Electrical safety Law

Workers seriously burned by exploding cable; energy network fined £32,000
A Glasgow company has been fined £32,000 after two workmen suffered serious burns from the explosion of a live electrical cable that was supposed to be secured months earlier. In October... | case | 15 Apr 2008 4:51PM

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The London Borough of Hackney has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £11,286.37 costs after an employee received an electric shock while changing a street light which left him in a c... | case | 17 Oct 2006 12:00AM

Firm and individual fined
The HSE is warning companies to be aware of the serious risks involved from contact with or working in close proximity to overhead power lines after the prosecution of a company and individual... | case | 8 Nov 2006 12:00AM

Balfour Beatty fined
Balfour Beatty has been fined almost £200,000 over an incident in which a rail worker was fatally electrocuted. Jason Lee Pepall was working for Balfour Beatty as a contractor from McGinley... | case | 1 Mar 2007 12:00AM

Improper risk assessments result in fines totalling
Two construction companies have been fined for failing to ensure the safety of one of their workers, Miall Roberts who died after coming into contact with an 11kV overhead power line. Miall Rob... | case | 19 Jun 2007 12:00AM

Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
For workplace managers, the importance of communication is stressed all the time - especially in tricky HR situations such as redundancy or disciplinary proceedings. In health and safety it is equa... | Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008 1:45PM

Small businesses still "clueless about WEEE"
Most UK small businesses are still clueless about the WEEE Regulations a year after they were introduced, according to a survey commissioned by environmental guidance website NetRegs. On 2 Jan... | news | 19 Feb 2008 11:02AM

UK meeting EU WEEE targets
THE UK is meeting its European targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), provisional figures from the Environment Agency have suggested. The collection da... | news | 10 Dec 2007 11:05AM

Are you ready for the WEEE Regulations?
The WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) Regulations come into force in less than three weeks (1 July) and by this time, businesses should have the new rules put into place. There w... | news | 6 Jun 2007 12:00AM

National Work from Home Day: the health and safety issues
Employers who wish to implement flexible working practices have important health and safety issues to consider. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) places duties on employers to prote... | news | 18 May 2007 12:00AM

Guidance published on construction electrical safety
A new guide aimed at the construction industry, which focuses on electrical safety, has been published in response to a number of deaths and major injuries involving electricians on construction si... | news | 26 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Electricity Act 1989
An Act to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director General of Electricity Supply and of consumers’ committees for the electricity supply industry; to make new provision with re... | Regulation | 27 Jul 1989 8:12AM

Sound Advice for Enlightened Management: the use of light and sound in the workplace
This white paper consists of two articles focusing on the use of light and sound in the workplace, and is written with people redesigning their work space in mind. The sound section of the paper lo... | White paper | 31 Oct 2007 10:12AM

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

Guide to WEEE 2007
PLEASE NOTE: The Guide to WEEE 2007 is available only as a downloadable file. New practical guidance on the WEEE Regulations On 1 July 2007 the deadline for implementation of ... | 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

8th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
12 months of new FM law and regulation in two days Welcome to this major event in the facilities management calendar, organised by Workplace Law Group. The 8th Annual Facilities Management Legal ... | product

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The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate course is the UK's most popular course for facilities managers. The course starts on 21 September and is taught on a da... | product

NEBOSH: National General Certificate 0906 London
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate course is the UK's most popular course for facilities managers. The course starts on 19 September and is taught on a da... | product

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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

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

Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report
Essential up-to-date practical guidance for facilities managers. The Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report provides a complete update for facilities managers to get to grips with the... | product