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Asbestos: Guidance on the new Asbestos Regulations
Kelly Mansfield talks to asbestos expert John Richards for his thoughts on the new regulations - essential listening for employers. | audio | 15 Jan 2007 12:31PM

Briefing

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

Case

Asbestos risk costs firm over £10,000
A building company in Bradford-on-Avon has been fined after it removed an asbestos insulation board (AIB) ceiling in an unsafe manner, leaving workers and residents at risk of exposure to asbestos ... | case | 9 Feb 2012 8:44AM

Company ordered to pay hospice care costs
A company found to be responsible for asbestos death has been ordered to contribute to hospice care costs of a former employee in a landmark judgment.   In 1951 James Willson, 20, finished h... | case | 16 Aug 2010 12:06PM

Brewery fined £121,000 for two incidents within six weeks
A Burton-on-Trent brewery has been fined a total of more than £121,000 after two accidents in six weeks. Three men suffered serious chemical burns when 6,000 litres of caustic soda erupted ... | case | 8 Aug 2011 4:12PM

BP Chemicals fined £30,000 for gas leak
BP Chemicals Ltd was recently fined £30,000 at Hull Magistrates Court for two offences after pleading guilty to a leak of gas containing carbon monoxide from its plant at Saltend, Hull. The ... | case | 27 Jul 2011 4:39PM

Companies in court over major chemical fire in Crewe
Two companies have appeared at Chester Crown Court this week following a major chemical fire in Crewe in 2007 which sent aerosols rocketing into the air. At its height, the fire spread to cover mo... | case | 26 Jul 2011 10:10AM

Case review

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

HSE v. Avon Freight Group Ltd (AFG) and others
A Redditch freight firm, its managing director and a Birmingham contractor have been prosecuted for putting at least 20 people at risk of lung disease from asbestos fibres. AFG's architect, Simon ... | case review | 21 Feb 2012 2:36PM

George Farrar Quarries Ltd (company) and Richard Atterby (consultant) v. HSE
Richard Atterby had provided health and safety services to George Farrar (Quarries) Ltd for over three years. His work involved carrying out risk assessments on behalf of his client. The court hear... | case review | 27 Feb 2009 1:13PM

James Wilson v. Deptford Power Station (2010)
James Wilson worked from the age of 20 (in 1951) at Deptford Power Station. He was regularly exposed to asbestos when he was erecting new boilers. In 2006, Mr Wilson was diagnosed with mesotheliom... | case review | 5 Aug 2010 5:00PM

HSE v. Marks and Spencer plc (2011)
Marks and Spencer plc and three of its contractors were fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refur... | case review | 27 Sep 2011 10:22AM

Consultancy case study

City & Guilds relies on Workplace law for health and safety training and support
"Workplace Law has been very responsive to my requirements, and I have found them to be a very reliable resource.” | consultancy case study |

Ebulletin

Legionella trial draws to an end
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 240 19 July 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacelaw.net ... | ebulletin | 19 Jul 2006 12:47PM

Asbestos - reform of safety legislation and compensation
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' ebulletin no. 242 2 August 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplacelaw.net ... | ebulletin | 2 Aug 2006 12:50PM

Countdown to Asbestos Regulations – Free Seminar
[subject - Members E-bulletin 132, 11 May 2004] 11 May 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 132 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 11 May 2004 4:38PM

Asbestos Throughout the World and In the Courts
[subject - Members E-bulletin 123, 10 March 2004] 10 March 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 123 of your wee... | ebulletin | 10 Mar 2004 4:26PM

Court of Appeal Rulings Mean Further Increases in Tribunal Awards
[subject - Members E-bulletin 121, 18 February 2004] 18 February 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 121 of yo... | ebulletin | 18 Feb 2004 4:23PM

Factsheet

Asbestos
Over 4,000 people a year are dying from asbestos-related deaths and this figure is due to carry on rising until 2020 at least. Around a quarter of these deaths are from workers ... | Factsheet | 25 Jan 2008 10:36AM

COMAH: dangerous substances
COMAH stands for Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations.COMAH applies to industrial sites where certain quantities of dangerous substances are kept or used – usually sites that manuf... | Factsheet | 7 Jan 2008 6:31AM

Occupational cancers
 In the UK, someone is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes. More than one in three people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. One in four will die from cancer. More ... | Factsheet | 27 Oct 2009 1:07PM

