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Warning to businesses after spate of towel fires
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service has issued a warning about the risk of fire breaking out in towels and linen that have absorbed essential oils. A number of recent incidents in launderettes, salons and homes have been traced back to the same issue. Group Manager Julian Parsons, from the Technical Fire Sa...
News | 2 Aug 2011
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Annual Fire Safety Training
...y out the test. An extension of this would be ensuring that others, who also carry out the procedure, do so in a safe manner; and taking corrective action if this is not so. It could also mean reviewing the test procedure so that any unnecessary steps are eliminated or that further steps to enhance safety or efficiency are introduced. Remember, overall competence is made up of competences in many different areas. All technical professionals need to consider the important question of how to develop competences in areas that are appropriate to their job, and these may be commercial as well as techn...
Comment | 18 Feb 2011
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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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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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Open for Business
...xclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network How might employment legislation look after 6 May? inside this issue MAY/JUN 2010 Issue 54 Comment: Why I am looking forward to the Equality Act. Page 45 Why cutting red tape is the top business priority. Page 24 Red whine All fired up Debate on the effects of the Fire Safety Order. Page 22 Checking out Staff recruitment agencies undergo a security audit. Page 27 CPd section: Second in our two part guide to absence management; and PPE policies. Page 30 Plus: A new-look data section, news round-up of the leading network sto...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Business fire claims continue to rise
Fire damage costs are at their highest since records began, according to insurance firm Aviva. The insurance group’s latest figures reveal an increasing number of arson claims with over 40% of all the industry and commerce fire claims they see now being due to fires started deliberately. Statistics f...
News | 10 Sep 2009
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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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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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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
.... The trainer has a remarkable amount of knowledge and delivers the information and material at a steady pace. Key updates: n Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 (including SENDA 2001) n Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 n Building Regulations Parts L, M and B n Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 n Court of Appeal widens rights to equal pay compensation. COmmeNT 07 REASONAbLE ADjUSTmENTS OR TOkEN GESTURES? If a would-be access auditor tells you "use my services and you will comply with the DDA," or a salesperson says "this piece of equipment complies with the DDA," they...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 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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The Penhallow Hotel fire: first test for new fire legislation?
A fire at a seafront hotel has resulted in loss of a life and has caused structural devastation. The Penhallow Hotel in Newquay was completely destroyed by the fire, and whilst most guests fled the smoke-filled scene it is believed that at least one person has been killed. When the fire broke out at ...
News | 20 Aug 2007
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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
... global warming exists, and if so developing strategies for tackling it." 20 WORKING THROUGH THE PAIN BARRIER A controversial new report says that employees suffering with musculoskeletal disorders would be better off returning to work before they are 100% fit, rather than staying "Disability and fire regulations are the legal equivalent of motherhood and apple pie" Views on the Disability Discrimination Act, page 7 www.workplacelaw.net 3 Latest | Editorial Editorial Comment from the Editor ... Workplace Law Group Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE T. 0871 777 888...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
...ly understanding the full ramifications of what may happen or without receiving any, or adequate, training to be able to properly undertake the job? There is a presumption that because we are Facilities Managers we automatically know everything about legionella, asbestos, disability discrimination, fire safety, business continuity, etc. and can set up a watertight contract at the drop of a hat that will protect our employers as well as ourselves. Mr Borthwick suddenly being told he was the "health and safety person" is probably not that unusual and from the comments he made he clearly didn't under...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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Business continuity - Buncefield anniversary
Twelve months after the explosion and fire that devastated the Buncefield fuel depot, the HSE has issued information on the activities it has carried out and its on going programme of work to learn lessons from the incident. The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) directed the HSE to investigate the incident and asked for an independent ...
News | 8 Dec 2006
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In-depth article: 7/7 a year later – what have businesses learnt?
... The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to develop procedures to deal appropriately with serious and imminent danger, and to nominate sufficient numbers of competent persons to activate those procedures. Employers should consider all potential dangers, e.g. fire, public disorder etc. This should therefore include terrorism, bomb threats and electronic attack, such as computer viruses. All emergency procedures have to be written down and effectively communicated to all personnel on the premises. The person who has been designated as the competent person r...
News | 7 Jul 2006
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Licence to… protect your workplace?
...itect Gillian Beckingham will be re-tried on the seven counts of manslaughter she is accused of following the deaths of seven people in 2002 of Legionnaires' disease. The jury in the original trial was discharged in April 2005 after failing to reach a verdict on the charges. 6383 Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order comes into force on 1 October. The conference will provide detailed practical guidance on key issues including: · Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 · Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and Amendments 1999 · Proposed amendments to Building Regulations: Part B · N...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006
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Directors' responsibilities for health and safety
...ectors really have anything to fear in new health and safety legislation? MUDDLING THROUGH Managing dyslexia in the workplace WHAT IS `WORK'? Deciphering the boundaries of an employer's duty to protect POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT How effectively does the HSE impose health and safety law? PLUS: COSHH, fire safety legislation, the Road Transport Directive IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT advert 2 workplace- CONTENTS CONTENTS 26 CASE LAW 33 CLINIC 34 ANALYSIS 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and impo...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...m the three current commissions to the new CEHR. The CEHR will: have a duty to promote human rights and raise public bodies' awareness of their obligations under the Human Rights Act; promote good relations between communities The British Standards Institution (BSI) has updated BS 5839-1:2002 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. 5156 4815 The first outline of the Code for Sustainable Buildings is expected to be completed in January 2005. The new code will establish higher standards for energy an...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
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Employment Tribunals: back to the future?
...sks. "It is policy overkill and employers have difficulty absorbing each piece of legislation," says Matthew Knowles, spokesman for the Federation of Small Businesses. "Maternity and paternity leave have been areas of high activity for a while now and it would be better if the Government just hung fire for a while." The paternity leave proposals bring with them implications for all employers, but the absence of dedicated human resources professionals in smaller firms makes it harder for them to absorb fresh regulations. The lack of available advice or the time to take such advice is a major conce...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007
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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
