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Air Conditioning: a hot topic in your office?
I think the mimimum legal temnperature for an office workplace is 16degrees Centigrade. The ironic thing is that there is no maximum legal temperature only a set of reccommended guidelines (However the TUC is pushing for a maximum at the moment)
Comment | 14 Nov 2007
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Air Conditioning: a hot topic in your office?
Well, obviously, a temperature that is high enough or low enough that does not interfere with the worker's ability to do their job. Which then raises the issue of whether their job performance is the result of impossible working conditions. So all we can do is legislate a temperature range which most people feel is r...
Comment | 10 Nov 2007
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Air Conditioning: a hot topic in your office?
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ALLOWABALE FOR A OFFICE WORKPLACE?
Comment | 9 Nov 2007
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It’s a WRAP
...ETWORK NEWS All the latest news from Workplace Law. 22 SHARP'S PROGRESS David Sharp, Managing Director of Workplace Law, talks to Sara Bean about Th!nk FM, the end of the printed magazine, and plans to establish the first Workplace Law international office. eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS Changes to unfair dismissal rules are announced, along with plans to charge for Tribunal claims, and a warning issued regarding agency workers tips. teChniCaL 38 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: A case in which a major retailer was fined £1m for asbestos offences highlights 45 END NOTE Judith Elliott, the Director of ...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...ned? The Sustainable Workplaces 2008: Special Report covers the whole spectrum of sustainability, from Corporate Social Responsibility to waste management, to give you all of the information you need on this increasingly popular topic in one place. Featuring contributions from experts including: Claire Fuller investigates the real effect that global warming will have on the workplace if we don't take preventative action. 09 EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYABILITY As a big company Ernst & Young is going about corporate responsibility in a big way. THE DATA 38 THIS MONTH'S STATISTICS Five pages ...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
...essages you give out when an incident occurs as it is about the action you take to control the hazard itself. Workplace Law Magazine investigates some key examples of good communication. TECHNICAL 28 LEGAL UPDATE In-depth information and guidance on: VDU use and employers' eyecare obligations; and air conditioning good practice. COMMENT 07 LOW-ENERGY LIGHT BULBS SAVING THE PLANET OR JUST A BIG HEADACHE? Everyone wants to be involved in helping the environment by `doing their bit', but not to the detriment of their health, says the Migraine Association. NETWORK 22 WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
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£20 if you can prove you’re competent
...ce on 13 November 2006. The Regulations will: · replace three existing sets of regulations (The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 and The Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992); introduce a lower single control limit of 0.1 fibres per cm3 of air for work with all types of asbestos; include practical guidelines for the determination of "sporadic and low-intensity exposure", as required by theEU directive; mean work with textured decorative coatings containing asbestos will be removed from the licensing regime; mean all organisations or indi...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...Online Publisher of the Year 2005 -- business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Letters 07 Mug's game? 08 Upcoming legal developments, events, training and important diary dates for the next six months. Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their business. In a culture where £200 is spent teaching employees how to make a cup of tea safely it seems that employers are becoming increasingly risk averse in order to prevent being sued. Is this health and safety overkill or a sensible precaution? K...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...3 431 054 Take a closer look... If you start to think about some of the key workplace incidents and case reports you have heard about in recent months and years, you'll spot a common theme. From the Tebay incident in which four track workers were crushed to death in 2004, to the outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Barrow-in-Furness, which led to the deaths of seven people -- one key factor links these cases together: the involvement of contractors. When contractors are utilised to carry out specific tasks, confusion in respect of responsibility for managing health and safety risk can, and does,...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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CDM special
...y and March. Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. Under the new CDM 2007 Regulations the role of the client is changing -- they will now have extra responsibility for ensuring good health and safety throughout the life of a construction project. But is it really fair to shoehorn clients into this new role? Well, actually, yes, says Katy Brown. Whether you consider a building to be `fit for purpose' or not depends on your viewpoint; while a designer might feel it is, an FM who actually uses the building could disagree. CDM 2007 re-empahsises the need for designe...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2007
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Energy management special issue
...is leading the way in exploiting renewable sources of energy, in line with aims highlighted in the Government's 2006 Energy Review. Katy Brown explores the actions the retailer has taken to make stores more environmentally friendly. Energy performance of buildings 25 Mick Dalton, Immediate Past Chair of the BIFM, looks at legislation surrounding the energy efficiency of buildings and what the future should, and may, hold. LEGAL UPDATE Case law 26 Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. Clinic 32 Are laser jet printers still considered a danger if ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...istance Learning is a unique web-based training course from Workplace Law leading to the award of the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate. editorial Comment from the Editor ... Workplace Law Group Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE T. 0871 777 8881 F. 0871 777 8882 Editor Claire Fuller Sub Editor Alex Davies managing Editor Sara Bean Latest | Editorial A Lot'S ChANGED SINCE 1974 ... On 31 July 1974, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act received Royal Assent. So, after 35 years and huge changes in the way people in the UK work, is it still fit for purpose? That was a q...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network "We don't serve wheelchairs" How Sir Bert Massie changed the attitudes of a nation DISCRIMINATION SPECIAL DECEMBER 07/JANUARY 08 Issue 33 Changing Faces Henrietta Spalding on disfigurement and discrimination Page 16 Where are they now? Discrimination cases of the '70s and how they've affected your business Page 12 Behind...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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R v. Beckingham: case closed
...Y, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Forum 06 Introduction 07 Barrow: investigation timeline 08 Body of evidence 10 Opinions and thoughts from Workplace Law Network members on a current hot topic. A summary of the Barrow legionella case and its implications. The key events of the case, from the Legionnaires' outbreak through to the sentencing of Gillian Beckingham and Barrow Council. Does your Workplace work? Total Workplace Management is the UK's largest dedicated event for FM and Estates professionals. It is the official exhibition of the BIFM and will provide visitors with all the information ne...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
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Stress management special
...s for all fleet risk management requirements. We have a proven track record for developing products and services which not only ensure that our clients' fleet schemes are compliant with the law, but also deliver measurable and significant cost savings through reduced insurance premiums, accident repairs and potential legal issues. Circulation 7,000 (ISSN 1745-0160) Workplace Law Magazine is only available by subscription. Price £199 for one year. Call 0870 777 8881 Printed by Warners Midland Plc The Maltings, Manor Lane, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH Workplace Law Magazine incorporates Facilit...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2004
