MPs call for FFI to be expanded to local authorities
July 23, 2018The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Occupational Safety and Health recently published a report looking at the enforcement of health and safety by Local Authorities. APPGs are informal...
Pregnant workers: play it safe
July 20, 2018It seems that a large number of employers still have discriminatory attitudes towards employing pregnant employees and new mothers. A survey by the Equality and Human Rights commission of more...
How to dismiss short-serving employees
July 20, 2018Employees with less than two years’ service cannot generally claim unfair dismissal, so it is relatively straightforward to dismiss. What consideration do you need to have in mind for dismis...
Scaffolding safety alert
July 20, 2018With the school summer holidays fast approaching the HSE have issued a safety alert reminding contractors and those in charge of construction work of the need to assess the site and ensure sui...
Non-Destructive Testing fraud safety alert
July 20, 2018Non-Destructive Testing is used to check for defects in plant, e.g. pressure equipment, that may have been introduced by the manufacturing process or deterioration caused by the operation of t...
Bouncy castles and play inflatables: are they safe?
July 20, 2018Tragically bouncy castles and play inflatables have been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, with a 3 year old girl fatally injured in an incident involving an inflatable trampolin...
Unfairly dismissed: the right to appeal
July 20, 2018Asda has lost a case for unfair dismissal because it made one fatal procedural error. Where did it go wrong and what steps must you never overlook when disciplinary action is taken against an ...
Dependents’ leave during school holiday
July 20, 2018During the school holidays, many working parents struggle with childcare arrangements, especially during the summer months. At what point does an issue relating to child care entitle an employ...
Droning on and on about safety
July 20, 2018Unmanned aircraft, more commonly known as drones, are becoming increasingly popular as their commercial opportunities are explored, whether these are in media and broadcasting, agriculture, de...
Deaths in the workplace rise
July 20, 2018Provisional figures released by the HSE show that 144 workers died as result of work related injuries between April 2017 and March 2018 (a rate of 0.45 per 100,000 workers) an increase from th...
Feeling the heat: too hot to work?
July 20, 2018With the current heatwave set to continue and the summer holidays not yet begun temperature in the workplace can be a hot topic. In the UK there is no set maximum temperature for a workplace, ...
Metal working fluids inspection campaign
July 20, 2018In a recent article we reported on new guidance issued by the HSE and the UK Lubricants Association Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship Group and how exposure to the fluids used in coolin...
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