Briefing
New moves to make risk assessment the right approach to fire safety
2005 is expected to see the introduction of a new Fire Safety Order, the objective of which is to create a single fire safety regime and assist moves towards risk based fire safety in the workplace... | briefing | 21 Apr 2005 5:13PM
Euro 2004: What Employers Need to Know
A survey carried out after the 2002 World Cup found that four out of 10 football fans called in sick during the World Cup, costing business £391m in total. The Euro 2004 tournament kicks off in Po... | briefing | 9 Jun 2004 8:07PM
Fire Protection of Electronic Equipment Installations
The protection of electronic equipment installations is a vital part of the business continuity plans of most organisations. A new British Standard provides workplace managers with valuable guidan... | briefing | 14 Aug 2003 5:07PM
Liquid Wastes and Pollution
Most premises generate some form of liquid waste such as sewage, waste chemicals, cleaning effluents and contaminated surface run-off. As it is an offence to pollute accidentally or deliberately, f... | briefing | 30 Jul 2001 5:12PM
Alcohol Use and Abuse Update: April 2003
According to a joint survey by the Chartered Management Institute and the Priory Group, one in five managers claim that alcohol misuse has risen in the past few years. It is also estimated that 14 ... | briefing | 28 Apr 2003 1:05PM
Case
Part-time firefighters entitled to same rights as full-time workers
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won its eight-year legal battle to end discrimination against firefighters working retained duty, following an Employment Tribunal judgment. The case ha... | case | 12 Mar 2008 11:20AM
Company fined
A car parts factory has been fined £45,000 in relation to an incident in which a worker died after he was set alight, South Tyneside Today has reported.
Hashimoto employee Ray Davison suf... | case | 24 Jan 2007 12:00AM
Businessman and company fined
A businessman and his company have been fined £20,000 each for storing fireworks illegally in an unlicensed unit on an industrial estate, the Yorkshire Post has reported.
Men Shun Fireworks... | case | 7 Mar 2007 12:00AM
Road contractor ordered to pay
A road contractor was fined £75,000 and ordered to pay £22,000 costs by Lincoln Crown Court on Monday after a worker was burned to death while cleaning a tanker.
Colas Ltd of Crawley, ... | case | 25 May 2005 12:00AM
Welder injured after work in combustible atmosphere
Bradford Council has been fined £10,000 for failing to ensure the safety of a worker who was burnt by a fire caused when gas ignited on a landfill site, the Yorkshire Post has reported.
T... | case | 14 Feb 2007 12:00AM
Consultancy case study
The Institute of Directors turns to Workplace Law for fire risk
After carrying out the risk assessments, Workplace Law prepared an action plan to help the IoD address any remedies that were required. Now the action plan has been formulated, Workplace Law will a... | consultancy case study |
Helping Emprise achieve expansion success
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Are You Prepared for the Firefighters' Strike?
25 October 2002
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Two major developments impact on the workplace
8 August 2002
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Buckingham Palace fire
Contents
1. This Week
2. News: Government accused of lagging behind with health and safety law reforms
3. Case Update: Deducting overpaid holiday from final salary
4. E-shop: Publications for w... | ebulletin | 5 Jun 2002 4:55PM
Network news
Fire safety and disability guidance launched
Workplace Law’s Fire and Disability 2008: Special Report was launched today.
The report, which is available as a PDF download, aims to provide responsible persons with all the information t... | network news | 9 Aug 2007 12:00AM
Workplace Law FM Conference - Buncefield
The Buncefield oil storage depot explosion in December 2005 resulted in 40 casualties, damage to residential and commercial premises nearby, and significant environmental pollution.
Today (31 J... | network news | 31 Jan 2007 12:00AM
Workplace Law FM Conference - Changes to building regs Part B (Fire Safety)
Today (30 January), in an informative session at Workplace Law's 8th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference Mark Hillier, Principal Trainer at Butler and Young Ltd, took a look at the... | network news | 30 Jan 2007 12:00AM
Fire safety - now down to business
New legislation has now given all employers and premises managers wide-reaching new responsibilities in relation to fire safety.
Responsibility for carrying out fire risk assessments now lies with... | network news | 2 Oct 2006 12:00AM
Fire safety special report launched
Workplace Law Group has announced the publication of a new special report on the fire safety regime in the UK, which is undergoing its biggest change for nearly 35 years. See below for pre-publicat... | network news | 4 Jan 2006 12:00AM
News
Too many firms falling short on fire safety
Too many businesses are unaware of their responsibilities when it comes to fire fighting equipment and providing staff with fire safety training, Norwich Union Risk Services (NURS) property risk sp... | news | 17 Apr 2008 12:50PM
Government challenged over disabled firefighters' rights
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has launched a legal challenge against new Government pension rules, which it says are leaving badly injured and disabled firefighters sacked and without a pension.A J... | news | 7 Mar 2008 2:09PM
Fire safety professionals 'unsure' about regulations
Never mind business owners - more than three quarters of fire safety professionals admit they are "unsure" about major fire safety regulations introduced over a year ago. The Fire Industr... | news | 15 Feb 2008 2:12PM
Are the effects of the Fire Safety Order now being felt?
A flurry of fire safety cases have now made it to the courts, suggesting that the effects of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) are now being felt across England more than a year ... | news | 29 Jan 2008 5:17PM
Penhallow Hotel fire was arson - murder inquiry launched
The Penhallow Hotel fire, which caused the deaths of three people last August, is now being treated as a murder investigation. The police have confirmed that inquiries by fire service investig... | news | 22 Jan 2008 12:30PM
Regulation
Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976
These Regulations provided that a fire certificate issued by the Health and Safety Executive shall be required in respect of premises of the kind specified in Schedule 1 to the Regulations. They ma... | Regulation |
Fire Precautions Act 1971
An Act to make further provision for the protection of persons from fire risks; and for purposes connected therewith. [27th May 1971] | Regulation | 27 Apr 1971 6:27PM
Special report
Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: special report
Essential new guidance specifically for facilities managers In-depth guidance on the key issues facing facilities managers in the next 12 monthsExclusive research and opinion from industry expertsP... | Special report | 31 Jan 2008 2:32PM
Fire and Disability 2008: Special Report
Every workplace in the UK should know how to provide for the access and egress of all disabled people that may work or visit their premises. The Fire and Disability 2008: Special Report f... | Special report | 9 Aug 2007 10:53AM
White paper
Portable Fire Extinguishers: to use or not to use?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 building owners and occupiers of premises to which people have access are obliged to provide suitable firefighting equipment and to ensure that ... | White paper | 14 Jan 2008 4:17PM
Hot Work Permits: minimising the risks
It is very clear from statistics that hot works carried out by contractors represents one of the most significant fire risks to a building. All premises engaging the services of contractors are exp... | White paper | 22 Nov 2007 1:29PM
Sprinklers in the Workplace: the benefits and the risks
Sprinklers should be considered as merely one component part of a total fire safety strategy, which is tailored to the existing and projected needs of a building. They have significant benefits to ... | White paper | 7 Nov 2007 4:21PM
Choosing a Fire Alarm System: what works for you?
To the average business, installing a new fire alarm system represents a large and unwanted expense. Typically the requirement for a system follows: a visit from the fire officer or the insurance c... | White paper | 17 Oct 2007 11:09AM
Hot Work and Hazards: managing fire safety for contractors
The presence of a contractor can very often introduce an additional level of fire hazard and risk, simply because of the work they do. It is therefore essential that their actions are properly mana... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 4:12PM
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