DOMESTIC SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REGULATIONS TO BE UPDATED
May 4, 2022Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is produced by the incomplete burning of carbon-based fuels, such as gas, oil, wood and coal. When the gas enters the body it prevents the blood from bringing oxygen t...
Covid-19 Risk Assessments No Longer Required For Most Businesses In England And Scotland
April 6, 2022Now that coronavirus restrictions are being replaced with public health advice, the HSE have updated their website to say that they no longer expect all organisations to consider Covid-19 in t...
Driving Mobile Phone Regulations
April 6, 2022The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Came into force 25th March 2022 further tightening restrictions on mobile phone use at the wheel Since 2003, it ha...
PIB Group Acquires Baily Garner (Health and Safety) Ltd
April 5, 2022PIB Group Ltd (‘PIB’) has snapped up Baily Garner (Health & Safety) Ltd (“Baily Garner HS” or “BGHS”), a specialist independent health and safety consultancy. Based in London and s...
Electric Vehicles – The key risks surrounding batteries
March 10, 2022The electric vehicle (EVs) market is growing quickly, with over 365,000 pure-electric cars on UK roads at the end of November 2021, and more than 705,000 plug-in models including plug-in hybri...
Roadmaps out of COVID Restrictions
February 22, 2022As restrictions continue to ease, here is a summary of recent updates from the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments England The government has announced a timetable for fu...
SCISSOR LIFT SAFETY ALERT
February 2, 2022Alerts have been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards regarding the following models of scissor lift. Tecalemit Scissor Lift SF9094 or 5 and SF9064 or 5 (Manufactured 2014 – 2...
New Highway Code Rules from 29th January 2022
January 28, 2022What are the new Highway Code rules? The Highway Code is set to change on the 29th January 2022, but an alarming one third of drivers are unaware of the upcoming changes. A recent survey by th...
Why risk management is important for all organisations as they return to work
January 26, 2022The government recently announced that employees in England are no longer being asked to work from home and should speak to their employers about arrangements for returning to the office. Pe...
WHEELED LOADING SHOVEL SAFETY NOTICE
January 18, 2022The HSE recently issued a safety notice concerning the use of wheeled loading shovels in waste and recycling facilities. This follows nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions over four years i...
NEW RULES FOR TOWING TRAILERS WITH CARS
January 18, 2022Previously we reported on changes the government was proposing to introduce regarding the need for certain drivers of cars (or vans under 3500kg) to pass an additional towing test if they want...
PPE REGULATIONS TO BE UPDATED
January 18, 2022In July and August 2021, the HSE ran a consultation on proposals to extend the definition of workers that employers are required to provide with suitable personal protective equipment (PPE). C...
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