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PRIME MINISTER CONDEMNS ‘TIDE OF RISK ASSESSMENT FORMS’

Posted on 6th January 2012
Government promises to free SMEs from stranglehold of H&S red tape

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HSE HIGHLIGHTS CLIENT SITE WELFARE DUTIES

Posted on 1st March 2011
Inspectors advised on consistent enforcement of welfare provision

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DOMESTIC CLIENT CIVIL LIABILITY CLARIFIED BY COURTS

Posted on 24th February 2011
Injured workman fails to secure Court of Appeal support in compensation claim

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COLD WEATHER IMPLICATIONS FOR SITE SAFETY

Posted on 9th December 2010
UCATT issues warning on construction site safety in colder weather

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MAJOR CONTRACTOR FACES CROWN COURT SENTENCING

Posted on 18th August 2010
Prosecution follows 21m fall from working platform on hospital project

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HSE EXPLOSION EVIDENCE PUBLISHED

Posted on 16th April 2010
Oil Depot explosion prosecution evidence made public

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DOMESTIC CLIENT NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY

Posted on 17th March 2010
Court rejects workman fall injury compensation claim on client

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WORK AT HEIGHT REGS UNDER SCRUTINY

Posted on 4th September 2009
WAH Regulations 2005 come under House of Lords examination

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JOINT VENTURE SAFETY LIABILITY

Posted on 9th May 2009
Implications of Buncefield judgment for construction joint ventures

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COURT OF APPEAL CONSIDERS EMPLOYMENT

Posted on 3rd April 2009
Independent contractor ‘sham’ documents will not work   

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COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

Posted on 22nd January 2009
Court of Appeal rules on civil liability for ‘extra-hazardous operation’

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HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFENCES ACT IN FORCE

Posted on 18th January 2009
Tougher penalties now available to magistrates for H&S offences

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LANDMARK HOUSE OF LORDS DECISION

Posted on 12th December 2008
Prosecution need only prove exposure to risk

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LEGAL ISSUES ‘REASONABLY PRACTICABLE’

Posted on 18th November 2008
House of Lords soon to rule on HSW Act ‘reverse burden’ duty

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