Workplace risk assessments myth busting
UK employers are legally obliged to conduct a workplace risk assessment for activities that are likely to cause harm to their workers. Risk assessments are one of the most common…
Workplace risk assessments are not difficult
Do you get frustrated with people NOT looking at workplace risk assessments with a degree of common sense with regards to controlling the residual risk needed in the workplace? Many…
Your New Year’s Health and Safety Resolutions
Your New Year’s Health and Safety Resolutions After all the fireworks, champagne and party nibbles settle – it’s time to crack on ahead with 2017, with some fresh new resolutions….
Fight Falls from Heights with Ladders
Falls from Heights Falls from heights are the largest contributors to serious injuries and fatalities at building and construction sites. Most of these incidents are entirely preventable with a risk…
Is your health and safety documentation up-to-date?
The alarming case of a gardener trapped under a ride-on lawn mower has emphasised the importance of maintaining accurate health and safety documentation. The 30-year old groundskeeper was trapped underwater…
Health and Safety Training: Keeping risk assessments up to date in the workplace
There are very basic requirements that every business must keep abreast of to make sure there are acceptable levels of comfort and security in the workplace, and most businesses, having…
Do You Need Risk Assessments for Cleaning the Office?
Workplace Risk assessments are required for all jobs, even if you have been performing the same tasks for many years. When you are an employer you will need to establish…
Television Star Anna Ryder Richardson Devastated by Fine After Child Injured at Wildlife Park
Anna Ryder Richardson has come to her defence after her wildlife park was fined £70,000 for breaching health and safety laws. The TV star runs the Wildlife Park with Colin…
Keep the Public Safe with the Help of Training
Public Safety in the news In recent weeks the news has been filled with some tragic incidents. One of the sad incidents involves the death of a child who was…
Start with a Risk Assessment, Health and Safety Laws Apply to All Businesses
If you are an employer or work for yourself you must be aware that you are completely responsible for the health and safety in your business. In order to reduce…
Human Resources: The Cost of Tribunals
In the changing world of the 21st Century, the shape of the workplace is changing to reflect the changing society and its norms and behaviours. Blame society British society has increasingly…
Fines for Employees after Worker Killed at Work
M and M Contracting Ltd, a company that specialised in producing doors and windows were discovered to have many safety failings after the death of one of their workers in…