Safety Elf Alert
8th December 2016
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It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s the silly season when the Safety Elf comes round in a scrooge-like effort to dampen down everyone’s
It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s the silly season when the Safety Elf comes round in a scrooge-like effort to dampen down everyone’s
A district council has been fined £250,000 for Health & Safety failings after 12 grounds maintenance workers were found to have the condition vibration white
Blog Withdrawing a job offer due to sickness can be a sensitive and legally intricate matter for employers. In this blog, we will address the
Manufacturing essentials | Machine guarding Manufacturing activities are high risk. On average 19 workers are killed every year in manufacturing incidents. Annually, around 46,000 workers
Employers may wish to hire young workers in half-term and in the run-up to Christmas. You need to be aware, however, that special employment rules
An HSE investigation has begun after a voluntary worker died while working on a canal excavation at Pewsham Locks in Wiltshire. A 63-year-old volunteer is
A company director has been jailed for 12 months and ordered to pay £4,000 costs following the death of one of his employees. Paul Williamson,
The scope of an employer’s duty to remove barriers disabled employees face in the workplace has always been debatable. In a recent case, the Employment
The 2015 case of Rooney v Western Education and Library Board shows how easily the law can impact on those responsible for school Health & Safety
Work-related skin problems can occur in most workplaces although there are certain high-risk jobs such as catering, hair dressing, motor vehicle repair and construction where