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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...ill disappear. A solution is needed that means flexible working doesn't come at a cost of talking to each other. 9 ExpERt SpEAkER Simon toseland Head of Health and Safety, Workplace Law Group Simon has worked as a health and safety professional for over 10 years, specialising in the disciplines of fire safety, safety management systems and CDM. Enrolling now for courses in 2009. for more information please contact tom kirby on 0871 777 8881. Initially working as a Health and Safety Manager in the leisure industry, Simon has been responsible for delivering safety consultancy to numerous clients ...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
workplacelaw 3 The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network The Fire Service takes a 'Boy who cried Wolf' approach to managing workplace false alarms strikes and your fire's not out! INSIDE THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 2007 Issue 32 NEW: Partner profile "I was meant to be a weatherman" Dale Collins, Solicitor Advocate UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION Challenge Firefighters emba...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
...lind does not bother me, (apart from the web sites and posters etc. that use coloured printing where to me the printing is invisible, especially against coloured backgrounds or printed on top of a picture), it does bar me from a large number of jobs, ranging from Air traffic controller to driving a fire engine. Would it be reasonable to expect designers to make allowance for colour deficient vision when they are designing buildings, signage etc? Steve Murphy Senior Facility Maintenance Specialist Federal Express, Stansted Airport What do you think? Could colour blindness ever be considered a disab...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
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Survival of the fit note?
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Naked truth Why the fit note isn't working inside this issue JUL/AUG 2011 Issue 61 tragic mistakes A fire expert on the unanswered questions concerning the Penhallow Hotel fire. Page 24 Comment: Workplace Law's Neil McDiarmid advocates investing in people. Page 45 Legal update: Lessons learnt from the super-injunctions debacle. Page 16 Chartered course Iain Brodie, Chairman of the RICS Facilities Ma...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference
...L UPDATE The RIDDOR Consultation explained; how the new Health and Safety Consultants Register will work; and details on the new CRC discussion papers launched by DECC. teChniCaL 38 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: A karaoke bar in Manchester risked the lives of workers and the public after a string of fire safety procedures were ignored during construction. EAT: The widely published case of former Countryfile presenter, Miriam O'Reilly, looks ahead to April 2011 when, under the Equality Act, cases of dual discrimination will be allowed to be heard. 45 END NOTE As discrimination due to sexual orienta...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
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Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill
... respect health and safety can have a huge impact on our lives. "Everyone has a right to be safe at work. It is the responsibility of duty holders to ensure this and, where it is in the public interest to do so, we will prosecute those who fail to meet their obligations." karaoke bar posed serious fire risk The owners of a new karaoke bar in Manchester have been prosecuted after being found to have risked the lives of workers and the public through ignoring a string of fire safety procedures during construction. 31711 31640 www.workplacelaw.net Health and safety update | Comment Members and ...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...how Blackburn Cathedral demonstrated its "commitment to the stewardship of God's earth" by reducing its energy consumption by almost 30% 16 LEGAL UPDATE Lawfully dismissing for absence; plus Is your dress code discriminatory? 09 COMMENT Simon Toseland ponders the responsibilities of landlords for fire safety. 36 PARTNER PROfILE: A NEW DIRECTION Director General of the Facilities Management Association, Chris Hoar tells Sara Bean how he intends to increase the value of FMA membership, including a recent agreement with Workplace Law. foCus 18 EqUALITy bILL SUM Of ThE PARTS The new Equality Bi...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
... and safety and employment law. Guarantee your team has the right skills now and in the future. Sign up free today at www.safety-health-expo.co.uk 12 - 14 May 2009. Halls 1 & 2. NEC Birmingham Show Partners Organised By 30 BuNCEfIELD AND yOuR BuSINESS: ThE LESSONS LEARNT The Buncefield oil depot fire was an unusual and specific event, but there are "The key in this sort of situation is always communication, otherwise it is very easy for it to go awry." p.15 3 www.workplacelaw.net Facilities management Legal Update Conference Tuesday 19 may 2009 MWB Business Exchange Centre, Victoria Lond...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
... Tuesday 19 may 2009 MWB Business Exchange Centre, Victoria London ESSENTIAL upDATES "As always, the conference is overall an excellent forum for learning more about the complex world of FM in good, plain English!" n Health and safety law and practice n Managing asbestos in commercial premises n Fire risk management n Investigations and personal liability n Construction contracts n Water supply systems: meeting efficiency targets and preventing contamination n HR troubleshooter n Waste management public building = public toilet? Mike Bone, British Toilet Association the bta recommends that las...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max
...placelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network How the 48 hour working week could push employers to the max WORKING TIME SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2009 Issue 44 Interview: Gary Titley, Leader of Labour's MEPs, on the Working Time Directive. Page 20 Navigating the Globe Fire risk assessing the only thatched building in London. Page 22 Keeping in touch Case law: Long term sick staff entitled to full holiday leave. Page 10 Burden of proof Should you pay staff to be on call? Page 9 Plus: Legal calendar | Comment Book review | The data | Clinic Partner profile and more...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
