Case
Lidl denies charges but fined
Supermarket chain Lidl UK has been fined £75,000 after a 1.5 tonne safe fell on top of an employee leaving him hospitalised for four months.
The incident happened during preparations before... | case | 24 Oct 2006 12:00AM
Firm fined
Kudos Shower Products Ltd has been prosecuted and fined £10,000 after a crate fell off a forklift truck breaking an employee's foot, highlighting the need to have safe working pract... | case | 20 Jun 2007 12:00AM
Injured millionaire quiz machine worker awarded
An employee who was injured while moving a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? quiz machine has won more than £184,000 in damages.
June Riddell, who worked for Leisure Link Electronic Entertainm... | case | 18 Sep 2006 12:00AM
Workplace injury claims cost hospital
One of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals paid out nearly £100,000 in personal injury claims brought by eight members of staff over the last year. The figure included damages, claimant... | case | 7 Jun 2005 12:00AM
Employees secure compensation after developing tennis elbow
Nestle UK Ltd has paid compensation to four workers at the coffee making giant's site at Burton on Trent, Staffs, after each of them developed tennis elbow. Mr Steven Davis has secured £11,00... | case | 27 Jul 2007 12:00AM
Consultancy case study
Helping Emprise achieve expansion success
"Workplace Law assists us with providing trainers and training courses which are tailored to our requirements. They provide very relevant, well-instructed and experienced trainers who relate t... | consultancy case study |
News
Training in lifting doesn't prevent back strain
Research just published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that training and advising workers on lifting and handling does not prevent back pain. The research process included two trials... | news | 1 Feb 2008 2:02PM
HSC publishes 2006-7 statistics
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today published the latest statistics on work-related ill health, and workplace injury in Great Britain. ‘Health and Safety Statistics 2006/07&rsquo... | news | 1 Nov 2007 2:41PM
Worker wins
A social worker from Worcestershire has received £90,000 in damages after she was left unable to work because of injuries caused when a client fell on her.
At the time of the accident in Oc... | news | 24 Apr 2007 12:00AM
New programme of health and safety inspections for movement of goods
The HSE and Local Authorities (LA) are running a joint programme of inspections around the country to ensure that safety standards are met in the workplace for the movement of goods.
The &lsquo... | news | 23 May 2007 12:00AM
Government and employers must do more to tackle MSDs
The Government must protect investment in NHS staff and services to deal with the damage to more than one million employees with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), while employers need to develop so... | news | 25 Sep 2006 12:00AM
Regulation
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
These Regulations give effect as respects Great Britain to the substantive provisions of Council Directive 90/269/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads ... | Regulation | 13 Sep 1992 8:47AM
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
Products
Facilities Management Legal Update Conference 0508
Facilities Management Legal Update Conference | product
Health and Safety Legal Update 2007: Special Report
Practical guidance on law and practice for health and safety managers
Health and safety law is a fast-moving area, never more so than now. The Health and Safety Legal Update 2007: Special Report ... | product
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 1107 LON
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
Workplace Law Handbook 2008
Over 850 pages of updated practical information in an easy to read A-Z format
A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safety and premises manageme... | product
Facilities Management Legal Update 2007: Special Report
"The Workplace Law Facilities Management Legal Update 2007 ensures that you have the most recent developments at your fingertips and is an excellent resource for all facilities managers whatev... | product
Entire Workplace Law Policies & Procedures Series
Entire Workplace Law Policies & Procedures Series | product
Dodging Bullets - advice for employers on tricky legal situations
Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work?
Can we dismiss someone for being too fat?
What is the life span of a hard hat?
Is there a maximum working tempera... | product
Occupational Health 2008: making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business?
In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing t... | product
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
Workplace Law Training Brochure 2007
Order your FREE 2007 Workplace Law training brochure for full listings of our health and safety, premises management and HR and best practice training courses.
Your hard copy training brochure wil... | product
Risk Assessment Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Risk Assessment Policy and Management Guide v3.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file.
From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and ... | 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
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 1106 CAR
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
Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, Second Edition
The Facilities Management: Legal Update – Special Report, Second Edition gives facilities managers and other workplace managers practical guidance on the latest developments in health and saf... | product
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 0906 GLA
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
NEBOSH: National General Certificate 0906 Manchester
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 20 September and is taught on a da... | product
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate 1006 LON
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
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
NEBOSH: National General Certificate 0306 London
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate course is the UK's most popular course for facilities managers. The course starts on 21 March and is taught on a day-release... | product
NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 1205 London
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course starts on 13 December and is taught on a day-release basis over ... | product
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 0306 CAM
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 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
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 LON 1005- 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 cours... | product
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate MAN 1105 - Day
Workplace Law Training is running the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate course at a brand new venue in Manchester. The IOSH course is the UK’s most popular and accessible qualification for any... | 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









