How Do You Put a Sensible Health & Safety Policy together?
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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Grenfell Tower Fire: Final Report of Building Regulations and Fire Safety “Building a Safer Future.”
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…
Brexit – What Changes to Health and Safety Legislation Can We Expect?
A question that is often asked is whether we are likely to see a lot of health and safety legislation changed after Brexit. The short answer is ‘no’, because the…
Why Should You Prevent Stress at Work?
Are your employees stressed? Are they taking time off work when you really need them at work? Or are they just not performing as well as they could be? If…
Health and Safety Issues for the Self Employed: Gym Instructors
There’s a lot of confusion about the changes to Health and Safety legislation relating to the self employed. Watch this short video if you’re a gym instructor or you run…
Sentencing Guidelines: What Do Individuals Need to Know?
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…
Health and Safety Issues for the Self Employed: Gym Instructors
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…
Sentencing for Health and Safety Offences for Small Businesses
For small businesses with a turnover in the range of £2-10 million which commit Health and Safety offences, new guidelines (brought in on 1 February 2016) suggest the starting point…
Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Micro Businesses
Since the 1 February 2016 the Sentencing Council has introduced new definitive guidelines which the courts have to follow in relation to Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences. This…
