Health & Safety – Farm owner prosecuted after ATV fatality
In August 2022 a farm worker in Wales was fatally crushed after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) the were travelling as a passenger in overturned on a hillside.
Health & Safety – Good health and safety is good business
Hotels, restaurants, pubs, cafés and catering businesses have both a legal and moral responsibility to protect their staff, customers, and visitors from harm.
Health & Safety and Data Protection – HSE and ICO update Covid-19 advice for workplaces
On 31 March 2022, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) updated their advice to workplaces on COVID-19.
Health & Safety – Changes to the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) regulations
On 6th April 2022, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) came into force and amend the 1992 Regulations.
Health & Safety – Culture Club
Safety culture is an oft-heard expression but what does it mean? The concept of a ‘safety culture’ is a little vague as there is no definitive model, no single recognised international standard, against which an organisation can compare its safety culture.
Health & Safety – Employee successful in claim of disability discrimination against employer who failed to make ‘reasonable adjustment’
An employment tribunal in December 2022 ruled unanimously that an employee working as a disabled employability advisor had been unfairly dismissed for requesting a suitable work chair for them to use at home.
Health & Safety – Council fined after falling tree killed a six year old girl in her school playground
On 10th January 2023 at South Tyneside Magistrates Court, Newcastle City Council were fined following the death of six year old Ella Henderson. Ella was crushed when a decaying willow tree in her school playground collapsed onto to her during high winds in September 2020.
Health & Safety – South London school fined £80,000 over collapse of classroom ceiling
On 29 August 2023, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Thurlow Educational Trust pleaded guilty to breaching sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The Trust was fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £7,116 in costs.
Health & Safety – Lithium-ion batteries – a consideration in your fire risk assessment?
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are now a ubiquitous feature of our lives and are found in a multitude of items from mobile phones and laptops to portable tools, e-bikes and scooters, mobility aids, and electric vehicles.
Health & Safety – HSE update RIDDOR guidance
While no changes have been made to Regulation itself the guidance on the HSE website has been updated, the intention being to help employers understand how and when they should submit a report under RIDDOR.