HSE ISSUE AIR SUSPENSION SAFETY ALERT
July 8, 2020Following investigations into incidents involving vehicle air suspension systems, the HSE have issued a safety alert for anyone carrying out work, including recovery work, on such vehicles whe...
HSE ISSUE KN95 FACEMASK WARNING
July 8, 2020The HSE have issued a safety alert warning employers against the use of KN95 facemasks as Personal Protective Equipment. Except where it has been organised by the UK Government for use by NHS ...
WORKING TIME GUIDANCE ISSUED FOR FURLOUGHED DRIVERS
July 8, 2020Professional drivers should not be expected to drive while tired and the Road Transport Working Time Regulations and Driver’s Hours and Tachograph rules are an important part of managing fat...
INTERNAL FALLS ARE PREVENTABLE
July 8, 2020The HSE in Northern Ireland (HSENI) have launched a new campaign targeted at falls from height in the construction industry. Of the five fatal construction related accidents reported in Northe...
LATEST FIGURES SHOW FALL IN FIRE DEATHS
July 8, 2020Fire and rescue statistics released by the Home Office for England the year ending December 2019 show a 10% fall in the number of fire related fatalities from 262 in the previous year to 237 i...
MOT TESTING RESTARTING FOR LORRIES, BUSES AND TRAILERS
July 8, 2020The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have announced that they are looking to restart testing for heavy vehicles from 4th July. Full details can be found on the Gov.UK website This includes ...
WORKING FROM HOME MANAGING THE OTHER RISKS
June 4, 2020The current infection control measures have seen a large increase in the number of people carrying out some or all of their work from home and an equally large increase in the number of articl...
DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY IN UNOCCUPIED PROPERTIES?
June 4, 2020The short answer is, of course, YES. This is especially true if the property is only temporarily vacant and you are intending to safely re-occupy it at some point in the future e.g. once every...
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE WORKPLACE
June 4, 2020Except for certain businesses, such as non-essential shops and public venues, which have been instructed to close, other employers can continue to work provided they can do so safely. Of cours...
SCAFFOLDING GUIDANCE NOTES
June 4, 2020The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) have produced a guide giving a broad range of advice scaffolding contractors might wish to adopt to help safeguard the health and welfa...
WHEN ARE DISEASES REPORTABLE UNDER RIDDOR?
June 4, 2020Under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) organisations are required to report certain work related accidents, injuries, dangerous occurrences an...
LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS
June 4, 2020Normally when we are considering the law in these articles we are looking at regulations, acts of parliament and prosecutions in the criminal courts. This article considers claims for compensa...
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