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Can all your staff evacuate a building in an emergency?
... that everyone is likely to experience a range of temporary impairments from time to time – examples include the latter stages of pregnancy (when those 5 flights of stairs could be very difficult), sports and other injuries such as sprains, breaks, fractures, hip and knee replacements. So how can managers and employers make sure all staff can get out in a fire, no matter what special arrangements might need to be made? The simple (and obvious) answer is: by planning ahead. If someone feels that they would need assistance or extra time when evacuating a building, for whatever reason, t...
News | 6 Aug 2007
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The world in your hands?
... CPd Section: In-depth guidance on fire safety and TUPE. Page 30 Plus: The all new data section and news round-up of the leading Network stories ... Why employers must act quickly and decisively. Page 24 Page 27 ioSh managing Safely e-learning Through the Workplace Law Direct Study Centre you can study when you like, where you like, at the speed you want to. IOSH Distance Learning is a unique webbased training course from Workplace Law, leading to the award of the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate. Contents In this issue ... LAteSt 05 EDITORIAL 2010: A decade of (climate) change. 06 LEGAL ...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network the aftermath and what you can learn from it BUNCEFIELD spECIaL IssUE disaster Buncefield The planner Peter Power on Olympic-sized emergencies, and what to do about them. MAY 2009 Issue 47 Evacuate! The contingency plans to save city centre businesses in an emergency. The investigator Interview with the HSE's Buncefield inv...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Evacuation versus invacuation
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Hang on! Evacuation versus invacuation Can it ever be safe to hold on for rescue in a fire emergency? FIRE & DISABILITY SPECIAL JULY / AUGUST 2008 Issue 39 Who's in your building? Knowing who you need to evacuate in an emergency. Page 14 The real stories: Evacuation strategies put to the test. Page 10 Professor Keith Bright: "Access to b...
Magazine issue | 10 Jul 2008
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...ABLE WORKPLACES APRIL 2008 Issue 36 Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine? Workplaces of the future: What climate change could mean for business if we don't act now. Page 5 A living wage: Why paying the lowest wages isn't the best option. Page 13 Sustainable Workplaces Week: How businesses can work towards a sustainable future. Page 15 Plus: Technical guidance | The data Comment and more ... Find out inside ... Sustainable workplaces: n Why do I need to concern myself with sustainability? n What can I do to make sure my business is sustainable? n Why is sustainability to do with more...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...rtment for Communities "'The fear is of course that in ten years' time people will start to die in offices.' Could there be any truth to this statement?" P. 20 3 www.workplacelaw.net All the information you need to reconcile fire safety and disability in your workplace Key questions answered: n Can the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 work alongside each other? n What do I need to do to make sure an evacuation happens safely? n What training should I be carrying out to make sure everyone is prepared for a fire? n What features does my workp...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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should everybody be evacuated during a fire alarm?
...o me, to be totally unrealistic, added to which, the Fire Service mantra of 'Get out, Stay out and Get the FB out has been so effective that we'er all stuck in that rut. Add to that the fact that the FB want us to reduce false alarms but no one seems to have thought through the practicalities, so I can understand your frustration. A few points in your post interest me. Your organisations Fire Safety Management Plan should address this situation - if not, you should demand that it does at your next service delivery meeting. I'm guessing that your fire alarm system sounds throughout the whole bu...
Comment | 20 Apr 2009
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In-depth article: 7/7 a year later – what have businesses learnt?
Introduction At the start of the year CBI Director General Digby Jones urged businesses to put a re-assessment of business risks at the top of their list of New Year resolutions. Business continuity has been pushed to the forefront in the past year following incidents such as Hurricane Katrina, Buncefield, the threat of a Bird Flu Pandemic, and of course the terrorist attacks on 7/7. As we reach the first anniversary of the London bombings have businesses learnt lessons from the disasters of the past year? Or are they still failing to plan for disaster? This in-depth feature...
News | 7 Jul 2006
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
...ent legislation A VICARIOUS PLEASURE Much of the legislation governing work in 1973 and before would not make sense in today's workplace, says David Sharp P16 KNOW YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY BODY Geraint Day of the Institute of Directors says that finding your way around the health and safety system can be like a tour of the land 16 20 NOT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THIS Kelly Mansfield investigates the grey area created when disability discrimination crosses with health and safety legislation SOUNDING OFF Employers may need to look again at the issue of noise in the workplace under new regulations comi...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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Business Continuity: are you prepared for the worst?
..., and people throughout the UK being considered suspect. An increase in sudden road closures and building evacuations is probable. It is strongly advised that at least one ‘table top’ or real time rehearsal takes place to ensure everyone knows what to do in an emergency, and organisations can quickly assemble a crisis team to make rapid decisions in situations where accurate details will most likely be difficult to obtain. Terrorists acting in the UK have used comparably new tactics, and will most likely continue to do so in the future. Therefore, any meetings or rehearsals should...
