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  1. HSE to become electricity safety regulator

    ...ulation set out in last years Hampton report, it ensures that safety remains paramount whilst simplifying matters for industry by ensuring that there will now be only one safety regulator to report incidents or injuries to." Engineering Inspectors are currently appointed under Section 30 of the Electricity Act 1989 and carry out their duties for the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in respect of electricity networks in England and Wales, and for the Scottish Executive in Scotland. They carry out similar enforcement activities for the Northern Ireland Office under an agency agreement. Inspectors' ...

    News | 2 Oct 2006

  2. periodic electrical tests

    Dear Philip, Thanks for your question, by law, in accordance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989; precautions must be taken against the risk of death or personal injury from electricity at work activities. It is therefore important to keep a record of the condition of electrical systems and help to fulfil obligations to the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and th...

    Comment | 11 Nov 2010

  3. Electrical Socket Testing

    Not absolutely sure, but you do need to be able to prove compliance with electrical requirement of the Electricity at work regulations 1989, The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and BS 7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations). Hope that helps a little.

    Comment | 9 Jul 2010

  4. Guidance published on construction electrical safety

    ...ractice that is sometimes done to accommodate building designers, clients, main contractors and/or finishing trades, and which, in most cases, breaks the law. The Health and Safety at Work  Act 1974 sets out the general health and safety duties of employers, employees and the self-employed. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, which were made under the Act, require precautions to be taken against the risk of death or personal injury from electricity in work activities. Duties are placed on employers to ensure, among other things, that employees engaged in such work activities on or near electric...

    News | 26 Jan 2007

  5. Firm fined after young workers electrocuted

    ...-year-old, was using the telescopic mechanical arm of a telehandler to grab the straw and lift it into the back of a trailer. When they stopped work for a moment the telehandler’s mechanical arm was released and rose upwards, coming into contact with overhead power lines carrying 11,000 volts of electricity. The 16-year-old was holding onto the front cage of the vehicle’s cab at the time and received an electric shock which could have killed him. The telehandler driver went to help him and received a shock powerful enough to throw him back into his seat. The younger boy was airlifted to the Norfolk...

    Case | 16 Oct 2009

  6. Council fined more than £37,000 for death of employee

    ...d for Dacorum Borough Council as part of the housing repair team, was called to Jarman Close, in Hemel Hempstead, to help Council plumbers working to fix a burst water main. He clamped an electric cable thinking it was a domestic water main. The house, built in the 1960s, had a mains water pipe and electricity supply cable which were both of similar size and colour, making them hard to distinguish. The cable ruptured sending a massive current through his body. The HSE investigation identified that the system of work used to detect the water supply did not involve the use a cable avoidance tool (CAT) to s...

    Case | 15 Jul 2008

  7. Food manufacturer fined £265,000 for multiple health and safety offences

    ...te. Mr Richardson was working on a ladder at the time of the incident and the electrical surge caused him to swing back with the ladder leading to cracked bones in his shoulder. The HSE investigation identified a failure to maintain the electrical system at the site breaching of section 4(2) of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. Finally, on 26 February 2006 the company was served a Prohibition Notice after allowing their employees and contractors from Ecolab to access wooden walkways over a suspended ceiling at the site. The walkway did not have full guardrails at the sides so employees and contra...

    Case | 22 May 2008

  8. How much does it cost to kill someone at work?

    ...ealth and safety spend affect numbers of deaths Behavioural safety Is examining why employees behave unsafely the key to strong health and safety culture? The top 20 health and safety d failures of the last 10 years Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 ommended: Y ctive -- interactive business and professional ommended: r busine sine iness Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 -- business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT OYMENT H SAFETY, E MANAGEMENT A In c B lu R de A N sy D La N ou w EW r g N W uid et o e w rk to or p ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007

  9. Prosecution highlights need to plan work near overhead cables

    ...0 and ordered to pay costs of £5,245 after pleading guilty to three criminal charges brought by the HSE following the electrocution of Robert Davies. Davies was electrocuted at the Guys Industrial Estate in Burscough on 19 August 2005, when a vehicle mounted crane came into contact with overhead electricity cables during the repositioning of portable buildings. Davies worked alone in the repair and refurbishment of portakabins. A Portakabin that he had sold was being removed from the site by James Walsh on a transporter vehicle fitted with a HIAB crane. The transporter vehicle was being operated by ...

