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29th September 2009
Company car and van drivers are involved in over 1,000 fatal accidents on Britains roads each year and almost 100000 are injured while driving on company business.
Driving at Work: Managing Work Related Road Safety Guide
To address this in September ... Read >
Author: mohit57623rd September 2009
It is claimed, by the Health and Safety Executive, that more than 2000 fires are caused every year by unsound electrical appliances. PAT testing is regarded as the best way to ensure that employees, customers and tenants are protected from the risks of fa... Read >
Author: Paul Wheater23rd September 2009
Using scaffold towers as part of your home improvement construction project means that for your safety it is a good idea to be aware of the health and safety recommendations. Treat your home as a workplace when using scaffold towers. Before you underta... Read >
Author: Jackie De Burca23rd September 2009
ACCIDENT IN THE WORKPLACE
If you are involved in an accident at work, it will be necessary for you to show that your injuries were caused by the negligence of your employer. Your employer is also responsible for the actions of work colleagues who ca... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
In recent years, there are increasing numbers of people who turn up work under the influence of alcohol and drugs. According to a survey conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in 1994, 90% of personnel directors from top UK organisations stated that... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
Health and Safety in the workplace should be a very high priority in all businesses, large and small. With the United Kingdom's Health and Safety Executive bringing in ever tighter regulations it is incumbent on all employers and workplace managers to kee... Read >
Author: Craig Ellyard23rd September 2009
The exposure monitoring requirements in the asbestos regulationa, as with other Occupational health and safety training, Health standards, require the employer to monitor employee exposures initially and routinely so that appropriate hazard control measur... Read >
Author: ohss29th August 2009
The system of testing that applies to machines, instruments, and other electrical devices is referred to as Portable Appliance Testing, or PAT. The regulations that govern the testing of all electrical equipment fall under the authority of the Department ... Read >
Author: patlabel1129th August 2009
Safety is the most important aspect of the use of electricity to power machines and other devices. Improper or debilitated wiring, whether internal or external, creates the potential for highly hazardous conditions that can affect not only those who work ... Read >
Author: patlabel1129th August 2009
The testing of electrical devices to ensure their safety is regulated by mandates that have been set forth by the British government since 1974. These various regulations for testing fall under the guidance of City and Guilds through the supervision of th... Read >
Author: patlabel1127th August 2009
The use of testing labels on electrical equipment has been regulated for many years according to guidelines established by the Department of the Environment Property and Services Agency and monitored by City and Guilds along with the Health and Safety Exe... Read >
Author: patlabel1127th August 2009
The safety of electrical appliances or devices is important, especially in those environments in which the regular use of such a device poses a potential hazard to large numbers of people in case of a malfunction. Guidelines for labeling of electrical dev... Read >
Author: patlabel1120th August 2009
Health and safety regulations and personnel are working towards minimising accidents caused from working at height. Working safely with scaffold towers is both a legal requirement as well as a critical way of avoiding nasty accidents. Before undertaking ... Read >
Author: Jackie De Burca17th August 2009
Health and Safety is complex, sometimes counter-productive and costly. Legislation can be overbearing and often misinterpretted. Is this true? Yes, I believe so, though we still have to do it nonetheless. Whether or not you agree with this statement does ... Read >
Author: Dale Allen15th August 2009
With the harvest season rushing in, the Health and Safety Executive has advised all farmers in the south Somerset and Yeovil region to take more care.
The warning comes after 82 farmers suffered fatal personal injuries between July and October in the ... Read >
Author: catherine08th August 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have brought out a warning to companies, after an electrician had to be treated after a work accident left him unwell, when he inhaled carbon dioxide as he was working in a basement substation.
Denso Manufacturin... Read >
Author: Ruth Jacob30th July 2009
Germ Warfare
Alcoholic Hand Gel
Although alcohol is not something known to be good for us, let alone something which protects us from bad consequences, in the case of hand gel it does just this. Not only is it entirely safe for your body, but a pr... Read >
Author: germ1234528th July 2009
We all feel stress from time to time. It's just part of modern day living. Fortunately not all the stress we find ourselves under will affect our health. But if the level stress does become too great it can affect our physical and mental well being.
On... Read >
Author: Craig Ellyard24th July 2009
Specialist prosecutors in Scotland are leading the investigation and prosecution of work related accidents according to the solicitor general.
The specialist prosecutors otherwise known as the Crown Office Health and Safety team will be examining case... Read >
Author: seamus17th July 2009
For any public facing company, the importance of public liability insurance is vital.
This can mean anything from retail establishments, clubs and bars or even companies that employ fleet drivers.
The cost of a personal injury claim against a compan... Read >
Author: Darrell04th July 2009
Every day cross the country thousands of people suffer unnecessary personal injuries due to easily avoidable hazards. A particular source of these injuries is the workplace and in particular physically strenuous jobs such as construction.