News | 3 Jul 2007
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The year of living dangerously
... one that those in more senior positions in the workplace will come to agree with in the course of the next 12 months and beyond. In 2006, the term `responsible person' will carry more weight than ever before, as it is at the heart of major new legislation either coming into effect or making significant developments next year. Major developments include the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which places responsibility for fire safety on the shoulders of the employer and the Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill under which it will become easier for a company to be convicted of corpo...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2005
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The burning issue
...nsibility for fire safety. The risk-based approach to fire safety allows employers greater flexibility than in the past; from now on fire safety will be goalbased and employers will be able to negotiate and discuss their needs. Aside from special effects, this issue of the magazine is also a significant one for Workplace Law because this month the Group celebrates 10 years of providing UK employers with up-to-date legal information, training and advice. Since its formation in 1995, the Workplace Law Group has grown from being a publisher of legal information in a relatively small market to a prov...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005
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New MI5 bomb threat procedure published
... including a free action checklist, is available from the MI5 website. Bomb threats: MI5 advice Most bomb threats are made over the phone. The overwhelming majority are hoaxes, often the work of malicious pranksters, although terrorists also make hoax calls. During a recent Irish republican terrorist campaign, there were approximately 10,000 bomb threat calls reported in the Greater London area in one year. Of these, 70 were made by terrorists, 10 of which resulted in the actual discovery of a device. Any such hoax is a crime and, no matter how ridiculous or unconvincing, should be...
News | 7 Feb 2005
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Fire risk assessments
...s, produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government. A site-specific report will be prepared and presented in both a hard and electronic format. The information contained in the report will identify the scope and methodology applied to the Fire Risk Assessment, as well as the significant findings and any improvements necessary. The report will also include an action plan, which will give a specific description of any discrepancies along with a risk rating and suggested timescale for implementation. We are also able to prepare (and include) Fire Emergency Plans and Personal Emerge...
Support | 10 Feb 2012
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Sweeping changes
...-look data section, news round-up of the leading network stories and Workplace Law news update ... group workplace law health and safety Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Seismic shift. iOsh Managing safely e-learning workplace law Through the Workplace Law Direct Study Centre you can study when you like, where you like, at the speed you want to. IOSH Distance workplace law Learning is a unique web-based training course from Workplace Law, environmental leading to the award of the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate. human resources 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates for summ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010
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Open for Business
...k, following the death of an employee. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on fire. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Common Commencement Date: 6 April 2010 listings; employers have just under a year to prepare for the extension to statutory paternity leave and pay; and employment regulators can be notified of whistleblowing claims brought in tribunals. 09 COMMENT John Holden, new President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) hears of the Tories' health and safety review at the recent IOSH conference. COntinuinG PROfessiOnAL deVeLOPMent 30 PPE PROVISION Maria Ande...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Refuge Points
...person or disabled person may not need an evac chair at all. When a risk assessment is conducted, some thought as to what wheelchair users are present, deaf or partially sighted employees or visitors may need a buddy, audible or visual or vibrating pager signal that a fire has been detected. Anyone can read the standards, but on top of that is the common sense of who is contained on that premises and the quirks of the premises, so don't just read the book and apply all recomendations. They may not be suitable. On a survey, I've just been informed I have too many emergency lighting units but that...
Comment | 22 Aug 2011
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
...toring washroom breaks Toilet ratios Just how many toilets is your workplace meant to have? Page 16 changing attitudes case law: Disability ruling applied in landmark employment case. Page 10 The data | Clinic | Legal update Partner profile and more ... plus: Legal calendar | Comment How far can you go? Page 12 Building disabled toilets for the 21st century. Page 22 CipD certificate programmes leaDing to aSSoCiate memberSHip Workplace Law Training direct study centre contents In this issue ... laTesT The washroom is, after all, one of the only facilities that all workplaces have to...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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Identity charade
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network identity charade are you still free to pick the best candidate for the job? Equality & divErsity spEcial SEPTEMBER 2008 Issue 40 the Equality Bill: Can all discrimination be "chucked in the same bag"? Page 17 Making discrimination visible The Solicitor General on proposals for transparency. Page 18 "Will the Equality Bill lead to employers trying to ...
Magazine issue | 3 Sep 2008
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Means of escape and disabled people
...vided a more appropriate means for the assessment of risks in particular for those with special needs or where there are children for example, as is the case with hospitals, children's homes or hostels, taking into account any inexperience, immaturity or lack of awareness of risks. Risk assessments can therefore be adjusted appropriately. The Disability Discrimination Act further reinforces the responsibility of building managers to ensure that their evacuation procedures take account of the needs of disabled people. Under the Act there is a requirement to adjust policies, practices and proced...
News | 15 Mar 2007
