An all-party MP group on occupational health recently reported there is an asbestos “time-bomb in our schools.” Huge numbers of schools built in the three
A construction company based in South Wales has been fined £100,000 for fire safety failings at its building site. In July, the HSE conducted an
The decision of the UK electorate to withdraw from the European Union last week will certainly change the political and economic environment, but what impact
A high street shoe chain has been ordered to pay more than £57,000 after it knowingly exposed its staff to asbestos. Pavers, which has more
Water is sometimes taken for granted. We drink from the tap and turn on the shower without a second thought. But have you ever stopped
Fashion retailer Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m after a four-year-old boy died following an incident at its outlet in Bicester Village in 2013. The
The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Hague v Rotary Yorkshire Limited (2015) has clarified the power of the Health and Safety Executive’s
Where a commercial contract to provide services changes hands (known as a “service provision change”), the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection from Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)
Over the last few years, 10 children have been tragically killed by falling goalposts. The majority of these cases have involved children being hit by
When it comes to health and safety legislation, it seems change is here to stay. Whatever way you look at it, the burden upon employers
