It’s hard to believe, but pregnancy and maternity discrimination are on the rise. These are the findings in a report by the Women and Equalities Committee which
A company has been fined after a 12-year-old slipped and fell off a scaffolding structure the business had erected. The scaffold could be accessed from
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has published an inquiry report calling for a review by government and industry of the risks associated with working at
A retail chain has been fined after a girl suffered a fractured skull when shop furniture hit her head. The ten-year-old had been on a
Blog A study has shown larger organisations face the biggest increase in fines for health and safety offences. This has occurred following the introduction of tougher
Blog A train refurbishment firm has been fined after workers were exposed to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). The incidents took place between 2005 – 2015.
Working At Height Falls in the workplace are the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury. No
Blog Work-related contact dermatitis is a prevalent issue in the hospitality industry. In fact, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified the condition as
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety warning after lives have been put at risk through bad-habit use of platform lifts. What are
Blog What does ‘resonably practicable’ mean? The term ‘reasonably practicable’ is widely used in Health & Safety law. But what does reasonably practicable mean? In
