Articles, tagged with "safety at work", page 3
23rd February 2011
Quarry owner prosecuted after worker suffers broken leg
The owner of a quarry in Gloucestershire has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £8,790 in costs after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg in two places.
Ian Stanley B...
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First_Response
18th February 2011
Health and safety legislation affects every part of our daily lives.Landlord will need to make be aware of their duty of care that they owe tenants and the safety regulations which must be followed.
When a landlord lets their premises to a company or f...
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cgyles6819
17th February 2011
Maintaining the cleanliness of your office can be difficult especially if you have deadlines to meet and presentations to prepare for. Because this has been a top priority for business owners and entrepreneurs, commercial office cleaners were introduced t...
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BBM Office Cleaning
14th February 2011
On the list of concerns about our jobs are usually items such as performance reviews, salary or promotion increases, lay-offs, personality issues with your supervisor. And yet, despite a growing number of high-profile news stories on the subject, few of ...
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Millon & Peskin
10th February 2011
Health and safety vacancies have been taking a knocking from the effects of the global economic recession.
Like other sectors, health and safety jobs have been affected by cuts in both the public and private sectors as companies struggle to survive.
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Tom Jui
08th February 2011
Although the perception of Health and Safety in the workplace is sometimes derided in the press as unnecessary red tape for businesses a recent case highlights the importance of companies abiding by the codes laid down by the Health and Safety Executive (...
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hitsearch
04th February 2011
It is impossible not to notice the vast change in the litigious nature of our society over the past couple of decades. Simple accidents happen every day and employees are doing their best to get all they can out of such oversights.
This means that the...
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RickDahne
25th January 2011
Over 200 people die each year in accidents at work and over one million people are injured all over the world. Over two million suffer illnesses caused by or made worse by their work. It is vital for business owners to provide their employees with health ...
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Author:
talatraining
10th January 2011
Professional cleaning services are very important when you are running industrial business like manufacturing companies, factories or warehouses. Professional help is required for many little things which might not appear as important. It is not just abou...
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Author:
Mike
05th January 2011
Health and safety regulations seem to be all around us nowadays and far from being a kind of 'nanny state' off-shoot, they are there for a very good reason. As the name suggests, in the UK our health and our safety are considered first and foremost.
Th...
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Dirk Rowell
17th November 2010
In every workplace environment there is a fundamental and legal need for managing health and safety factors. This is carried out by trained and skilled occupational health and safety professionals. Health and safety training has many different levels lead...
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Nik Cassells
28th October 2010
A woman who was injured whilst travelling on the London Underground transport system is to claim compensation.
The unnamed passenger was waiting on the platform of Mile End Station during the morning rush hour when a Central Line train passed through t...
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hitsearch
01st October 2010
Occupational health and safety is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe work environment. It...
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acnsc
21st September 2010
Accidents in the workplace can happen even when all precautions are taken, with the common workplace injuries including back injuries, injuries to the hand and even hernias.
Employers and employees are expected to take equal responsibility for health a...
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Stephen
17th September 2010
The Legislative Decree n. 81/2008, issued pursuant to Article 3 August 2007 a law number 123 then supplemented and amended by Legislative Decree no. 106/2009, coordinated, reorganized and reformed the old rules the main health occupational safety and repl...
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Stefano costa