky period for managing health & safety in the workplace. Not only are there the increased risks of slips, trip and falls due to icy conditions, but the festivities and celebrations around Christmas time bring with them the added issue of employees potentially being under the influence whilst at work. It […]
21st November 2016
In a staggering case which involved a company being served a record 10 Improvement Notices following a HSE visit, a judge in Swansea has told a company’s director and three managers that their company was “a ticking time bomb in relation to the health and safety employees”. The defendants were handed down suspended jail sentences […]
26th October 2016
A recycling company based in Kent has incurred a significant fine following an injury to a worker who was repairing a shredder. On 7th October 2013, a plant mechanic employed by recycling firm, Countryside Recycling Limited, commenced remedial works on the machine after the metal roof plate of the hammer drum has become detached. The […]
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
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 […]