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Electrical suppliers fined £20,000 for fire safety offences
An electrical supplier has been fined £20,000 for fire safety breaches.Munro Importers Ltd pleaded guilty to nine fire safety offences brought by Suffolk Country Council, including:failing to produce a suitable risk assessment;fire doors being wedged open;blocked and obstructed exit routes;restricted aisles and...
Case | 21 Aug 2008
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...a fixed penalty fee of £200 for non-compliance with specific offences in the regulations. From a practical point of view, Symons' advice is to ask suppliers of new equipment to take away the old equipment and to check whether they will be charging additional recycling costs. The long-awaited Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (known as the WEEE Directive) will also largely come into effect on 13 August 2005, setting targets for the recycling, recovery and reuse of electrical and electronic equipment. 7 Develop a corporate social conscience If you employ an external company to provid...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
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Dealing with bogus claimants
...t idea that it is up to employers to provide the right `ergonomic' equipment, carry out appropriate training, and mitigate the effects of poor posture. A focus on posture is essentially a negative approach, and doubtless the survey data from the HSE will be used to bolster the sales message of some suppliers. They'll use it like a drunk uses a lamppost; for support, rather than illumination. The alternative is an idea that has resonance in schools, where there are no ergonomic standards for kids but this is mitigated by the children moving and doing something else every hour or so. So, this is just as ...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
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Killing time
...he syllabus of IOSH Directing Safely, and can be accredited by IOSH subject to completion of a short practical assignment and brief written examination. Call 0871 777 8881 for information 31 March The end of the second phase of the Energy Efficiency Commitment. Under this scheme electricity and gas suppliers are required to achieve targets for the promotion of improvements in domestic energy efficiency. The first phase of the EEC ran from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005 and is expected to save 0.3 million tonnes of carbon annually by 2010. This second phase, running from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2008, is...
Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008
