29 November Accidents: A review of the year The disappointing element of looking back at the accidents and incidents that were reported in 2007 is that they are very similar in detail to those reported in 2006. The following constitutes a small sample of workplace accidents that lead to prosecutions during 2007. When analysing the details of these accidents, two main patterns are … Read More
29 November Workplace Accidents Workplace accidents threaten your business and the lives of your employees – avoid them. Contact LRB Health & Safety Consulting to ensure that your workplace becomes a safe environment for everyone. We work with business and other organisations across the spectrum – if you need help now call 01509 550023 or email us with any … Read More
29 November Corporate Manslaughter The government considers that the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 sends out a powerful deterrent message to those organisations that do not take their health and safety responsibilities seriously. The Act is intended to build on existing health and safety legislation and does not seek to impose new regulations on business. Having taken … Read More
29 November The Disability Discrimination Act The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 aims to end the discrimination that many disabled people face. This Act has been significantly extended, including by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. The DDA requires employers to: treat disabled persons equally with non-disabled persons in all employment matters make any reasonable changes to the premises, work layout, hours … Read More
11 November Hard Hats and colour coding Hard Hats – What’s in a colour? Previous changes in legislation, including the revocation of the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 puts the use of hard hats under the control of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992. Looking specifically at the use of hard hats led me to consider why there are different colours and … Read More
30 September Fee for Intervention update The Business Law firm DWF has revealed figures from its recent Freedom of Information request for “Fee for Intervention” figures from the HSE. These figures relate to the third batch of invoices issues by the HSE in relation to fees for intervention scheme (FFI). These figures for February and March 2013 show that the figure … Read More
27 September Slips, trips and falls Slips, trips and falls are very common cause of injury in the workplace and in public places. The picture shows an area of paving that has been damaged by vehicles. This is an area that is walked over by lots of members of the public, including a high percentage of older people (more likely … Read More
26 September Food Safety Rating and Scores on the doors Local Authorities operate schemes to provide information to customers of food businesses to enable them to make informed choices about the places where they eat out or purchase food from. The Local Authority Enforcement Officers (Environmental Health Officers, or EHO) are responsible for inspecting food businesses. This is to ensure that they meet the … Read More
25 September Are Rigger Boots banned on construction sites I was recently asked the question: are Rigger Boots banned on Construction Sites? This proved to be any interesting and lively area for debate on various forums on the internet. I can confirm that there is no blanket ban on the use of Rigger Boots on construction sites. There is, however, anecdotal evidence that many … Read More
20 September Passive Fire Protection, Part 2 I introduced the concept of Passive Fire Protection in a previous Blog article that can be found by following this link. In this short article, there are some brief descriptions of some of the terms that are commonly used when discussing or describing Passive Fire Protection. Fire-resisting structures Many premises are divided into different areas … Read More