Vicarious Liability at the Petrol Station
Do you understand the term “vicarious liability” as it is applied to health and safety? Here is an example that will explain how it could affect your organisation. If you…
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What Responsibility do Company Directors have to Seek Competent Health & Safety Advice?
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…
Supporting Our Clients with HSE Investigations
How would you handle a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation, should your organisation be subject to such an investigation? At Quadriga we are called upon to support organisations with…
Do Directors Have Time for Health & Safety Training?
We are often asked why Directors and Senior Managers need health and safety training. Often they say “I don’t work machines. I don’t drive forklift trucks; so why do I…
How Likely Are Directors to be Jailed for Health & Safety Offences?
Find out by watching this short video with Ian Clements, MD of Quadriga Health & Safety.
Importance of Managing HSE Investigations
It is important to manage Health and Safety Executive investigations and interventions properly because they are an enforcement authority with very wide ranging powers.
How Quickly Should you Act on Reports of Danger?
It’s important that companies have arrangements to act promptly on reports of danger. An example is a major electricity supply company, supplying London and the Southeast of England. They had…
Plan Systems of Work to Avoid Accidents
Planned systems of work, particularly for high-risk activities, are vitally important, for preventing employees from improvising and doing something in a dangerous way.
Legal Privilege and Health and Safety
Legal privilege, particularly in the context of health and safety, is the concept where certain types of documents and information can be withheld from a court or from the health…
