Significant Changes since the Introduction of New Sentencing Guidelines In February 2016, the Sentencing Council introduced a new guideline for Health and Safety and Corporate Manslaughter offences, which made a…
Health and safety are not always at the top of the list of considerations when going through the business acquisition process, but there can be considerable implications for the acquiring…
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, a report detailing principles and recommendations for the new regulatory framework has been produced. A set of rigorous and demanding duty holder roles…
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 in which 72 people died, Dame Judith Hackett, a former Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), was asked by the…
Following the Grenfell tower disaster in June 2017, many contractors might be asking themselves what they should be doing about health and safety. Many contractors might not even have thought…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a Fee for Intervention scheme which is invoked when an inspector considers a duty holder – usually a company or an organization –…
Office health and safety is often overlooked in business. Many office jobs, like sitting at a desk and typing at computer, don’t seem to suggest much risk. However, working in…
On 1 February 2016, the Sentencing Guidelines Council introduced a new guideline in relation to corporate offences. It also applies to individual Health and Safety Offences, including those committed by…
There’s a lot of confusion about the changes to Health and Safety legislation relating to the self employed. A few years ago, a report was undertaken which indicated that self…
