One week has seen three separate courts hand out heavy fines after unsafe work at height. This includes: Survey Roofing Group was ordered to pay
Whether time spent by a worker sleeping on shift counts as working time for the purposes of calculating whether they have been paid at least
According to Health & Safety Executive (HSE) data, some 70 people are killed and 2,000 seriously injured each year in incidents involving moving vehicles in
BLOG With the Met Office predicting that 2023 will be hotter than 2022, and one of the warmest years on record, there could be cause for concern
A Cheshire wedding venue owner who repeatedly flouted fire safety rules has been jailed. Visiting Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service firefighters found ‘flagrant’ disregard of
Blog As businesses undergo changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or outsourcing, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations, commonly known as TUPE, come into
A manufacturer has been fined for exposing a worker to fumes that led to them developing occupational asthma. When the soldering worker was first employed,
If you look around your office, you may spot many people eating lunch at their desks and diligently getting on with work. Some may even
Ellis Whittam is often asked about Health & Safety in the workplace. So we’ve put together some of the more commonly asked questions: Do Health
Companies fined after unsupervised fall from height Falls in the workplace are the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes