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2009: new beginnings
...n regime; and the ban on HCFC refrigerants. 16 ThE DEATh Of ThE TEmp? A new EU Directive has led to concerns that hiring agency workers is set to become a lot more expensive. So does this Directive herald the Asbestos | Construction contracts | Employment law | Energy contracts | Energy ratings | Fire safety | Health and safety law | Legionella | Loneworking | Personal liability | Single Equality Bill | TUPE | Waste management | Working at height 09 ThE GROWING "AGE" fACTOR Age discrimination claims will increase during 2009, says David Walker. ThE DATA 32 ThIS mONTh'S STATISTICS Key statistic...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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Euromillions
...onal Safety Symposium to give an address on how to make health and safety fit for the 21st century. Here is what she had to say... TEchNIcAl 28 LEGAL upDATE In-depth technical guidance on: risk assessment and sex discrimination; risk assessing an event away from the workplace; and common advice in fire risk management. FocuS 12 hEALTh AND SAfETy fREE fOR ALL October sees the ninth annual European Week for Safety and Health at Work the time when employers across the continent should be sharpening their approach to health and safety management. 20 ThE OThER NEW pRESIDENT Nattasha Freeman is se...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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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 buildings is not about disabled people, it's abou...
Magazine issue | 10 Jul 2008
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Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
...of civil penalties, employers who negligently hire illegal workers could face a maximum fine of £10,000 for each illegal worker employed. If employers are found to have knowingly hired illegal workers they could incur an unlimited fine and be sent to prison. MARCH 11 March Workplace Law's one-day Fire Risk Management Workshop is taking place on 11 March 2008 at the MI Conference Centre, London. The workshop has been specially designed to give delegates a better The measures, which take effect in February 2008, will make it easier than ever before for understanding of the process employers to ca...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
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Smoking ban special
...to buildings play a critical part in reducing carbon emissions The UK could lead by example and fully and openly examine the evidence and tell the truth instead of promoting what could be a myth. Philip Jeffs -- 14:11 17-Apr-2007 I would have thought that preventing China from building a new coal-fired power station every week; or shutting down some of the polluting chemical plants in northern Russia and India; or getting some of the cars off the road in Mexico etc. to reduce their exhaust smog, would do more for global CO2 emissions than painting a building or changing lightbulbs. Here's a radi...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007
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Energy management special issue
...ds of water efficiency in new commercial buildings were published for consultation in December 2006. The deadline for comments is 9 March 2007. The new proposed regulations will apply in respect of the domestic uses of water in commercial buildings such as shops and offices, · Changes to Part B (Fire Safety) of the building regulations will come into force. 8212 5133 6 workplacelaw WHAT DOES THIS SYMBOL MEAN? Go to ... www.workplacelaw.net enter the four-digit code in the search box and link direct to the latest information forum Subject Online advisor Share views, comments and experiences...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
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What is reasonable adjustment?
...tion of the Disability Discrimination Act has created headaches for employers attempting to meet the legislation as far as access is concerned, but the `Achilles heel' for most is the problem of safe egress. UK Health & Safety Law 1989 states: `Employers also have duties to take precautions against fire, provide adequate means of escape ...' This includes those within their scope of responsibility such as employees, visitors, contractors and customers. Most multi-storey buildings provide easy access for wheelchair users, yet in the event of a fire we are all too aware of the warning sign, `In the ...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006
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London’s burning, where’s the engine?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE 21 London's burning, Fire safety law reform: filling in the missing pieces engine? where's the 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 MANAG...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2006
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Old git, or still work fit?
...nica www.gettyimages.com Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business workplacelaw 5 legal calendar Important diary dates for the months ahead... February 22nd The Workplace Law 2006 Fire Safety Conference is taking place at the Palace Hotel on 22 February 2006, Manchester. An essential event for facilities and premises managers, maintenance personnel, landlords and tenants, the conference provides detailed practical guidance on key issues including: · Regulatory Reform (Fire Safet...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
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Who's looking at you?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace April 2005 NOT EVERYONE CAN HEAR THIS Where disability meets fire safety WHAT IS A RELIGIOUS BELIEF? Is it an employer's responsibility to cater for all faiths? SOUNDING OFF New Noise at Work Regulations MORCAMBE BAY Implications for employers of the cockle picker drownings Plus: Freedom of Information, asbestos, vibration, business continuity IN EVERY ISSUE: ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005
