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Doing away with the counterpart Posted on: 26/05/2015 By: Lee Rance The government recently announced that from the 8th June 2015 they will be abolishing the paper counterpart to the driving licence. One of the reasons for this was a result of the Red Tape Challenge. The Red Tape Challenge is a government initiative that aims to scrap […]
The Act itself is not part of current health and safety law, the HSE did welcome it because they believed it introduced an important new element in the corporate management of health and safety. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a landmark in law. For the first time, companies and organisations can […]
And received £40,000 in fines and costs … Care homes are often in the news these days, usually because of their astronomical cost, or as a result of the poor service which is being provided. Now following a recent prosecution, it appears that our elderly parents or grandparents residing in a care home may be […]
We have made several comments on these pages about “Dodgy Plumbers” and it seems that on this occasion he got his just desserts. As can be seen, this was relatively local and again, we stress that you check and use Gas Safe heating engineers only. To read the full HSE article, please follow this link. […]
From 1 October 2013 changes will be introduced to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) that will simplify the mandatory reporting of workplace injuries for businesses, while ensuring that the data collected gives an accurate and useful picture of workplace incidents. To allow businesses time to familiarise themselves with the changes, […]
The HSE website has released the following information From 1 October 2013, subject to Parliamentary review, the law will change, to simplify and clarify the reporting requirements in relation to work-related accidents, illness and dangerous occurrences. Online guidance is being produced which will explain the new requirements, and provide examples of what does and does […]
The latest HSE bulletin lists three cases where illegal gas work has been carried out. 1. A Lincolnshire plumber has been prosecuted for carrying out illegal gas work after a couple suffered severe burns in a major explosion at their home. Daniel George Hickling, trading as DGH Plumbing and Heating, was hired by the couple […]
Workplace Law has reported on a company director, Mr Allan Turnbull being sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a worker at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, Newcastle. Mr Joyce was working from one cherry picker whilst two colleagues were working from a second. Together they were dismantling a […]
This article was taken from the HSE Passport Blog and the full article can be read by following this link. The “driver” received a 15 month jail sentence and 2 year driving ban. We can all learn from this case. Following a case at the Court of Appeal, drivers are being warned that they don’t […]
If you use ladders, you are best advised to carry out a pre use check to make sure that it is safe to use. Need some help so you know what to look for? Then visit the HSE website. Need help with your health and safety issues? Then do the sensible thing and contact us […]