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Smoking
It is legal, but it's a bit harsh. If you are paid for your breaks then there should be no reason why you cannot leave the site as long as you are back in your allocated time. What are the reasons for making the site 'No Smoking'? Is it a health and safety issue - i.e. flammable materials etc?
Comment | 23 May 2008
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Driving at work: fleet managers speak out
...ss. More than half a dozen criminal laws can apply the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; the Road Traffic Act 1988; the Working Time Regulations; the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998; the Road Safety Act 2006; the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; vehicle construction and use rules; and many more. "More significantly, there is now also a plethora of civil cases to go alongside criminal legislation. The application of the criminal law will bring one level of fines. But the civil cases have no limit on them and have, in a number of cases, led to impri...
News analysis | 25 Apr 2008
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Employers "always responsible for vehicle maintenance"
Employers are almost entirely responsible for the maintenance of vehicles used for work purposes, an expert has warned. David Faithful, Consultant Solicitor with law firm Lyons Davidson and fleet risk management experts Essential Risk Consultancy, says that although reasonable practicability varies depending on the type of vehicle, if an individual is using a vehicle a...
News | 23 May 2008
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Vehicle Maintenance & Duty of Care
Claire, Thanks for that. David is as informative as ever. I was curious, however, to get people's reactions to the report I highlighted. Two people died due (in part) to a defective vehicle. It was a company-provided car and the director of the company actually knew the tyres were bald before the accident. They were found to be negligent and fined £4,000. I know this case pre-dates the Corporate Manslaughter legislation, but I can't be the only one to think that it's a ridicul...
Comment | 28 May 2008
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Vehicle Maintenance & Duty of Care
I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts on this report: http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/RiskManagement/story/?nID=47088 How much responsibility rests with the employee and how much with the employer when it comes to vehicle maintenance? What do you deem to be reasonable when it comes to these things? D.
Comment | 22 May 2008
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Employers’ responsibility for vehicle maintenance: how far does it go?
Top article David. If only more people would take this subject more seriously.
Comment | 23 May 2008
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Permits for hot work
We recently had an independent fire risk assessment done in our premises. One of the actions as a result was to give consideration to the provisions of written permits to work for employees or contractors who are to undertake hot work. We are an architectural firm and we have a dedicated group of modelmakers and it s...
Comment | 23 May 2008
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Identity charade
... first woman in FM for a renowned Dubaian development firm. 08 CASE LAW n Landmark case rules discriminatory pay protection unlawful n Student wins right to wear Kara bangle coMMEnt 07 EquALITy AND DIvERSITy WhAT'S ThE DIffERENCE? Some diversity policies can unwittingly undermine equality by re-enforcing stereotypes, says Amy Bird. 14 DISCRImINATED AGAINST fOR SOmEONE ELSE'S DISABILITy: ThE COLEmAN CASE European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled Sharon Coleman's employer discriminated against her because her son was disabled. If the ruling is applied in UK law, what could this mean for emp...
Magazine issue | 3 Sep 2008
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Policeman claims victimisation after supporting health and safety whistleblower
...al which unanimously ruled in his favour. It ruled that Fisher had been unlawfully subjected to detriment by the police, that his application for promotion from constable to sergeant was not supported by his line manager and that a letter he received from his superiors had been "offensive" and "job-threatening". He was awarded £15,000. Shaw was a key witness at the tribunal. Giving evidence he commented that he was "not scared of anything", but would not want to patrol alone in the area where Fisher was being asked to operate. Shaw alleges that following his support of Fisher he became the...
Case | 6 Sep 2006
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Disability access: is it becoming clear yet?
