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
The recent tragic death of a child in a London park when a tree limb collapsed has once again brought into focus the requirement for
Excessive or loud noise at work can damage your hearing. This usually happens gradually and sometimes is only noticed by the individual as they age,
A Borough Council has been fined £13,000 plus costs of £1,317 after a two year old child had two fingertips severed when playing in a
We all do it at some time. We take a short cut, we take a risk or we do something that we know we shouldn’t
In recent years, electronic cigarettes or ‘e-cigarettes’ have increased hugely in popularity as an alternative to smoking or as a means of giving up smoking.
A landlady has been fined £160,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 prosecution costs for breaking fire safety laws following a fatal fire in one of
The Governing Body of a school in Kent has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £1,375 in costs after admitting a breach of section
When the sun makes an appearance, we all enjoy the opportunity to sit down in the garden and feel the warmth upon our faces. But
For the last two years there has been uncertainty for employers as to what their obligations are when considering making 20 or more redundancies within
