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Almost half of firms unaware of new fire safety laws
New research has shown that almost half of small firms are unaware of major new fire safety laws coming into effect next month. The survey, carried out by Norwich Union Risk Services, showed that only 47% of firms with fewer than 50 employees had any knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO). The RRO, which co...
News | 7 Sep 2006
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Small businesses fail to comply with fire safety legislation
... workplace, this is the employer and any other person who may have control of any part of the premises. This responsible person then has a duty to carry out the necessary fire risk assessments. A survey carried out by Norwich Union Risk Services, a month before the RRO came into force, found that almost half of small firms were unaware of the new laws. A recent survey by small business insurer More Than Business, carried out six months after the legislation came into force, suggests that in many circumstances this is still the case. The research suggests that almost one million small businesses ...
News | 16 Mar 2007
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...his is less of a problem for employers. Tobacco smoking is the cause of chronic respiratory disease and is said by the World Health Organization to cause 10% of adult deaths worldwide, as well as a number of debilitating as well as fatal diseases. Action on Smoking (ASH) reports that smoking causes almost 90% of deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, and around 17% of deaths from heart disease, and about one-third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking. These include cancer of the lung, mouth, lip, New 'fit Note' unveiled A new medical 'fit note' to ...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Evacuation versus invacuation
...vironment. "Project Rainbow is my biggest challenge to date," he enthuses. "We went on to win £2m in research work. "We didn't say how far apart have colours got to be -- we said how close can we go before people can't see a difference. In the right lighting conditions people can get very close -- almost as close as magnolia and
Magazine issue | 10 Jul 2008
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Smoking ban special
...ccused person the right to pay a fine, thus avoiding court. In this case, the fine was accepted and paid, so Edinburgh City Council has yet to prosecute anyone for flouting the smoking ban. This clearly suggests one of two things: either the preventative, educational model of enforcement is working almost perfectly, or it isn't working at all and the environmental health officers are simply failing to catch the many who are content to ignore the legislation. Vincent McBride is understandably keen to put a positive spin on the situation: "We'd prefer to take the view that compliance levels are high -...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007
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Who's looking at you?
...eged commission by him of any offence, or (h) any proceedings for any offence committed or alleged to have been committed by him, the disposal of such proceedings or the sentence of any court in such proceedings. www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029. htm workplacelaw 11 incorrect use of email. Almost 40 per cent of people admitted receiving information via email that was not intended for them in a survey published by web and email filtering company Surfcontrol. And 26 per cent received confidential information from an external source. Fifteen per cent admitted to sending out confidential inform...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005