Over a numbe... Read >
Author: Darrell21st June 2009
Employers and self-employed people, as well as people in control of premises, must legally report certain types of accident to the Incident Contact Centre of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
All of the kinds of injuries listed below need to be r... Read >
Author: Jessica Parker06th June 2009
There are a number of steps you should take following an accident at work. Below is a basic, 5-step checklist to help you to make sure that you gain any assistance you are entitled to following a work accident, and to reduce the likelihood of another simi... Read >
Author: Jessica Parker06th June 2009
Do you own or work for a company that has a fleet of vehicles? You might be a courier or have an internal fleet of commercial vans to get goods from one site to another.
Do you really know what your drivers are up to? Do you know about their dri... Read >
Author: MarkSheldon06th June 2009
Do you own or work for a company that has a fleet of vehicles? You might be a courier or have an internal fleet of commercial vans to get goods from one site to another.
Do you really know what your drivers are up to? Do you know about their dri... Read >
Author: MarkSheldon06th June 2009
If you are involved in an accident at work, it will be necessary for you to show that your injuries were caused by the negligence of your employer. Your employer is also responsible for the actions of work colleagues who cause accidents involving injury. ... Read >
Author: suegold05th June 2009
At the beginning of the year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned workers of the dangers of using forklift trucks, after a man was crushed to death by a container of dye during an unloading operation.
Following the incident, HSE inspector Rich... Read >
Author: Arti05th June 2009
More than three quarters of vehicles, which have been stopped during safety checks in England and Wales were found to be loaded in an unsafe; putting motorists and loading staff at risk of having a car accident.
These findings were revealed after offic... Read >
Author: Ruth Jacob01st June 2009
More than three quarters of vehicles, which have been stopped during safety checks in England and Wales were found to be loaded in an unsafe; putting motorists and loading staff at risk of having a car accident.
These findings were revealed after offic... Read >
Author: Ruth Jacob01st June 2009
The UK now has a new gas safety body to replace the old CORGI register. The Gas Safe Register is really a form of quality control for the whole of the UK's gas industry. Only registered Gas Safe engineers are legally qualified to fix or install any gas ap... Read >
Author: Dave Sabri29th May 2009
It can be argued that Britain is facing an occupational disease epidemic. Figures from the Health and Safety Executive showing that up to 20 per cent of the UK's biggest killers, including heart disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, are caused ... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis15th May 2009
Are you swamped with Health & Safety paperwork and don’t know where to start? Increasing legislation from the Government and increased policing by the HSE means failure to comply with HASAWA 1974 and associated REGS means the HSE has the power to issue ... Read >
Author: Pamela36012th May 2009
With the UK currently going through one of the most severe economic downturns in recent times, there is understandably even greater pressure on company bosses to run their business as profitably as possible. However the pressures on businesses should not... Read >
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors15th April 2009
An injury lawyer who is also a farmer has sent out a plea to his fellow farmers not to turn a blind eye to health and safety on the farm in a bid to reduce the thousands of deaths and personal injuries taking place on British farms each year.
In a pres... Read >
Author: seamus15th April 2009
The number of deaths and serious injuries in the construction industry has long been of concern to both the government and more importantly the workers themselves. Tightening health and safety requirements for companies, along with increasingly stiff pena... Read >
Author: Darrell09th April 2009
The standards of health and safety in most workplaces across the UK remain appalling despite continuous calls on employers to ensure that the risk of work accident claim is reduced to the minimum. This much Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed ... Read >
Author: Musa08th April 2009
Most people may believe that working night shifts is safe and harmless, and would consider it to be completely normal.
However, research has shown otherwise.
Almost 40 women are being awarded compensation by the Danish government after they develop... Read >
Author: Arti04th April 2009
Your family is at risk for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning if there are any appliances in your home that use gas, oil, coal or wood. Because carbon monoxide does not have any color, smell, or taste, it is not easy to determine when it is present. Carbon-... Read >
Author: Tal Potishman04th April 2009
Gas mains and services can pose safety risks to UK residents. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) protects citizens by monitoring how well gas line operators follow regulations. HSE representatives are available to answer questions related to gas mains an... Read >
Author: Tal Potishman04th April 2009
Gas appliances and flues can sometimes be dangerous to have in a home, but a large number of UK residents do not know this. A high risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is possible if a gas appliance or flue is improperly installed or not ventilated as requi... Read >
Author: Tal Potishman04th April 2009
An accident in which a worker fell 15ft through a roof onto a concrete floor has highlighted the importance of implementing safe systems for working at height. The incident happened on the roof of an industrial unit in Uttoxeter and it could have easily r... Read >
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors27th March 2009
The number of deaths as a result of asbestos related diseases has increased significantly and figures are expected to climb even further as more sites and public areas are found consisting of the deadly material.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) h... Read >
Author: Arti27th March 2009
Plymouth, Leeds and Warrington have been named and shamed as the UK’s top three asbestos disease hotspots in new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive this month. The statistics revealed that areas of heavy industry, such as the dockyards... Read >
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors20th March 2009
I recently gave a presentation in Ireland where I spoke on the topic of data protection and governance. I took the opportunity to make a number of linked points which I have summarized below:
We already have data protection legislation in the EU and US... Read >
Author: Alan Calder19th March 2009
It is something that happens all too often and luckily most of the time doesn't result in an injury but sometimes a slip, trip or fall in the workplace or in a public place can result in serious injury for those concerned.