... Consultants 10 Kevin Mayhew Publishers 25 MacRoberts 31 Martineau Johnson 27 McDonalds 24 Mills and Reeve 18, 19, 24 Ministry of Defence 17, 18 National Air Traffic Services 20 National Centre for Social Research 19 Network Rail 15, 25 Open Ergonomics 34 Osborne Clarke 31 Pinsent Masons 26 Planned Maintenance Engineering Limited 17 Police Federation of Northern Ireland 21 RLF Construction 16, 19 Royal Bank of Scotland 17 Royal Ulster Constabulary 21 Shepherd + Wedderburn 25 SIA 6 Thames Trains 15 Thompsons Solicitors 25 Transco 15 Virgin Cross Country Trains 24 Way & Intro-Cate Chemicals 28 Women and Eq...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2005
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Maintenance engineers driving to and from work
...en when travelling from home to his other sites. He has advised me that his travelling to get here and home is not in his paid hours. This could mean extending his hours so he covers 8 hours on site plus all his travelling time. My thoughts are that he works as a mobile engineer, has a company vehicle and gets sent all over the place which includes call outs from his home. Are you able to advise me where his employment time starts? as he leaves home or at any site he is visiting? What is 'working time' Many thanks
Comment | 16 Feb 2006
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Unlicensed Drivers: Are You Sure You Don't Employ Any?
...who have not re-applied for a provisional licence; and those provisional licence holders who may only drive in accordance with their provisional licence. It is possible that employers could be prosecuted as art and part (causing and permitting) for permitting an unlicensed person to drive their vehicles. The lack of a valid driving licence would invalidate the motor insurance policy, which could both lead to the risk of further criminal penalties as well as uninsured civil claims for damages from any victim. Whilst it is fairly common practice for employers to check a new employee’s driving ...
News | 27 Feb 2004
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MEPs set to vote on extending WTD to self-employed drivers
Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament tomorrow, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concern that MEPs could be about to set a 'dangerous precedent' by regulating the working time of self-employed heavy goods vehicle drivers. It says a move such as this could threaten entrepreneurship across Europe. In a plenary meeting of the European Parliament, MEPs are set to vote on restricting the working hours of independent hauliers across Europe to 48 hours per week. These changes would mean that independent dri...
News | 15 Jun 2010
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DSE
but does not cover fire regs
Comment | 30 Mar 2011
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Employers must take responsibility for at-work driver safety
...driving under numerous piece of legislation, including: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Working Time Regulations Road Traffic Act 1988 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 The proposed Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, expected to come into force in ‘summer’ 2007, could also have considerable implications for the management of driver health and safety. This Bill removes a key difficult...
News | 20 Dec 2006
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First aid at work ? do you comply with the law?
It is a very sad reflection on our society when you need to insure yourself against taking action in good faith and good will! Perhaps we will see claims in the future for not taking action and helping! I am a first aider and have on a number of occaisions had to administer first aid, but have also been in need in the past and have had action taken by non trained persons out of good will....where do they sta...
Comment | 17 Feb 2006
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Vehicle safety at work – free guidance for employers
The HSE has revised its guidance for employers on 'Managing vehicle safety at the workplace'. The new leaflet applies to any vehicle or piece of mobile work equipment that is used by employers, employees, self-employed people or visitors (except traveling on public roads).By law, employers are required to provide their staff with a safe working environment, and thi...
News | 18 Feb 2002
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...ery employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of an employer's duty under the preceding subsection, the matters to which that duty extends include in particular: (a) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health; The historical emphasis on the Act has been on (b) arrangements for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, safety and absence of risks to health in safety and welfare. But connecti...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Eye tests for drivers
Hi there Could someone please advise me what safeguards employers have to take to ensure that drivers who work for them have acceptable eye sight? Thanks NM
Comment | 12 May 2011
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The legal implications of car-sharing schemes
... are also some legal implications for employers to consider before implementing this scheme. Is the employer liable for car accident injuries or fatalities to and from work? Does the employer have a legal duty to ensure that the car is well maintained, i.e. carry out a risk assessment for the vehicles involved? Nicola Cardenas-Blanco from law firm Martineau Johnson says: “Employers' liability towards the car-sharing scheme will depend on the extent of endorsement of the scheme. If employers are purely suggesting or encouraging their employees to share a vehicle to travel to work for env...
News | 14 Jun 2007
