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  1. Call for safety to be improved on location

     A media and entertainment union has called for employers to improve safety for staff on location. The appeal has been prompted by ongoing concerns about the hazards linked to the lack of handrails on facilities vehicles. There have been several reports of accidents caused by a lack of handrails.   Paul Kirby, Chair of the Film ...

    News | 23 Nov 2009

  2. Call for safety to be improved on location

    And that's without getting into working hours and rest periods for drivers of the vehicles who just have to break camp and be there ready whereveeer in time to start whateveeer time they finish and not unusual to work 72 hours with less than six hours sleep and take meal breaks on set..... Not talking about just down the road either in UK could be one end of th...

    Comment | 24 Nov 2009

  3. Renewed call for statutory rights for equality reps

    The TUC has today published a report on equality reps in the workplace and made a renewed call for them to be given statutory rights. Last year the TUC received funding from the Union Modernisation Fund and the Government Equalities Office to allow it to set up a special project to coordinate the recruitment of equality reps and to find out more about the impact reps are having on their...

    News | 22 Jan 2010

  4. Bill calls for 'safe distance' from hazardous sites

    A new Bill has been introduced in the Commons seeking "binding guidance" on minimum distances between hazardous sites and other buildings. Conservative MP for Castle Point, Bob Spink, said safety measures needed to be improved to protect the public and businesses from the threat of fire, explosion and contamination from potentially hazardous industrial sites. His Planning (Location of Hazardous Sites) Bill would: "...require the introduction of binding g...

    News | 17 Jan 2008

  5. Young review to be implemented in full, Budget confirms

    ...ded and put an unnecessary burden on business. The review will be chaired by a leading risk management specialist, Professor Ragnar E Lofstedt, of King’s College London, and will publish its findings in the autumn.   David Urpeth, National Head of Workplace Injuries at Irwin Mitchell, has called for a careful approach to the issue of reassessing safety legislation to be taken.He explained: “Legislation undoubtedly needs to be fair and proportionate. However, it is vital that ministers show caution when deciding to change existing health and safety procedures."We have seen an imp...

    News | 24 Mar 2011

  6. Call for cycle awareness training for HGV drivers

    ...asonable delay, but that would occur each time that it happens, and over the length of a decent journey or through an area with a few hills, this scenario is likely to be repeated a number of times. It is not unusual to be on a dual carriageway, with both lanes travelling at the same slow speed for mile after mile after mile, the queue stretching beyond the horizon. The reason is often not apparent straightaway, but after waiting patiently for an eternity, you eventually work to the front of the queue to find a team of formation dancing HGVs, taking it in turns to force their way into the ove...

    Comment | 26 Aug 2010

  7. Open for Business

    ...comfort to workers who operate in excessive heat or are outside all day Made from 100% cotton, the products can be washed and reused Workplace Law Magazine is published 6 times a year by Workplace Law Group. It is available free to premium members of the Workplace Law Network. For more information call our membership team on 0871 777 8881 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical or otherwise without the prior permission in writing from the publishers. Although great care has b...

    Magazine issue | 4 May 2010

  8. Changes to Workplace Law Magazine

    ...e employer had failed to make reasonable adjustments; and unfair dismissal for an unauthorised interview broadcast. HSE: Prosecutions for a fatality under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; and imprisonment for Gross Negligence Manslaughter 37 END NOTE Having a disability doesn't automatically `qualify' someone to provide advice in the built environment, argues Jim Taylor, NRAC Access Consultant. In association with: eMPLoyMeNt uPdate 13 NEWS Warning to seek legal or HR advice before making staff redundant; inquiry considers the representation and treatment of women in finance; and co...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009

  9. Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth

    ... Law forum, following BBC Panorama's health and safety special, 'May contain nuts', but what can be done to address the negative image is the subject of much debate Sandra Nicholson ­ Estates and Facilities Manager National Savings and Investment Book your place today ­ limited places available Call Tom kirby on 0871 777 8881 visit www.workplacelaw.net/dda-access Please quote reference 1843 when booking " " Great course, very well trained, informed and delivered. The trainer has a remarkable amount of knowledge and delivers the information and material at a steady pace. Key updates: n Disa...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009

  10. 48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max

    ...ry Titley, Leader of Labour's MEPs, on the Working Time Directive. Page 20 Navigating the Globe Fire risk assessing the only thatched building in London. Page 22 Keeping in touch Case law: Long term sick staff entitled to full holiday leave. Page 10 Burden of proof Should you pay staff to be on call? Page 9 Plus: Legal calendar | Comment Book review | The data | Clinic Partner profile and more ... Establishing health and safety liability in R v. Chargot Limited. Page 28 NEBOSH National General Certificate: choose your direction STUDY OVER 10 WEEKS Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDI...

    Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009

  11. Employment Tribunals: back to the future?

    ...n n ch io t lat an is r t eg po o l Im t Who should attend? An essential event for facilities managers, project managers, designers, architects and developers. Energy Performance of Buildings 2006: Special Report worth £99 absolutely FREE when you book before 31 August 2007. Book your places now call 0870 777 8881 or visit www.workplacelaw.net quoting ref. 1843 R R P £9 9. 00 workplacelaw MAGAZINE Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 Putting a price on life Is the Corporate Manslaughter Bill possibly the most drawn-out piece of legislation ever to be introduced? It's taken 11 years to get ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007

  12. Internships – Are you breaking the law?

    ...e Law. 14 CASE LAW Employee who sent offensive email from home computer was fairly dismissed; and Minister wins right to sue for unfair dismissal. 26 PROOF POSITIVE It's long been argued that too few senior roles are held in organisations by women, ethnic minorities or other For more information call 01223 431075 Visit recruitment.workplacelaw.net "The provisions of the Equality Act 2010 seem to be firmly in the Government's sights as part of this drive to reduce regulation on small businesses." P.15 3 www.workplacelaw.net workplace law health and safety editorial Comment from the Editor ....

    Magazine issue | 3 May 2011

  13. NHS staff to get personal security alarms

    ...ive personal security alarms from this week, following a commitment made by Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, to improve the safety and security of staff.  The lone worker alarm system is designed for nurses and other healthcare staff who work in isolation from colleagues and may need the ability to call for assistance when their personal security is threatened.  The security devices, which use Location Based Service (LBS) technology, will help locate the user and link to a trained individual who can summon help if needed.  If a lone worker indicates they need help, the call centre will be able l...

    News | 7 May 2009

  14. Tories Voice Opposition to Asbestos Regulations

    ...of the now virtually redundant Asbestos Industry. >>"Asbestos" is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally as masses of strong, flexible fibres that can be separated into thin threads and woven. These fibres are not affected by heat and do not conduct electricity. Asbestos is chemically, relatively stable. For these reasons, asbestos has been widely used in many industries. Four types of asbestos have been commonly used: · Chrysotile, or white asbestos (curly, flexible white fibres), which accounts for about 90 percent of the asbestos currently used in industry; · Amosite (...

    Comment | 26 Sep 2002

  15. Do you know how to create an emergency evacuation procedure?

    ...arding evacuation throughout the hospital in the event of a fire or emergency. During the evacuation process, all other occupants within the healthcare facility (i.e. visitors, contractors, and other members of staff without devolved responsibilities for emergency evacuation) have an option to vertically evacuate the property or maintain a progressive horizontal evacuation. Total building evacuation is the most common method of emergency evacuation for offices, schools and other general use buildings. This simply means, upon activation of an evacuation signal, occupants will evacuate to an are...

    News | 1 Feb 2006

  16. Licence to… protect your workplace?

    ...ust now be licensed. The industry has been shaken (not stirred!) since the licensing system for contracted-in security services in England and Wales came into force on 20 March 2006. This means that those operating without a licence are now committing a criminal offence. Back in February there were calls to delay the deadline due to difficulties in getting licensed in time, and the SIA is now dealing with a backlog of applications, which means that even those who have applied for a licence may currently be working illegally because the SIA has not been able to process them all in time. Despite the...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006

  17. The world in your hands?

    ...ments is that tackling climate change is likely to move to the forefront of the workplace agenda during the coming decade. And it's not just as a response to achieving compliance. In September 2009, business leaders from over 500 companies from around the world published The Copenhagen Communiqué, calling on world leaders to agree "an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal on climate change that responds credibly to the scale and urgency of the crisis facing the world today". The Communiqué advised "Economic development will not be sustained in the longer term unless the climate is stabilis...

    Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010

  18. Business Continuity – Lessons from the past: Ideas for the future?

    ...rwise useful BC standard (BS25999) that promotes exclusive thinking focusing on the maintenance of a status quo, rather than an inclusive style that seeks to coalesce other activities. For example, true Risk and Crisis Management (the BSI is shortly to publish brand new guidance on CM in a document called `Publicly Available Specification 2000') are mostly ignored in BS25999, which focuses just on impact, yet these issues are vital in our fight to remain both vigilant and resilient in the face of increasing and ever more pernicious threats in 2009 and beyond. I think we need to focus a bit less on...

    News analysis | 5 May 2009

  19. Soap star: The hygiene special issue

    ...vices at the British Parking Association. THe daTa Key figures and information on health and safety and employment law. 32 ThIS mONTh'S STATISTICS Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on washroom issues. 26 CLINIC "Having a hospital look clean does not necessarily mean it is hygienically clean; it is those things we cannot see, the bacteria, which cause harm." p.7 Visit www.workplacelaw.net/training/cipd www.workplacelaw.net 3 neboSH national general Certificate: choose your direction STUDY OVER 10 WEEKS editorial Comment from the Editor ... Workplace Law Group Second Floor,...

    Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009

  20. Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers

    ...McDowall Louise Smail Luke Tapp Printed by Warwick Printing Caswell Road, Leamington Spa CV31 1QD Circulation 2,000 (ISSN 1745-0160) Workplace Law Magazine is published 10 times a year by Workplace Law Group. It is available free to premium members of the Workplace Law Network. For more information call our membership team on 0871 777 8881 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical or otherwise without the prior permission in writing from the publishers. Although great care has b...

    Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008

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