While businesses’ health and safety efforts have been dominated by COVID-19 in recent weeks, March 2020 also saw a number of unrelated fines handed to
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If you employ five or more people, it is a legal requirement to have a written Health & Safety Policy detailing your organisation’s approach to
It’s often said that health and safety has gone to extremes, but is this really the case? Complaints about ‘excessive’ health and safety rules and
BLOG Ever heard that health and safety law bans sandals in the office? Or that Christmas lights are no longer allowed in the workplace? Well,
Slips, trips and falls account for almost a third of workplace injuries and, when cold winter temperatures plummet, the risk of these incidents soars. Even
Work-related health statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that musculoskeletal disorders are the second highest cause of ill health in Great Britain.
A new survey has found that retail workers are, on average, abused, threatened or assaulted 21 times a year. Jackie McKenzie, a petrol station worker,
Blog It’s quite common for employers in office-based businesses to have a relaxed attitude to health and safety. You might assume that if there
BLOG When it comes to managing health and safety risk, out of sight should definitely not be out of mind. If you have workers whose
