The Importance of Training Board Directors in Health and Safety
If you’re a Board Director, have you ever considered being trained in Health and Safety issues? You may not realise that it’s as important for you to have this knowledge…
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How Could the HSE Fee for Intervention Affect Your Organisation?
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 –…
Grenfell Tower Fire: What is the Impact of Health and Safety Regulations?
The horrific circumstances of the Grenfell Tower fire will etch in the minds of regulators 14 June 2017 as a sea change in UK fire safety legislation and enforcement practice….
Health & Safety Issues for the Self Employed – including Hairdressers
There is 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…
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…
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 fines that could…
