Simon Toseland comments on new HSE statistics
New figures published by the HSE show that the number of people injured and made unwell at work has continued to fall but there has been an increase in the number of fatalities at work.
Simon Tose... | audio | 7 Nov 2011 9:05AM
Reaction to sentencing in the first-ever Corporate Manslaughter case
Kevin Bridges, Partner at Pinsent Masons, who acted on behalf of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd in the first-ever Corporate Manslaughter case, talks to Workplace Law about the verdict and the s... | audio | 18 Feb 2011 5:09PM
Going green and staying safe?
It feels rather appropriate that this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work falls on the same day as Workers’ Memorial Day. On Saturday 28 April organisations such as the TUC a... | blog post | 24 Apr 2012 1:55PM
Gull-able to Health and Safety Myths
The launch of the HSE's new Myth Busting panel has a noble aim, of addressing the persistent and often unwarranted criticisms of the role of health and safety regulation in this country.
However, ... | blog post | 16 Apr 2012 10:08AM
Health and safety audits
The HSE may have announced that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention, will now not start in April 2012 (it is 'likely' to be by October), but there remain concerns that the introduction o... | briefing | 2 Apr 2012 4:53PM
Health and safety induction training
As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your employees. This includes providing them with appropriate information and training when they first start work ... | briefing | 13 Sep 2007 4:29PM
Slips, trips and falls: how to avoid them in the workplace
Falls in the workplace remain a significant source of concern, both for employers and enforcing authorities. The HSE indicates that in the year 2009-10, despite the figure of 152 worker deaths in t... | briefing | 22 Jan 2008 4:15PM
Ladder safety: working from height
The Work at Height Regulations 2005, as amended by the Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007, apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury. ... | briefing | 9 Sep 2008 4:56PM
First aid facts
There is no such thing as a risk-free environment and there is always the potential for people at work to suffer injuries or fall ill. Such occurrences may not necessarily be caused from carrying o... | briefing | 1 Nov 2010 4:46PM
Construction fall led to life changing injuries
A construction company in Harrow has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £7,515 after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he fell seven metres from an unguarde... | case | 16 Feb 2012 10:35AM
Crown Censure of HM Prison Service following suicide in 'safe cell'
Lack of control of a refurbishment programme led to a suicidal prisoner having the means to hang himself.
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has received a formal Crown Censure from t... | case | 14 Feb 2012 9:06AM
Two HSE prosecutions following accidents with machinery
The HSE has reported two separate prosecutions for breaches of the Provision of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
Allevard Springs Ltd was prosecuted for failing to adequately prevent the risk of i... | case | 6 Feb 2012 2:48PM
Lack of control measures led to construction death
A 23-year-old man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags.
Steven Allen was part of a team wo... | case | 31 Jan 2012 9:13AM
Scaffolding firm fine reminder of construction dangers
The prosecution of a scaffolding firm following the accident of a construction worker who fell seven metres through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent is another stark reminder of the consequences of not tak... | case | 27 Jan 2012 3:48PM
BAI (Run Off) Limited v. Durham (and eight others)
In a landmark case that will provide for future mesothelioma victims' families, the lead case in a Supreme Court judgment handed down today (28 March) gives “clarity, consistency and comfort&... | case review | 30 Mar 2012 4:59PM
R. v. Eaton and Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd (2010)
On 23 April 2009, the CPS publicised the first corporate manslaughter charge under the new Act, against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd in relation to the death of Alexander Wright in September ... | case review |
R. v. Associated Octel (1996)
The leading case in relation to the ‘conduct of one’s undertaking,’ and the circumstances in which this amounts to a duty under Section 3, is R v. Associated Octel (1996). The cas... | case review | 14 Nov 1996 5:23PM
R. v. Melvyn Spree (Keymark Services) (2004)
Melvyn Spree, a road haulage director, was jailed for seven years after one of his lorry drivers fell asleep at the wheel and killed three motorists. It was held that Melvyn Spree, a director of Ke... | case review | 23 Dec 2004 5:01PM
Her Majesty’s Advocate v. Discovery Homes and Richard Pratt (2010)
On 29 May 2008, Andrezej Freitag, an employee of Discovery Homes, fell down a smoke extraction shaft adjacent to a stairway on a construction site operated by his employer. He was in the proce... | case review | 25 Jun 2010 4:36PM
Legionella trial draws to an end
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Will the Government introduce a corporate killing law?
