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HSE issues warning following Essex man's ladder fall
... reduce the number of ladder-related accidents in the workplace.On average, 13 people die at work each year due to falls from ladders, with nearly 1,200 people suffering major injuries. Of all kinds of workplace fatality, falls from height remain the most common.Workplace Law Network white paper ‘Watch Your Step: Ladder Health & Safety’ explores in more depth the best practices of working with ladders and step ladders, and can be found here >>
Case | 22 Sep 2008
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Contractors: are you watching them?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace MAY 2007 ISSUE 27 CONTRACTORS: CONTRA CTORS: WATCHING Taking responsibility for workers on your premises Y OU ARE THEM? IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT In this issue... 08 Are you watching your contractors? Are contractors working safely on your premises? Misunderstandings over who is responsible for the h...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...ce even more onerous burdens he says. In addition to the licences required by the security guards themselves, every single company director, including those not directly responsible for security staff, will need to procure a licence. Alan Masson, MacRoberts Solicitors What developments will you be watching with particular interest? We are currently dealing with discipline and grievance procedures every day, steering our clients through the minefield of new regulations. This is a very important area. Dealing with staff in discipline is very difficult and often not done very well employers lose s...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...still unfair to interns and continues to make internship opportunities unrealistic for those with less money. As the situation stands, employers are advised to understand their position and stay on the right side of the law when it comes to internships. Edward Goodwyn advises: "One of the things to watch out for from a legal position is exactly what the intern is doing. If the intern is to be a non-worker, employers need to be clear about what they're asking them to do and how long they're asked to do it for. Obviously the more they do proper work and the longer their internship is, the more likely...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Euromillions
...n a sprinkling of people from other countries started to participate, and as the years have gone by - and the event has become more and more popular - there have been entries from all over the world. The 2008 tournament will see more than500competitorsfrom17countries compete for the various titles, watched by roughly 5,000 spectators, whilst raising money for charity along the way (last year the Championships raised £24,000,bringingthetotalraisedover theyearstomorethan£334,000). The event has even expanded to include a children's tournament, thus introducing the next generation to the sport. "It'...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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Killing time
... the political process, with investment in health and safety administration reduced and an ever decreasing ratio of OSHA inspectors to the number of business under the agency's jurisdiction. So is America likely to follow the UK's approach to corporate manslaughter? US legislators will certainly be watching what happens in Britain with interest. There are moves to push through a Bill already rejected in 2004 to address some of the serious weaknesses in OHSA. In April 2007 Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy reintroduced the Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA) to the Senate, though its prospec...
Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008
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The year of living dangerously
...ur membership team on 0870 777 8881 quoting ref 1989. 14 workplacelaw COMMENT Will the 'bomber always get through?' By Peter Power 'm not old enough to remember a previous UK Prime Minister (Stanley Baldwin) say these chilling words at the start of World War II, but do recall being in our office watching 9/11 unfold on my TV. In years to come I will remember just as vividly the bombs on 7 July that killed dozens of my fellow citizens. I which case having tinned food, bottled water, spare batteries etc. makes great sense. But how many of us heeded this warning? How many thought about applying t...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2005
