Every business has a legal duty to ensure the health and safety of both employees and members of the public. While accidents do happen, adopting a robust approach to workplace health and safety is key to keeping employees safe.
Many employers have quickly responded to the calls of social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by allowing or even requiring employees to work from home.
The construction sector has always been one of the most vulnerable to insolvency.
The challenging economic climate continues to impact companies across many sectors, and senior leaders are feeling the pressure
The annual death rate in the motor vehicle repair industry is 1.6 deaths per 100,000 workers — around four times the average rate across all industries. So, in this potentially hazardous industry it is the task of the employer, to protect workers by identifying the risks and minimising the impact of those risks. Failure to learn from near misses or injuries will risk lives.
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has made the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. This is due to concerns about the risk of sudden collapse in schools and other buildings where the material is used.
Businesses are being warned to make sure their staff are safe when working with metalworking fluids or coolants.
The illegal cultivation of cannabis is a growing problem. Until recently, cannabis cultivation was generally large scale, often taking place in industrial units, remote warehouses and disused farm buildings, but since the Covid pandemic, police are increasingly finding smaller scale cannabis farms in residential private rented properties.
Climate change will force organisations and communities to prepare for flood events.
One hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on Thursday, July 6 by the Health and Safety Executive.