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Court of Appeal Rulings Mean Further Increases in Tribunal Awards
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DTI Publishes Schedule of New Employment Regulations
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Corporate Killing Proposals
22 May 2003
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Alcohol and drugs at work
In the UK, up to 14.8 million working days are lost each year as a result of alcohol-related absence.
A survey carried out by Norwich Union Healthcare found that 77% of emp... | Factsheet |
Accident investigations
Up to one in three road accidents involve a vehicle being driven for work purposes. Every week around 200 road deaths and serious injuries involve someone at work.
In ... | Factsheet | 14 Sep 2007 2:38PM
Ladders
One third of all falls from height involve ladders and stepladders.Such accidents account for 12 deaths and 1,200 injuries each year.The HSE recommends Class 1 Industrial or EN131 ladders... | Factsheet | 17 Nov 2008 11:12AM
Corporate manslaughter
| Factsheet | 17 Sep 2007 6:46AM
Directors' responsibilities for health and safety
We could talk until we're blue in the face about corporate killing, and indeed many hahev since Labour first promised to address the issue in its 1997 manifesto.
Whether we're convinced by new pro... | Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005 1:50PM
Legionella trial special
Architect Gillian Beckingham is to face a retrial on seven counts of manslaughter following an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Barrow-in-Furness in August 2002. This was the worst case of... | Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2005 3:41PM
R v. Beckingham: case closed
The prosecution of Gillian Beckingham and Barrow Borough Council following the UK’s largest ever outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease has raised a number of important issues and questions:... | Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006 5:14PM
Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
At 6.03am on 11 December 2005, journalist Colin Campbell was live on BBC News 24, outside the Foreign Office in Central London. A sound was heard in the background, and he faltered. “I actual... | Magazine issue | 5 May 2009 12:39PM
Killing time
As an organisation that exists to provide information and advice to employers, it was something of a reality check to this month take a look beyond the implications for businesses of the implementa... | Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008 10:31AM
Workplace Law experts speak at USHA and AUDE Conferences
Rob Castledine, Associate Director of Health and Safety at Workplace Law will be giving a major presentation on Wednesday 8 April at the USHA Conference, Cardiff – ‘Safety, Health and... | network news | 8 Apr 2009 2:14PM
Employers complacent about corporate manslaughter law
Employers are unaware of the impact of new health and safety legislation which could see them heavily fined and shunned by customers and suppliers if found guilty of killing people by their actions... | network news | 25 Mar 2008 10:40AM
Definitive guidance on the Corporate Manslaughter Act published today
Workplace Law Network has launched the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: Special Report today, which has been published to provide managers, employers and direc... | network news | 28 Feb 2008 4:19PM
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
Record fine in first NI Corporate Manslaughter conviction
A farming company has become the first in Northern Ireland to be convicted under new Corporate Manslaughter legislation, and has been handed down the largest ever fine in Northern Ireland for a hea... | news | 10 May 2012 8:34AM
Receptionist roof fall exposed office workers' danger
A receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the dental surgery where she worked.
The woman went on to the roof of a single-st... | news | 14 May 2012 2:32PM
Failure to follow CDM revealed in fatal fall investigation
A landlord pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 9(1)(a) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,129 after a self-... | news | 11 May 2012 12:06PM
Lack of safety netting led to fatal fall
The director of a building firm has been prosecuted after a self-employed contractor fell to his death through a fragile roof at an industrial building in Penryn.
