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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974-2009 HSWA revieWed JULY/AUGUST 2009 Issue 49 in sickness and in health Why the health agenda should not be overlooked. Page 12 Heated debate When is it legally too hot to trot? The elephant in the room The poor legislation no one wants to talk about. Page 18 Commen...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Event management: health and safety considerations
On 23 July two people were killed and 13 injured after a giant, inflatable sculpture blew free from its moorings at Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. The incident raises important issues surrounding health and safety of public events, and should act as a prompt to event organisers to ensure that they fully comply with all health and safety requirements. While there were people inside, the Dreamspace installation, an inflatable that contains a series of connected rooms which can be walked through, ...
News | 18 Aug 2006
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Health and safety guidelines of low interest to hotels
“Health and Safety is integral to success. Board members who do not show leadership in this area are failing in their duty as directors and their moral duty, and are damaging their organisation. A quotation from Leading Health and Safety at Work – guidelines written “by directors, for directors”...
News | 10 Mar 2009
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Understaffed local authorities undermine health and safety
A recent comprehensive survey of local authorities reveals a level of understaffing in environmental health departments of such proportions that performance of their role as health and safety inspectors and enforcers is surely being undermined. More than 60 per cent of authorities in England and Wales, and in Scotland, say they are at least one member of staff down, two had 13 posts unfilled, affectin...
News | 17 Nov 2005
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...igator Taf Powell. Buncefield and your business: the lessons that all businesses can learn. Page 30 Legal update: REACH and facilities management. Page 26 plus: Legal calendar | Comment The data | Clinic | Client focus Case law and more ... Page 7 Page 22 Page 20 Contents Let's talk safety & health In this issue ... LaTEsT 05 EDITORIAL Responsible for training? At 6.03 a.m. on 11 December 2005, journalist Colin Campbell was live on BBC News 24."I actually can just tell you that I've heard a very, very large explosion just behind me a few seconds ago," he says, turning round to see if he c...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Health hazards: Dave Hampton's challenge to cut carbon consumption Page 26 keeping a lid on panic Hazards special issue FEBRUARY 2008 Issue 34 THE EMISSIONS MISSION PRINTERS: As harmful to health as cigarette smoke? The implications of purchasing and office planning decisions Page 16 Interview: The ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Cultivating suCCess 9 ways to cut costs legally and stimulate growth in your organisation Forum focus Health and safety gone nuts! Workplace Law members on BBC's Panorama programme: is now the time to stand up and be counted? Page 19 COST-CUTTING SpeCIal JUNE 2009 Issue 48 legal update: Updating contracts a way to save money? Page 26 posting successful results Controversial cuts: the Royal Mail stor...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
...from humble beginnings into a highly regulated industry with its own standards and professional organisation. Workplace Law speaks to Kelvin Reynolds, one of our most popular advisors, who is Director of Technical Services 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 Visi...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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The burning issue
...RAIL CRASH Demonstrating the need for a corporate killing offence? PLUS: Workplace Law Group is 10 years old! Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT WPL Fire assessment Advert CONTENTS 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Upcoming legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead 20 STRESS: ARE EMPLOYERS DOING ENOUGH? One year since the introduction of...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace May 2005 RELIGIOUS BELIEF? To what extent should employers cater for all faiths? DOES EVERYONE KNOW THERE'S A FIRE? Disability discrimination meets health and safety SOUNDING OFF New Noise at Work Regulations MIGRANT WORKERS Are you exploiting illegal immigrants? Plus: Freedom of information, asbestos, vibration, business continuity IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS P8 06 07 08 LEGAL CALENDAR Upcoming ...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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Playing with numbers: TUPE special issue
... to manage your workplace March 2005 PLAYING WITH NUMBERS Is TUPE about to become clear? IDENTITY CRISIS The changing face of security UNDER THE INFLUENCE Is there a place for alcohol at work? PLUS: Religion in the workplace, pensions and TUPE, age discrimination IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS CONTENTS 26 CASE LAW 33 CLINIC 34 ANALYSIS 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead 07 LETTERS Workplace Law Magazine readers share their thoughts on l...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2005
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Employee loses appeal in BA crucifix case
... Fortunately, the Court of Appeal has made clear that they are not required to do so. An employer needs to show that it has adopted a policy or practice which is an appropriate means of achieving a legitimate aim. It is a balancing exercise. For example, an employer may need to have regard to health and safety issues in its particular workplace. “Good dialogue between an employer and its employees should identify potential issues and whether and how, in practical terms, they can be resolved. Seeking to accommodate the religious practices of employees, as British Airways clearly did in ...
