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  1. Headache? Try new and improved law and regulation!

    ...elating to his failure to make a suitable assessment to the risk to health of employees from a substance hazardous to their health. The court also heard that an offence committed by his client, George Farrar (Quarries) Ltd was due to the poor quality of his advice. 18735 Company director guilty of careless driving A company director has been convicted of careless driving over the use of a hands-free device. Lynne-Marie Howden, a director and head of sales at business consultancy company, Insights, was found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving but was convicted on the lesser charge of car...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2009

  2. Directors' responsibilities for health and safety

    ...ges three different sites. This sometimes means driving between one site and another during the day. You have checked the validity of her driving licence, have the appropriate insurance and have talked to employees about safe driving practices. But the employee has had more than one accident due to careless driving. Should you: a) Be satisfied that you have carried out your duties? b) Offer to pay for the employee to take further driving lessons? You are responsible for her safety. c) Warn the employee that disciplinary action will be carried out for careless driving? You are also responsible for the ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005

  3. 2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead

    ...ge smaller firms to set up payroll giving schemes, and to encourage employees to channel monthly donations directly from their salaries to their favourite good causes. Payroll giving makes it easy for individuals to donate a regular amount tax - effectively to a charity of their choice. 5169 careless driving ­ fine £2,500; using vehicle in dangerous conditions ­ mandatory disqualification for 2nd offence; failing to give identity of driver - three to six points; mobile phone/proper control ­ £30 to be made endorsable: three points, £60; rationalising fines for children not wearing seatbel...

    Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004

  4. Crackdown on fleet danger drivers

    ...overnment and the Regions (DTLR), called "Dangerous Driving and the Law", show how arguments over legal definitions of different charges are hampering the courts. Prosecutions for causing death by dangerous driving are hard to pursue successfully, prompting a shift towards lesser charges such as careless driving, which offer a drastic reduction in punishments. The cases in the report make chilling reading for anyone driving for a living, as fleet drivers face some of the greatest risk of being involved in accidents, either as the cause of accidents or as victims. One of the most tragic cases inv...

    News | 18 Apr 2002

  5. Who's looking at you?

    ...hose firms in the know when it comes to waste disposal have cottoned on to the fact that they need to be scrupulous about having these sorts of items shredded or incinerated too. Any employer that uses them in its dealings with customers and suppliers can imagine a situation in which the gift of a carelessly disposed-of uniform can make a con artist's life significantly easier ­ and with this kind of crime on the up, that's not something any of us can afford to do. Confidential waste For most businesses, confidential waste comprises anything that might lay the company, its employees or its customer...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005

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