Paul Gibbons was carrying out re-... | news | 8 May 2012 2:11PM
Spate of forklift truck-related prosecutions
There has been a series of prosecutions this week involving forklift trucks. A Preston steel firm, EDV Reinforcements Ltd, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ... | news | 4 May 2012 10:13AM
There’s always one: The HSE’s targeting of senior managers and company directors
Directors and senior managers at all organisations should know the importance of taking health and safety seriously, both for themselves and for their organisation. However, how many of these senio... | news analysis | 13 Mar 2012 11:37AM
London riots: FAQs
In light of the continuing disturbances in London and across the UK, this news analysis looks at a few key questions regarding the incidents and how they are affecting businesses.
To dow... | news analysis | 10 Aug 2011 9:14AM
Corporate manslaughter liability for workplace diseases ... a ticking bomb?
During Workplace Law’s online seminar – ‘Corporate Manslaughter in Court: Implications for employers’ – a question was posed on how the Act applies in relation to a ... | news analysis | 3 Jun 2009 1:50PM
Rise in compensation claims
The Press has recently highlighted the case of Gillian Chapman, a widow who has refused to claim compensation from her husband's former employers following his death from mesothelioma, the asbe... | news analysis | 23 Mar 2010 1:44PM
Corporate manslaughter case study: what will be different?
Drawing upon personal experience of a number of cases, Andrew Brammer, Partner in criminal and business defence law firm Cartwright King, compares the current health and safety legislation with the... | news analysis | 28 Feb 2008 9:47AM
A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995
This publication is a detailed guide to The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
This edition provides information about the updated Regulations, wh... | official guidance | 6 Apr 2012 5:18PM
Driving at work: Managing work-related road safety
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Protecting the public: Your next move
This guidance focuses on the reality that hazardous construction work can be a fatal danger, not only for those within the industry, but the wider public also.
Practical advice, especially for tho... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2009 5:24PM
Health risk management: A practical guide for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises
This guidance draws on information and experience gained by the HSE, with actual case studies used to illustrate particular points. Reflective of the fact that some 30 million work days a year are ... | official guidance | 2 Jan 1995 5:20PM
Upper limb disorders in the workplace
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Risk Assessment Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
The Bill covers a wide range of issues. It comprises four parts and 16 schedules. Part 1 makes provisions on legal aid, Part 2 deals with litigation funding and costs, and Part 3 covers sent... | Regulation | 21 Jun 2011 9:35AM
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (Amendment) Regulations (RIDDOR) 2012
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 came into force on 1 April 1996 and require the reporting of specified accidents, ill health and dangerous occurrences... | Regulation | 6 Apr 2012 8:21AM
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (CAR) came into force on 13 November 2006, except Regulation 20(4), which came into force on 6 April 2007. The CAR Regulations bring together the three prev... | Regulation | 6 Apr 2012 3:38PM
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010
These Regulations update and replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (various versions) and fix or determine the fees payable by an applicant to the Health and Safety Executive in respect ... | Regulation | 2 Mar 2010 12:07PM
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 was introduced on 31 July 1974 to provide a comprehensive and integrated piece of legislation dealing with the health and safety of people at work and th... | Regulation | 31 Jul 1974 6:39PM
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act: Special Report
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is one of the biggest changes to health and safety law since the HSWA. Its influence will affect everyone with responsibility for the heal... | Special report | 27 Feb 2008 1:49PM
Driving at Work 2008: Special Report (electronic format)
Up-to-date, in-depth guidance on employers’ responsibilities under health and safety law Practical advice to help you comply with your legal duties Exclusive research and opinion from industr... | Special report | 21 Apr 2008 3:48PM
Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: special report
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Health and Safety Strategies 2007: Case Report
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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
In case you missed it... 2
