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What Responsibility do Company Directors have to Seek Competent Health & Safety Advice?

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:44:14 +0000

If you’re a Director of an organisation, do you need to get good Health & Safety advice? Is it your responsibility? This short video from Ian Clements, MD of Quadriga...

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Competent Health & Safety Advice – Do You Need it?

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:06:53 +0000

Directors of companies need competent Health & Safety advice both as a legal reason and for a practical one. There is a specific legal requirement for a company that is...

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Significant Changes since the Introduction of New Sentencing Guidelines

admin — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:28:51 +0000

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...

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How Do You Put a Sensible Health & Safety Policy together?

admin — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:30:59 +0000

Does your organisation employ five people or more? If so, you are legally obliged to have a written health and safety policy. Here are some guidelines on creating one. A...

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Fire Safety – What do Companies Need to do Differently?

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:05:06 +0000

Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, most organisations will be asking themselves what they need to do differently – or if they need to do anything differently –...

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Health and Safety in the Office

admin — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:27:53 +0000

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...

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Updated Briefing on Fire Safety Issues Arising from the Grenfell Tower Fire

admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:07:39 +0000

Since the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 we have been busy issuing briefings and advice to our clients. The Government have now published the results of the first...

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Health & Safety Issues for the Self Employed

admin — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:40:18 +0000

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...

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Why should Directors have an Appropriate Understanding of Health and Safety in their Company?

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:49:05 +0000

It’s really important that company Directors receive Health and Safety briefings because many don’t fully appreciate the extent of the threat to themselves and their organisation of not getting this...

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