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Loading of vehicles reviewed under new Bill
...or Transport guidelines state that scrap metal cars and large objects should be loaded at the bottom of containers, with smaller bales on top of them. However, these guidelines are not mandatory.The Vehicle Safety (Loads) Bill will address this issue by applying specific legislation relating to the loading, carrying and transport of such materials on wagons.Drafted as a means to reduce the number of road accidents caused by the irresponsible loading of vehicles, the Bill may render the top-heave loading of heavy goods illegal – requiring heavier materials to be loaded at the bottom of a container a...
News | 26 Sep 2008
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
...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 discrimination? pensions and TUPE, age discrimination IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT P8 CONTENTS 06 07 08 14 17 18 22 25 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative developments, consultations, conferences, ...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...he pavement below. The company pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £4,250 costs. 33177 Tesco fined for failing to report accidents Supermarket Tesco has been fined £48,000 over charges relating to the unloading and loading of vehicles at its Warfield store. Tesco failed to provide a safe working system relating to the loading and unloading of vehicles; failed to provide information, instruction, training and 8 supervision to operational and managerial staff relating to the loading and unloading of vehicl...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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The world in your hands?
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network A new decade: It's now in your hands inSide thiS iSSue JAN/FEB 2010 Issue 52 Strike action Wonderful Copenhagen? Analysis of the discussions and decisions reached during the Climate Change conference. interview: Ali Moran, Chair of the BIFM People Management Special In...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 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 ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 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 ...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
... The Sunlight Services Group Total fine: Fatal accident to employee trapped in Continuous Batch Washing Machine. £325,000.00 Costs to HSE £16,665.00 Breach(es): HSW Section 2, Sub Section 1 Offence Date: 21/04/2003 Prosections following fatal accident to Lorraine Waspe who was struck by a Volvo loading shovel whilst walking across a warehouse. There was no adequate system for the management of transport in the warehouse or on site other than the wearing of hi-vis jackets. 8 British Sugar Plc Total fine: £400,000.00 Costs to HSE £31,457.00 Breach(es): HSW Section 2, Sub Section 1 HSW Section ...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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Energy management special issue
...ll electric immersion heaters for domestic hot water -- at the moment our boilers run 365 days a year, but this investment would mean we could switch them off in the summer months and save on gas and electricity. We're also going to use portable, polyphased power meters so that we can fine-tune our loading knowledge of different locations within the buildings. It will help us focus on areas of higher consumption and target those areas. This year we made it to the final four in the BIFM Technology Awards -- we've come a long way, but there's still a distance to go. Knowledge and training is very impor...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
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Directors' responsibilities for health and safety
...w.net Cover image: Tony Garcia/Getty Images workplacelaw 5 legal calendar Important diary dates for the months ahead... february 9th The Health and Safety Commission is seeking views from petroleum and road haulage industries on proposals for new regulations covering the transport of petrol (the loading of tankers, their carriage and unloading) by road and rail. Comments are sought by 9 February. march 18th The Department for Work and Pensions' consultation paper on the Disability Discrimination Bill looks at, among other things, excluding certain cancers from the extended definition of disabilit...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...ard places new emphasis on employee involvement and on maximising potential. 5167 Petrol tanker consultation launched by HSE The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) is seeking views from the petroleum and road haulage industries on proposals for new regulations covering the transport of petrol (the loading of tankers, their carriage and unloading) by road and rail. The draft regulations are designed to be short and straightforward and will be known as the Tank Vehicles (Loading and Unloading of Petroleum-Spirit) Regulations. Currently, regulations covering the transport of petrol by tanker are contai...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