Trips and falls that are cause... Read >
Author: Darrell17th March 2009
It is something that happens all too often and luckily most of the time doesn't result in an injury but sometimes a slip, trip or fall in the workplace or in a public place can result in serious injury for those concerned.
Trips and falls that are cause... Read >
Author: Darrell09th March 2009
Regardless of whether an employee in the UK operates on a full-time, part-time, temporary or permanent basis, it is a fact that they are entitled to carry out their job in a safe and healthy environment. However, despite the fact that all employers have ... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan04th March 2009
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), approximately 8,000 people suffer from forklift injuries through accidents at work every year.
Recently, a warning had been issued by health and safety experts after a forklift truck broke a supervisorâ... Read >
Author: Arti24th February 2009
With the recent spate of cold weather that has swept across Britain, the role of public liability claims are of vital importance. Snow and icy weather usually create a spike in the number of claims for injuries sustained in trips and falls on public prope... Read >
Author: Darrell31st January 2009
Each year approximately 400,000 employees are injured due to an accident at work.
Recent statistics from the Health and Safety Executive have revealed that hundreds of workers across the UK have either injured or died because of a work related accident... Read >
Author: Arti Manani30th January 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), has released details of all the statistics and figures that it has from last year for each region regarding accidents at work.
The figures have had a massive impact on different regions, with those scoring highly ... Read >
Author: Carys Robshaw21st January 2009
The number of compensation claims for personal injuries is on the rise, new figures have revealed.
According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), whiplash claims have rocketed by 25 per cent within the past five years with 1,200 people filing ... Read >
Author: Manani21st January 2009
The number of compensation claims for personal injuries is on the rise, new figures have revealed.
According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), whiplash claims have rocketed by 25 per cent within the past five years with 1,200 people filing ... Read >
Author: Arti Manani21st January 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has long been at the forefront in the campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos at home and particularly in the workplace. As asbestos continues to claim lives, the HSE have decided to up the ante in the campaign,... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis16th January 2009
United Kingdom homeowners have understood the Corgi certificate to be a stamp of approval for gas plumbers and now that approval is going to be given by a company called Capita. In three months' time, the certification for gas plumbers will be issued by ... Read >
Author: Tal Potishman07th January 2009
It is a simple fact that employers are responsible for the safety of their employees. In the UK the Health and Safety Executive has been set up to ensure that employers know exactly what their responsibilities are. As the workplace can be a dangerous plac... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis02nd December 2008
The proper use of safety signs is a compulsory requirement for all businesses, commercial organisations and public access buildings. Legislation is in place to enforce the proper use of these signs. The enforcement of this legislation is within the remit ... Read >
Author: clickthrough27th November 2008
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Construction employees have a difficult job filled with dangers, but one of those dangers that is often overlooked is that of mesothelioma cancer, which is a common killer of construction workers, according to statistics... Read >
Author: LegalView08th October 2008
It has happened to all of us, you turn on the hot water tap just to get a scalding flow of very hot water from the tap. The pain and sensitive skin that follows is the lowest level of injuries that are caused every year in the UK from overheated water, wh... Read >
Author: Tal Potishman10th September 2008
The term personal injury covers an array of areas; the main being that personal injury can refer to either physical or psychological injury; a personal injury could even refer to death. Any of these personal injury incidents can arise due to a number of c... Read >
Author: Helen09th September 2008
In the UK the health and safety restrictions within the workplace are probably the toughest that they have ever been. You can’t do anything without the correct training or without the right equipment and this is the way that it should be in order to red... Read >
Author: Helen05th September 2008
All employers have a responsibility to protect their employees, contractors and visitors from accidents and injury in the workplace.
