Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Large Businesses
The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. If you run an organisation with a…
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Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Large Businesses
The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. This took effect on 1 February 2016…
Why should Directors have an Appropriate Understanding of Health and Safety in their Company?
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…
Health and Safety Training – What Do Your Employees Need to Know?
It is really important that employees of all organisations receive Health and Safety training, so that they don’t make errors which could cause danger to themselves or other people. It…
Can Health & Safety Executive Inspection Charges Affect Your Company if You Breach H&S Requirements?
Find out how Health & Safety Executive Inspection charges could affect your company if you breach H&S requirements in this short video.
Health and Safety Executive Charges – What Could it Cost Your Company?
It comes as a surprise to many organisations that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the government inspectorate – can charge for some of their inspections. They are able…
Fines for Health and Safety offences could be on the increase. How could they affect your organisation?
In 2015 the Sentencing Council, which is a Government body which sets recommendations of fines, consulted on new fines for the levels of penalty for corporate manslaughter and for Health…
What are the Implications of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 in Relation to Minor Works?
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 have some major implications for companies involved in minor works, which never really consider themselves to be involved in construction. The regulations require…
Changes to Labelling of Hazardous Materials
In 2009, the EU entered into a new Regulation for the classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of hazardous materials. The CLP Regulation was introduced as a way of globally harmonising…
