Risk management Law - Workplace Law Network

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

Risky business
If a director within your organisation asked you (the health and safety professional) the question in a board meeting – ‘Are we safe?’ – what would your answer be? Followin... | blog post | 5 Apr 2012 12:01PM

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

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

Risk assessments
Risk assessments help to protect our staff and our businesses.  The process of risk assessment can become over complicated.  However, this need not be the case since all that is really in... | briefing | 15 Feb 2012 10:16AM

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

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

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

Employer’s liability for employee’s violence
The Court of Appeal has recently considered two conjoined cases to determine the circumstances when an employer is liable for an act of violence committed by one employee towards another. Empl... | case | 2 Feb 2012 8:48AM

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. 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

Express Park Construction Company Limited and Oxford Architects Partnership (2010)
An architectural practice and a construction company involved in the development of a conference centre in Somerset have been fined a total of £195,000 following a fatality at the site.Bristo... | case review | 29 Jul 2010 1:25PM

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

Howorth Scaffolding Services Ltd & Glenmill Group (Developments) Ltd (2010)
Construction worker, Peter Walton, fell five metres from scaffolding on Altham Industrial Estate on 10 May 2006. The 55-year-old had been working on a project to build three new office blocks when ... | case review | 7 Sep 2010 4:49PM

Workplace Law analyse Newnham College's health and safety management system
"Each member of the Workplace Law team has brought their own specialist or generalist expertise and has helped us to create a platform from which to build our health and safety processes and p... | consultancy case study |

Workplace Law carry out health and safety audit for The University of Hertfordshire
"Workplace Law have been responsible for supporting the change of safety attitude from poor to excellent and our safety cultural shift has been significant and patently observable." | consultancy case study |

Workplace Law help breathe become CHAS compliant
"The service went far beyond the original proposals and included intensive tuition for the breathe health and safety advisor. This has started to change the health and safety culture of the bu... | consultancy case study |

The Institute of Directors turns to Workplace Law for fire risk assessment
Glyn Davies says he has found Workplace Law “very supportive” with an “excellent” approach to fire risk assessments. He has found the company “very reliable,” an... | consultancy case study |

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

Building contractor sentenced over worker death
A building contractor has been fined over serious safety breaches after a worker was killed by a piece of falling cob wall being demolished by his son. Following the fatal incident, Alaister Copla... | news | 2 May 2012 9:09AM

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

What risk-related issues are on the agenda for 2008?
Although there's little in the way of new risk-related regulation coming up in 2008, it appears businesses will continue to face pressure to improve on the management of health, safety, environment... | news analysis | 10 Jan 2008 1:45PM

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... | news analysis | 21 Apr 2005 5:13PM

Private Security Industry Act – implications for the construction industry
The guarding of construction sites is now subject to a new regulatory regime designed to ensure that security guards are properly trained and that the criminal element is pushed out of the security... | news analysis | 30 Mar 2005 9:24AM

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

Work with display screen equipment: Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) (DSE) Regulations 1992 as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002
Revised edition with comprehensive regulatory guidance on how to comply. Acknowledging prevalence of such screens in wider environments, it addresses both office and non-office usage with pertinent... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2003 5:11PM

The Guide to freedom of information
The Guide to Freedom of Information explains your obligations under the Act, answers many frequently asked questions and gives practical examples to illustrate how to apply the Act in p... | official guidance | 30 Jan 2012 1:49PM

Fire safety in construction
The second edition of Fire safety in construction explains how everyone involved in construction projects can comply with their legal duties relating to fire risks. It is aimed at all those with a ... | official guidance | 1 Jan 2010 5:31PM

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

Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) came into force on 1 January 1993 under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, to implement a European Directive on the manual han... | Regulation | 13 Sep 1992 8:47AM

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

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (as amended) came into force on 16 September 1999 and give effect to the European Framework Directive on health and safety. They supplem... | Regulation | 16 Sep 1999 8:01PM

Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2007
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2007 came into force on 6 April 2007. They completely replaced the previous CDM 1994 Regulations and the Construction Health, Safety and W... | Regulation | 16 Jan 2007 9:49PM

Self-Employment (Risk Assessment Exemption) Bill 2010-11
A Bill to exempt self-employed persons engaged in low hazard activity from the requirement to produce a written risk assessment. This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 October 2010. This is k... | Regulation | 21 Oct 2010 11:40AM

Common sense, common safety: An introduction to Lord Young's review of health and safety
This short film looks at some of the repercussions in the world of health and safety following Lord Young's review, including; the easing of regulatory burden for low hazard workplaces, launching t... | Video - Documentary | 31 May 2011 11:35AM

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 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 11-17 April 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news covering CDM regulations, the HSE's myth busters panel, the Agency Workers Regulations, the demands of employment regulations, the risk of flooding and W... | Video - News | 18 Apr 2012 10:06AM

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 7-13 March 2012
Welcome to this weeks' weekly news update which covers proposals for an instant dismissal law, more women being appointed to boards, a new European risk committee, HSE to bring charges for a P... | Video - News | 13 Mar 2012 2:16PM

Weekly news 1-7 February 2012
Welcome to this week's Workplace Law news update, which covers proposals to cut carbon emissions in buildings, a new low carbon reburbished building, guidance on apprenticeships from CIPD, the Gove... | Video - News | 7 Feb 2012 2:48PM

Business continuity: one step at a time
This online seminar, hosted by Renier Barnard, Health and Safety Consultant at Workplace Law, provides you with an understanding of the importance and requirements of the first stage of t... | Video - Seminar | 22 Mar 2012 3:21PM

Safety schemes in procurement
Over the years, the proliferation of health and safety pre-qualification questionnaires has become a source of excessive paperwork and time for both ‘suppliers’ and ‘buyers’... | Video - Seminar | 13 Apr 2010 9:47AM

Demystifying risk assessments
A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more ... | Video - Seminar | 20 Oct 2009 11:42AM

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Permits to work form an essential part of safe systems of work for many maintenance activities. They allow work to start only after safe procedures have been defined and they provide a clear record... | Video - Seminar | 11 Nov 2009 11:37AM

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