Case | 12 Feb 2010
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Euromillions
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Euromillions RISK MANAGEMENT SpEcIAl Why we are all winners in the European health and safety lottery OCTOBER 2008 Issue 41 Safety signals president Freeman: First interview with the new leader at IOSH. Page 20 Footloose How safe is your employees' footwear? Page 15 Network Rail sparks safety debate over colour of hard hats. Technical: How do you risk assess a trip to an ou...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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Fall into hot oil highlights dangers of workplace slips
The head chef of a pub in Gloucestershire has been awarded £10,000 after a slip at work that left her horribly scarred. This just one of some 11,000 slips and trips that happen every year in the UK, which highlight the seriousness of this health and safety issue for businesses.The hot oil of the fryer of the Weavers Arms in Gloucestershire had been emptied to allow it to cool and left on the floor in a container. Although it had been standing for about an hour, the temperature was still estimated to be around 120 degrees Celsius. The chef,...
Case | 18 Apr 2008
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New licences for catering facilities
...sk analysis procedures and be able to trace the origin of all food and ingredients. Catering facilities, such as those found in many workplaces, will have to prove that they meet the new standards and display a licence before being allowed to trade. The regulations will be enforced by environmental health officers, and any flouting of the rules, such as handling money and food without wearing protective gloves, could lead to the establishment losing its licence.Most major catering suppliers already insist on these standards, but employers who provide catering facilities in-house may have to pay an e...
News | 24 Jul 2000
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Hundreds of food premises failing to comply with food safety legislation
Hundreds of food premises are posing a high risk to public health because of poor hygiene standards; a wide-ranging new survey has shown. Major changes have taken place in food hygiene controls since January 2006, with the requirement under the EC Food Hygiene Regulation for all businesses to have in place documented procedures based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis...
News | 12 Jul 2006
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The HSE issue work at height warning - again
... precautions are in place when working at height after a Lincolnshire company was fined £4,000 at Boston Magistrates. Alan Cater, an employee of the company Richard Foster, fell 16ft through an unprotected skylight, incurring head and shoulder injuries. The company pleaded guilty to contravening Health & Safety at Work Act and Work at Height Regulations and was fined £4000. Lincolnshire HSE Principal Inspector Frank Lomas said: "Although this was a nasty injury, it could easily have been a lot worse - every year people working at height lose their lives or suffer serious injury, people hav...
Case | 25 Apr 2006
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Workers who don’t take holiday leave are bad for business
...e misses out on more than three months of holiday over their working lives, with many blaming the pressure of work for not taking time off. Julie Hurst, Director of the Work Life Balance Centre comments that "overwork can lead to a huge increase in mistakes". Statutory annual leave is in effect a health and safety issue. It is not obligatory for workers to take their minimum holiday entitlement, but employees working for a long period of time without a break might not only be a health and safety risk to themselves but also a security risk. So an employer might want to consider issuing a notice to ...
News | 17 Nov 2005
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The year of living dangerously
...ed on a true story. All the characters are real and no actors have been used in the production of this piece. Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS legal calendar 06 Letters 07 Keep tabs on legal developments, events, training and conference dates coming up over the next six months Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their businesses The year of living 08 danger...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2005
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Facilities Management One-day Legal Update
The Facilities Management One-day Legal Update is an essential event for all premises and facilities managers who need to get to grips with the latest updates in their sector. The programme includes key updates on: Building Regulations CDM Regulations Fire years + of the RRO Health and safety law and practice HR legislation update for FMs Occupational health Waste management This event in central London brings together the very best and latest law and regulation to help you get up-to-date for the year ahead. This conference is designed to equip FM professionals like ...
Course_code | 10 Feb 2012
