Accidents at work Law - Workplace Law Network

Remember, remember, the 5th of November - for all the right reasons
Companies involved in organising a fireworks display must ensure that they comply with the relevant legislation to make sure any event is safe as well as spectacular. So what do you need ... | briefing | 29 Oct 2007 5:01PM

Corus UK ltd fined £170,000 following death of worker
Manufacturing company Corus UK ltd has been fined £170,000 following the death of an employee, who was killed whilst working under a crane.  Corus pleaded guilty to breaching Section2 (1... | case | 29 Apr 2008 5:09PM

Improper ladder use led to worker severing artery
A repair company has been prosecuted after a lack of proper training when using ladders caused a worker to sever an artery.Carlisle Glass Ltd was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £1,100... | case | 29 Apr 2008 1:29PM

Worker loses finger in glue machine, company fined £9,000
A Corby glue manufacturer  has been fined £9,000 after  dangerous machinery and unsuitable risk assessments led to a worker losing part of her finger. In July 2007, Melissa Gra... | case | 24 Apr 2008 1:53PM

Haulage company fined after employee was crushed between two vehicles
A haulage company has been fined £4,000 following an accident that resulted in serious injury to an employee. W. E. & I. Wright Ltd was fined £4,000 at Durham Magistrates Court on 2... | case | 30 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Health and Safety at Work Act: a positive burden on employers?
The first and second defendants were members of a group of companies, of which the third defendant was the managing director. The second defendant owned land on which a car park was being construct... | case | 15 Apr 2008 3:33PM

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Accident investigations
About 20 people are killed and 250 seriously injured each week in accidents involving someone driving, riding or therwise using the road for work purposesIn 2005-2006, 30 million days were lost ove... | Factsheet | 14 Sep 2007 2:38PM

Guidance published on Corporate Manslaughter Bill
Workplace Law has today published the Guide to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, a downloadable publication written by Danny McShee, at Kennedys, explaining the new legisl... | network news | 1 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law Magazine: Mug's Game?
This feature article first appeared in issue 19 of Workplace Law Magazine (July/August 2006). More information on Workplace Law Magazine can be found at: http://www.workplacelaw.net/magazine/ In ... | network news | 2 Aug 2006 12:00AM

[Audio] Has the HSE lost its bite?
 Download audio Is the HSE moving away from enforcement? Is it letting safety criminals go free? And just why is the number of health and safety prosecutions falling? Workplace Law pu... | network news | 6 Apr 2006 12:00AM

Workplace Law sponsors international rugby in Cambridge
Workplace Law Group has just been announced as the official match sponsor of the forthcoming CU RUFC v Samoa match, taking place at 7pm on Friday, 11 November at Grange Road in Cambridge. The o... | network news | 17 Nov 2005 12:00AM

Employment Retention Bill supported by Prime Minister
A Private Members’ Bill designed to help employees who develop a disability stay in work has received support from the Prime Minister.The Employment Retention Bill, which was introduced by Jo... | news | 2 May 2008 9:27AM

Businesses told to learn from Buncefield
The HSE has brought together over 200 industry leaders experienced in major hazards to share their knowledge of safety, and to discuss the future of managing potential hazards.  At the co... | news | 30 Apr 2008 4:04PM

Employees concerned bosses are not taking safety seriously
Most employees think that their bosses put other business concerns like time and money ahead of health and safety, according to research commissioned by IOSH.Staff were asked to rank their employer... | news | 30 Apr 2008 11:45AM

Fleet drivers involved in staged accidents on the road
Fleet drivers are being advised to be on their guard after it emerged that the number of fraudulent claims being made as a result of staged accidents is increasing. Estimates by the Insurance ... | news | 16 Apr 2008 1:38PM

Healthier tomorrow: could be healthier, says IOSH
Published last month, Dame Carol Black’s review of the health of the working population, Working for a healthier tomorrow, proposed radical changes to work-related health services. While prai... | news | 9 Apr 2008 10:58AM

Risk Assessment Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
Risk Assessments are an essential part of a successful health and safety management systems. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 there is an express duty on employers to ensure that r... | Policy & Procedure |

Health and Safety Strategies 2007: Case Report
RELAUNCHED!!Strategic level guidance on managing health and safety in the workplaceAll work exposes people to hazards, and so no matter what the business there is always the possibility of an accid... | Special report | 19 Jun 2007 3:23PM

Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM

Travelodge fined after bathroom accidents
Hotel company Travelodge has been fined £20,000 after two accidents in their bathrooms, BBC News has reported.At Cambridge Crown Court, the firm admitted five offences of breaking the Health ... | what the papers say | 4 Dec 2007 9:41AM

Man crushed at recycling centre
A man has died after he was crushed by a truck at a recycling centre in Dublin.The accident happened at the recycling plant in the Merrywell Industrial Estate near Clondalkin on Monday evening. The... | what the papers say | 27 Nov 2007 4:14PM

Workplace Law Handbook 2008
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NEBOSH General Study Guide: Health and safety at work
Guide to the NEBOSH National General Certificate. May 2002 (latest) edition. ncludes the syllabus and example question papers. Please note: this item is not stocked and may take up to 28 days to de... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

IOSH Directing Safely Certificate
Directing Safely is intended for people with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation. With health and safety the most... | product

Corporate Health and Safety: legal briefing
Workplace Law's expert health and safety advisors have prepared a half-day briefing session for directors and senior managers taking into account the problems of personal responsibility for health ... | product

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NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0905 Cambridge
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course takes place in Cambridge from 21 September and is taught on a da... | product

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate GLA 0206
Workplace Law Training is running the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate course – the UK’s most popular and accessible course for anyone who needs Health and Safety training. The cours... | product

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate LON 0206 - Day
The February London IOSH course is now fully booked. The next IOSH course in central London will be taking place from 15 - 18 May 2005 at the Strand Palace Hotel. click here for further... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product

IOSH Managing Safely Certificate CAM 0905 - Day
Workplace Law Training is running the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate course – the UK’s most popular and accessible course for anyone who needs Health and Safety training. The cour... | product