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Multiple Failures by Company Bring Fines and Bad Publicity
A case has just been brought to court that highlights so many breaches of legislation, it would make a primer for aspiring Health and Safety consultants.
Many Enforcement Notices were...
Legionella Outbreak Leads to Prosecution for Recycling
When there is a health and safety scare, the net is spread wide in the search for culprits, and many companies may be caught up in the search for potential culprits.
In this case ther...
RIDDOR Change To 7 Days Will Not Lessen Record Keeping
You may have heard that, ostensibly in an effort to reduce the paperwork impact on companies, RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995) will from 6...
Man Dies From Roof Fall When Fixing Sign
An elderly man was sent up onto a roof to help to fix a new advertising sign, and the fragile roof gave way resulting in the man’s tragic death. This was another sad example of an entirely...
Workers claim compensation for alleged dangerous exposure to fumes and dust
Every workplace has its share of risk. This case may be at the top end of the scale and it relates to activities that took place many years ago: but it has lessons that should be heeded by ever...