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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, REGULATION
HSE HIGHLIGHTS CLIENT SITE WELFARE DUTIES
Posted on 1st March 2011
Inspectors advised on consistent enforcement of welfare provision
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, WELFARE
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007 CLIENTS, LAW, PUBLIC RISK
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
WORK AT HEIGHT REGS UNDER SCRUTINY
Posted on 4th September 2009
WAH Regulations 2005 come under House of Lords examination
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, PROSECUTIONS, REGULATION, sentencing
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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