COSHH/hazardous substances
| Factsheet | 9 Jan 2008 6:49AM

Hazardous waste
| Factsheet | 17 Sep 2007 9:35AM

Magazine issue

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

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

Network news

At a glance guides to asbestos and CDM
Simon Toseland, Head of Health and Safety at Workplace Law has compiled two handy guidance sheets covering asbestos and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007 Regulatio... | network news | 9 Jul 2010 12:04PM

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

Asbestos: Duty to Manage Special Report Launched
The Workplacelaw Network has published a new Special Report on the management of asbestos in the workplace. All UK companies have to compile an asbestos management plan for all of their commercial ... | network news | 2 Dec 2003 10:09PM

Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report. Exclusive Pre-publication Offer!
Workplace Law Publishing will be launching a brand new title, Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, on Thursday 12 August 2004. This publication will provide essential up-to-date pr... | network news | 14 Jul 2004 10:28AM

Exclusive Asbestos at Work Free Lunchtime Seminar for Workplace Law Network Members
Following the success of our Asbestos at Work Lunchtime Seminar in January, Workplace Law Training will be running a second Seminar on Monday, 17 May 2004. We would like to invite all Workplace Law... | network news | 10 May 2004 5:49PM

News

COMAH Regulations go out to consultation
A six week consultation has been opened asking for views from the chemicals sector on the enforcement of the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations. Businesses involved in chem... | news | 9 May 2012 10:19AM

Fresh warning issued on storage of pesticides
A fresh warning has been issued about storing pesticides safely, after a West Norfolk pest controller was prosecuted for keeping them in an unlocked garden shed. Natural England and the HSE issued... | news | 1 May 2012 11:55AM

Govt to make claims easier for mesothelioma sufferers
The Government will delay the introduction of changes to the rules governing 'no win, no fee' cases for mesothelioma sufferers who want to claim compensation from their former employers, reports th... | news | 27 Apr 2012 9:15AM

Firm fined for subjecting workers to lead poisoning
A recycling company has been fined for failing to protect employees working with lead. Metal and Waste Recycling Ltd pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court for breaching the Control of L... | news | 25 Apr 2012 8:03AM

MPs urged to back Lords industrial illness exemption
Government plans to force those who contract illnesses at work to pay legal costs out of their damages would be a ‘big mistake’, seriously affecting access to justice. This is the view... | news | 17 Apr 2012 12:15PM

News analysis

Top tips for REACH pre-registration
On 1 June 2008 pre-registration for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) began. REACH, the new EU chemicals regulation, requires that chemical substanc... | news analysis | 22 Sep 2008 11:37AM

REACH requirements – implications for facilities managers
REACH is a new European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006). It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances. The ... | news analysis | 30 Mar 2009 12:34PM

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

The pleural plaques consultation paper
On 9 July 2008 the Government published a consultation paper on supporting people with pleural plaques, seeking responses by 1 October 2008. The paper considers whether the House of Lords' decision... | news analysis | 10 Jul 2008 8:19AM

Official guidance

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

Draft Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance
This statutory guidance has been issued by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in accordance with section 78YA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 . Section 57 of th... | official guidance | 7 Feb 2012 4:43PM

Controlling airborne contaminants at work: A guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV)
Do you supply or commission local exhaust ventilation (LEV) equipment? This book describes the principles and good practice of deciding on, designing, commissioning and testing cost-effecti... | official guidance | 22 Feb 2011 5:31PM

Respiratory protective equipment at work: A practical guide
Essential guidance for the correct selection and use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE). This step-by-step guide explains when to employ RPE, enables identification of the required protectio... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2005 3:38PM

Workplace Exposure Limits: Containing the list of workplace exposure limits for use with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)
This edition of EH40 replaces the previous version, first published in 2005, and takes account of new substances and workplace exposure limits (WELs) introduced in 2007 and 2011. Many people are e... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2011 3:24PM

Policy & Procedure

Fire Safety Policy and Management Guide v1.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Fire Safety Policy and Management Guide v1.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and any u... | Policy & Procedure |

Legionella Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
Research and investigation indicates that most outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease in the United Kingdom have been attributed to building water services, in particular hot and cold water suppl... | Policy & Procedure |

Regulation

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

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

Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 came into force on 28 January 1998. The Regulations concern any work that is carried on in a place that is substantially (but not always entirely) enclosed, whe... | Regulation | 16 Sep 1997 11:01AM

Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH) 1999
The Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations (COMAH) 1999 came into force on 1 April 1999 and apply to any storage activities, explosive and nuclear sites and other industries where threshold q... | Regulation | 1 Apr 1999 4:04PM

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations came into force on 21 November 2002 in order to protect those working with hazardous substances from illnesses such as asthma, derm... | Regulation | 16 Sep 2002 8:50PM

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

Video - Documentary

Air conditioning: Put to the test
The Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2007 require all larger air conditioning systems to be inspected by an accredited air conditioning inspector by January 2009, while all systems with ... | Video - Documentary | 22 Mar 2010 11:05AM

Video - Legal update

In case you missed it...
This short film provides an update on regulatory changes and events that have occurred in the past twelve months, including: changes to wheel clamping regulation, changes to music licensing and the... | Video - Legal update | 28 Jun 2011 9:34AM

Video - News

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

Weekly news 22-28 February 2012
Welcome to this weeks' Workplace Law weekly news which covers a Government response to a Workplace Law letter on health and safety, energy security recommendations, revised guidance on contaminated... | Video - News | 28 Feb 2012 2:21PM

Weekly news 15-21 February 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news update, which covers changes to Energy Performance Certificates, droughts, union criticism of redundancy consultation plans, an asbestos prosecution and ... | Video - News | 22 Feb 2012 9:15AM

Weekly news 12-16 September 2011
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news update which covers; changes to RIDDOR reporting, proposed amendments to the Legal Aid Bill, an update on the Agency Workers Directive, a European case r... | Video - News | 19 Sep 2011 3:01PM

Weekly news 26-30 September 2011
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news update which covers; proposals for increasing the qualifying period for bringing unfair dismissal claims, a Court of Appeal decision affecting employers ... | Video - News | 3 Oct 2011 8:43AM

Video - Seminar

Asbestos duties and management
So you’ve had your asbestos surveys carried out, registers have been compiled and building managers notified of the findings.   You’d like to be able to tick the box marked &lsq... | Video - Seminar | 18 Jan 2011 4:41PM

What the papers say

Malcolm McLaren 'killed by asbestos in Sex shop'
Malcolm McLaren, the former Sex Pistols manager, may have died from exposure to asbestos he suffered while smashing up his punk fashion shop, his partner has said.  Daily Telegraph. M... | what the papers say | 12 Apr 2010 12:10PM

More than half of business premises do not comply with asbestos regulations
KILLER asbestos could threaten the lives of hundreds of workers across the district as more than half of businesses investigated have been found to be in breach of regulations.Targeted inspections ... | what the papers say | 29 Oct 2008 7:55AM

Action taken after legionella found at leisure centre
Showers at Stratford Park Leisure Centre have been closed temporarily following the discovery of traces of the bacteria which causes Legionnaires' disease.A water treatment company took routine sam... | what the papers say | 30 Jan 2008 2:45PM

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Comments

Guidance on chemical hazards warning label change
Perhaps this time common sense will prevail and signs will be proportional to risk, unlike some of the ones currently being implemented - yes they have been changing over the last 18 months as wel... | comment | 12 Apr 2012 9:46AM

Asbestos link to heart disease
Thank you Gavin, I now have the peer reviewed report. Its easy to see why Irwin Mitchell took the line they did. The data certainly look good enough to analyse but I need some further detail from t... | comment | 11 Apr 2012 10:57AM

Asbestos link to heart disease
Andrew You can find the report here: http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2012/03/05/oemed-2011-100313 I hope this helps. Gavin | comment | 10 Apr 2012 4:03PM

Asbestos link to heart disease
Did someone forget to include a link to the report that is being referred to here? HSL haven't got round to listing it on their web site so how is anyone to find it and make their own assessme... | comment | 6 Apr 2012 12:00PM

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

Health and Safety
There are a few key points to passing both the NEBOSH General and NEBOSH Diploma: Read the syllabus - it tells you exactly what NEBOSH expect you to know and understand. You will not go wrong, e... | comment | 19 Mar 2012 3:42PM

Health and Safety
Improvements to worker safety and health by increasing the quality and consistency of information provided to workers, employers and users can go a long way. | comment | 19 Mar 2012 12:08PM

Health and Safety at work
Improvements to worker safety and health by increasing the quality and consistency of information provided to workers, employers and users can go a long way. | comment | 15 Feb 2012 5:49AM