It is estimated that one million people suffer injury in the workplace every year and the vast majority of these are g... Read >
Author: Helen20th August 2008
Safety on work sites is essential, not only for the sound health of employees, but also for the smooth working of the company. It is the duty of the employer to take care of the safety and health issues of its employees that may hamper them at their work ... Read >
Author: Silviu Marian25th July 2008
All too often organisations only feel the need to take proactive intervention to reduce accidents at work when the fear of censure or criticism from the powers that be are looming. To that end, too many companies feel compelled to do something when the He... Read >
Author: Saurav Dutt22nd July 2008
A new report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies worryingly suggests that at least twice as many people die from fatal accidents at work than are victims of homicide. In a statement regarding the results, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pension... Read >
Author: Sofia Abasolo06th July 2008
Employers are required to complete risk assessments under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.There are many potential accidents just waiting to happen in the workplace and resulting accidents and health problems can change or eve... Read >
Author: Michiel Van Kets03rd July 2008
What everyone ought to know about Accidents at work
It is your employees duty to protect your and let you know about all aspects of health and safety and issues that will affect you in your job. They are obliged legally to report accidents and incidents ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer03rd July 2008
It is your employees duty to protect your and let you know about all aspects of health and safety and issues that will affect you in your job. They are obliged legally to report accidents and incidents and to pay you for sick pay if you are entitled to it... Read >
Author: agilmour02nd July 2008
Industrial Rope Access Trade Association or IRATA in short is a trade body established in the United Kingdom in the late 80's.
Many companies who were using industrial rope access techniques came together to form this association, to foster a safe workin... Read >
Author: JessicaThomson30th June 2008
Accidents at work are more commonplace than people think. The busy world of work can often mean unintentional negligence in addressing a vital issue and ensuring that workers have the comfort and freedom to do what they are paid to do in a safe and secure... Read >
Author: Saurav Dutt23rd June 2008
If you work in one of the grander offices in London it is worth discovering what your businesses policy is for Portable Appliance Testing ( PAT Testing ). Every piece of machinery in the office and work place should be checked to ensure it is in line with... Read >
Author: David Harland09th June 2008
When accidents occur in the workplace they can be costly to an organisation and can cause severe personal injury to the people who are involved. It is because of aspects such as these that it is so important that policies and procedures are put in place t... Read >
Author: Helen28th May 2008
Despite huge improvements in health and safety along with an ever increasing list of safety rules, sadly many workplaces still remain dangerous. It doesn’t matter what employment sector you work in there are potential dangers present in all of them. You... Read >
Author: Helen28th May 2008
The tradesmen that make up the construction industry are said to undertake the most physically demanding jobs and as a result they are said to sadly be six times more likely to be killed whilst undertaking their profession. Although the construction indus... Read >
Author: Helen21st May 2008
Sadly every year many people fall victim to accidents that happen within their workplace; accidents that should have been avoided if the correct safety procedures were in place. This is why it is essential that you are familiar with what health and safety... Read >
Author: Carolyn Clayton21st May 2008
Okay kids, take a tin of custard powder, open the lid and place it inside a larger tin with a sealable lid. Make a hole in the tin can and place a tube through until it touches the custard inside the tin. Now place a candle inside the tin, quickly seal th... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams18th January 2008
A significant number of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are not keeping their health and safety records up to date, it has been claimed - meaning many are in breach of standards.
According to Lisa Fowlie, president of the Institution of Occup... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan03rd October 2007
So summer�s here and it�s holiday time! July-August is the peak time to take a break in the UK because as soon as the schools shut up shop for six weeks the parents are raring to get away from it all. The suitcases, sun cream, buckets and spades are ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer20th August 2007
Summer's approaching and one of the favourite British pastimes, along with visiting the seaside, is to spend a day at a theme park. Whether it's Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park or Alton Towers, we can't wait to seek out a couple of buy-one-ge... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer30th December 2006
A personal injury occurs if you have suffered some form of injury, either physical or psychological, as the result of an accident, you have the right to compensation. The process of collecting that compensation, however, relies on a series of other rights... Read >
Author: Sandeep20th June 2006
The single biggest issue facing fleet managers or managers with a fleet remit is employers' duty of care towards their employees while driving on company business.
Company car and van drivers are involved in over 1,000 fatal accidents on Britain's roads ... Read >
Author: Jason Taylor18th June 2006
In 2004/ 2005 53 people died in the UK and nearly 3,800 were seriously injured as a result of a result of a workplace fall. Falls are the most common cause of death at work.
If you work at height for any task then your employer has a duty under the Wor... Read >
Author: adam parsons18th June 2006
In 2004/ 2005 53 people died in the UK and nearly 3,800 were seriously injured as a result of a result of a workplace fall. Falls are the most common cause of death at work.
If you work at height for any task then your employer has a duty under the Wor... Read >
Author: adam parsons07th January 2006
Advice on Claiming Compensation for Accidents at Work
Advice
on Claiming Compensation for Accidents at Work
ACCIDENT IN THE WORKPLACE
If you are involved in an accident at work, it will be necessary for you to show
that your injuries were cause... Read >
Author: Julian Hall
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