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Health and safety case highlights company responsibility for third parties
...f the pool after the lifeguard, PC Danny Philips, was called to help another child involved in a minor incident. Mr William Clegg, QC, prosecuting, said that at least two lifeguards should have been on duty at the time. The Met entered a guilty plea at the Old Bailey to an offence under the Health...
Case | 5 Jul 2007
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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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HSE focuses on health and safety of migrant workers
The HSE has issued guidance for employers, employment agencies/businesses, gangmasters and other labour providers (a person or company who supplies workers to a third party) about their responsibilities under health and safety laws towards migrant workers. The release of the guidance follows concerns that the health and safety of migrant workers is being overlooked; last year, an employer was fined and imprisoned for six months after a migrant worker was left permanently disabled following an accident on a c...
News | 24 Jun 2008
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Directors' responsibilities for health and safety
workplacela law know-how to manage your workplace february 2005 SHOCK TACTICS Do directors 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 Direc...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005
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R v. Beckingham: case closed
workplacelaw rk ace rkplac c know-how to manage your workplace SEPTEMBER 2006 ISSUE 20 IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Forum 06 Introduction 07 Barrow: investigation timeline 08 Body of evidence 10 Opinions and thoughts from Workplace Law Network members on a current hot topic. A summary of the Barrow legionella case and its implications. The key events of the case, from the...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
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Open for Business
...n Contaminated land n Carbon reduction n Energy performance of buildings and Building Regulations n Identifying and managing environmental risks Introduction to Contents In this issue ... LAtest 05 EDITORIAL Under new management? 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates for spring / summer 2010. heALth And sAfety And enViROnMent uPdAte 07 NEWS A quarter of workers have never participated in a full fire evacuation of their workplace; and the Buncefield trial continues. 27 nurse who refused to remove her crucifix at work loses her discrimination claim. business regulations to come in since Labour ...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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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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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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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
... resurrected as a charity challenge to raise £25,000. And this time, the journey is longer! NETWORK 22 PARTNER PROFILE: "I WAS MEANT TO BE A WEATHERMAN" School careers advisors told Dale Collins he should become a weatherman he would never get in anywhere to study law. Today he is a successful health and safety solicitor, HSE prosecutor, and Workplace Law Network advisor. 08 CASE LAW n Requirement for tidy hair is not discriminatory n Should DDA incorporate discrimination by association? TECHNICAL 28 LEGAL UPDATE In-depth technical guidance on: Transfer of undertakings 2006: solutions in outs...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Energy management special issue
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE 24 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 Energy management more than 08 just tree-hugging? Back to the carbon-saving future 12 Are you up to speed with legal developments taking effect in February and March? Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
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H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?
...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 Discrimination 13 Act 30 years on It could be you! 14 Fire: 10 key questions 18 Facilities Management Legal Update: 22 the year ahead Keep tabs on le...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006
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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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A new age?
...e McMinn with HR guidance on the end of the Default Retirement Age. Page 30 Comment: Those breaching safety rules must pay their way, says the HSE. Page 9 Legal update: The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 finally come into force in October. Page 16 Plus: News and case round up of the leading FM, health and safety and HR stories ... Social networking has grown faster than the policies to control it, says Roger Byard. Page 27 workplace law health and safety Accredited Centre Contents In this issue... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Age awareness. 561 NEBOSH National General Certificate e-learning 06 LEG...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
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Survival of the fit note?
...learnt from the super-injunctions debacle. Page 16 Chartered course Iain Brodie, Chairman of the RICS Facilities Management Executive Group. Page 22 Rights of reply Solicitor's Association argues tribunal reform could lead to more red tape. Page 27 Plus: News and case round up of the leading FM, health and safety and HR stories ... workplace law health and safety Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Note of caution. IOSH accredited training from Workplace Law IOSH Managing Safely Certificate Choose from one of three study modes to suit your individual needs: 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key l...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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Dealing with bogus claimants
...negative publicity of an employment dispute. Page 27 Conference coverage Special report from the 11th annual Workplace Law conference and dinner. Page 22 Plus: A new-look data section and news round-up of the leading Network stories ... Page 24 Workplace Law handbook 2010 n Get both the HR and Health and Safety editions for £99.00 with no VAT save an additional 10% if you are a member of Workplace Law Network, bIFM, FMA or RICS n Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL No win situation. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in spring 2010. heaLth and saFety uPdate 07 N...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
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The Diversity Dilemma
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network 'Tis the season... ...to treat everyone fairly? iNsiDE This issuE NOV/DEC 2009 Issue 51 A ding dong or merrily high? You'll never walk alone Health promotion campaign in Liverpool. Page 24 NEW! CPD section Expert guidance on DSE and the DDA. Page 30 Comment: What are you doing to ensure this world is a fit place for the next generation? Page 45 interview: Peter Reading, Fire Safety Manager at the Ministry of Justice, on the RRO so far. Page...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...dard Producer responsibility Taxation and fiscal measures Waste management Water quality, regulation and efficiency Introduction to Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Welcome to the new-look Workplace Law Magazine. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in Autumn 2009. HeaLtH aNd safety uPdate 07 NEWS Swine flu contingency plans needed; tackling driver tiredness; danger and delay in Pleural plaques decision. 28 fixed-term worker wins permanent contract. confidential information within the NHS is a massive undertaking, reports Anthony Pearlgood. 22 NetwoRk 34 fORUM fOC...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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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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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
...Kelly Mansfield meets author of the report, Michelle Mahdon. CHALLENGE 30 "WE WILL WEAR GOOSE FAT!" When Nick Thompson discovered two grown men crawling around on their hands and knees in the centre of Cambridge, he was compelled to uncover the motivation behind this curious activity. NETWORK 22 "HEALTH AND SAFETY IS NO LONGER A DOGMA!" Facilities management firm Emprise has reversed attitudes to health and safety through thorough training for each and every individual. 08 CASE LAW n Council criticised after hiring private detectives to follow a sick employee n Nursery owner first to be prosecute...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
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Has the HSE lost its bite?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace APRIL 2006 ISSUE 16 Health and safety policies and how to communicate them The Corporate Manslaughter Bill David Bergman on the CCA's objections Has the HSE lost its bite? The Executive's enforcement policy under attack Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commende...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2006