    Case | 2 Apr 2007

  10. Leisure company fined

    The company running Suffolk Sands Holiday Park in Fleixstowe has been fined £30,000 for failing to safely maintain electrical systems at the site. Cinque Ports Leisure Limited pleaded guilty to five health and safety charges under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974 and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. Suffolk Coastal District Council’s food and safety team found the state of some of the electrical hook-up points for touring caravans and tents at the site dangerous last summer. A subsequent inspection was then carried out which revealed ‘inadequate and unsafe’ ...

    Case | 1 Aug 2006

  11. What is reasonable adjustment?

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace DECEMBER 2006/JANUARY 2007 ISSUE 23 Reasonable? Two years on from the implementation of DDA Part III, have attitudes to accessibility improved at all? Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 -- 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 Forum 07 Reasonable? 08 Check that you are ready for all the events and legal developments taking plac...

    Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006

  12. FM and Regulatory Compliance

    ...cs with the HSE. You need to comply with Water - Legionella ACoP L8. Asbestos - Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. I think that this covers pretty much everything else. It looks scary, but it's not really.  Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (amended) 2004  Electricity at Work Regulations 1989  Environmental Protection Act 1990  The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005  Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998  Health and Safety at Work Act 1974  Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 2003  Hea...

    Comment | 24 Jul 2008

  13. £20 if you can prove you’re competent

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace NOVEMBER 2006 ISSUE 22 £20 if you can prove you're competent Peel here to see if you've won! Thought it would be the easiest £20 you ever made? Think again! See inside for details Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 -- 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 Forum 07 The competence game show 08 Check that you are ready for all the events and legal development...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006

  14. Will your employees be required to buy their own work computer?

    ...ptitiously installed on them. By contrast only 6 per cent of users questioned believed that such software had ever infected the machine they use. PAT testing If employers start to expect employees to buy there own work computers, who will responsible for ensuring they are safe to use? The Electricity at Work Regulations place a legal responsibility on employers to comply with the provisions of the regulations and take reasonably practicable steps to ensure that no danger results from the use of electrical equipment. This in effect requires the implementation of a systematic and regular program ...

    News | 5 Jan 2006

  15. H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace MARCH 2006 ISSUE 15 Employment tribunals and how to win them Fire safety Confused over the new regime? The blanks filled in H5N1 Birdplaying Flu Are you chicken with your company's future? Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 ­ interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business 1 EVERY IN workplacelaw ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT FETY, w workplacelaw 2 CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Letters 07 Playing chicken with 08 your company's future? Sex D...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006

  16. Old git, or still work fit?

    ... facilities and equipment. It also has the unique feature of its own airport. For Facilities Manager Andrew Spendlove, a typical day at Marshall involves looking after the buildings and the equipment within them. `That can cover anything from the supply of energy, compressed air, heating, lighting, electricity and water, right through to taking a sample analysis of the air quality as it comes out of the chimneys of the paint shop areas,' he says. Facilities management is a diverse role for Andrew, whose tasks can vary drastically from one day to the next. He explains, `Today we have a problem where there...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006

  17. The burning issue

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace November 2005 ISSUE 12 THE BURNING ISSUE Fire safety reform ­ what will it mean for your business? STRESS: ONE YEAR ON The impact of the HSE's management standards HATFIELD 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...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005

  18. Legionella trial special

    ...rial after Legionnaires' outbreak ­ who's taking responsibility for health & safety in your workplace? CRISIS MANAGEMENT How would your workplace cope in an emergency? THE NEW SIX-PACK A fresh wave of health and safety legislation for 2005 Highly commended in the PPA Magazines 2005 Awards - Interactive business and professional magazine of the year IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT jay hay CONTENTS 07 LEGAL CALENDAR P8 Important legislative deadlines, consultations, legal events and training dates to help you keep tabs of developments coming up in the ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2005

  19. Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?

    ...oy people.' The result was that 390,000 of the 52,000,000 people in England and Wales entered `jedi' as their religion on the census form. While little more than a lighthearted attempt to have something loved by millions recognised as a religion, the story does highlight rather well an issue that's actually becoming rather serious for employers: is it the employer's responsibility to cater for all employees' faiths in the workplace? And if the answer is yes, then what, exactly, constitutes a religious belief? Unfortunately, religion isn't an issue employers can just brush off ­ whether or not yo...

    Magazine issue | 1 May 2005

  20. No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace March 2005 NO SMOKING? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit CODE OF CONDUCT The impact of proposed legislation on commercial leases PREGNANT PAUSE Is the extension of maternity leave a step IDENTITY CRISIS backwards for equal opportunities? The changing face of security PORN AT WORK When does downloading pornographic PLUS: Religion in the workplace, material count as sex discrimin...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005

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