This short film available to all premium members provides an update on regulatory changes and events that have occurred in the past twelve months, including: changes to wheel clamping regulati... | Video - Legal update | 15 Dec 2011 12:48PM
Health and safety legal update
This short legal update film, hosted by Simon Toseland, Head of Health and Safety at Workplace Law, looks at changes to RIDDOR reporting and new guidance from the HSE, the Low Hazard Workplace... | Video - Legal update | 6 Feb 2012 12:53PM
Weekly news 16-22 May 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news which covers the publication of the Beecroft report, the rewriting of CDM regulations, a firefighter acquitted of manslaughter, the BIM to set a 'gold stan... | Video - News | 23 May 2012 9:24AM
Weekly news 9-15 May 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news which covers employment law reforms in the Queen's speech, a case concerning sleeping at work, the first Corporate Manslaughter convinction in Northern Ire... | Video - News | 15 May 2012 4:40PM
Weekly news 25 April-1 May 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news which covers fire service managers facing prosecution over four fireman deaths, a union claiming workplace deaths are 'underestimated', the Supreme Court d... | Video - News | 1 May 2012 10:30AM
Weekly news 18-25 April 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news which covers the launch of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign, a packaging company fined following an injury, survey findings which show employers relying o... | Video - News | 24 Apr 2012 4:54PM
Weekly news special: April Common Commencement Date
This feature-length Workplace Law TV news features contributions from Suzanne McMinn, HR Consultant, and Renier Barnard, Health and Safety Consultant, on the changes coming into effect on 6 April... | Video - News | 3 Apr 2012 2:08PM
RIDDOR explained
This online seminar, available to all premium members, looks at the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) and what they require.
Hosted by Kate Gardner... | Video - Seminar | 13 Sep 2011 11:13AM
Clown cannot wear giant shoes due to health and safety
A clown has been told he cannot wear his giant comedy shoes due to health and safety. Valerik Kashkin, a clown in the Moscow State Circus, was performing in Liverpool's Sefton Park last Saturday wh... | what the papers say | 24 Apr 2009 5:07PM
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
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Language gap led to waste worker's serious burns
I find it very strange that lot's of reported injuries lately are to eastern europeans, there must be a lot of them doing jobs that brit workers aren't and have little or no concept of ha... | comment | 2 May 2012 6:58AM
HSE inspectors found disturbing level of worker risk
What a surprise. Clearly we need to address this disgraceful and flagrant abuse of the Law. What can we do to address this? . I know! Make a load of inspectors redundant and changes the law thereb... | comment | 24 Apr 2012 10:04AM
£100,000 fines following wet concrete collapse
The fines are peanuts and will easily be recouped by adding a tiny bit to the claims account. Disgraceful. These companies get away with it every time.
Peter Edwards | comment | 16 Apr 2012 12:26PM
Building firm prosecuted over worker's fall
Hi Nikki, understand this but for me it is no excuse. Cowboy Company bosses should be banned full stop. | comment | 13 Apr 2012 9:27AM
Building firm prosecuted over worker's fall
The fine would have been assessed on the ability of the company to pay following consideration of the accounts. That is why fines don't always look in step with the nature of the breach - the ... | comment | 12 Apr 2012 9:15AM
Building firm prosecuted over worker's fall
A paltry fine for some pretty serious injuries. This was a Near Miss fatality and we never see this taken into consideration when prosecuting these cowboy companies who cut costs putting peoples li... | comment | 11 Apr 2012 8:37AM
GP fit notes not effective, CIPP research finds
I'm not surprised, but never mind, when we get the independent assessment centres and the sick worker redirection service up and running that'll sort out the sickies, shirkers and wool-pu... | comment | 3 Apr 2012 7:57AM
Supreme Court ruling on asbestos liability welcomed
That is correct, EL insurance works on a 'causation' principle. If you caused the harm, and had a valid EL policy at the time, and there was a relevant form of negligence, then the EL pol... | comment | 2 Apr 2012 10:22AM
Supreme Court ruling on asbestos liability welcomed
For sure a very nice measured response nevertheless, if affirming "exposure" to the hazard " is " the trigger point for EL insurance then still left with ' proof ' of ... | comment | 31 Mar 2012 9:54AM
Supreme Court ruling on asbestos liability welcomed
The judgement restores the position which insurers have always assumed and worked with. There was a brief increase in uncertainty, which has now been removed.
The situation was caused by an insu... | comment | 30 Mar 2012 10:51AM