WORK EQUIPMENT CODE AND GUIDE UPDATED
Posted on 3rd December 2014
PUWER guidance material on compliance now published
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, EQUIPMENT, LAW
REASONABLE PRACTICABILITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
Posted on 10th January 2014
Is there a dichotomy between ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ approaches to safety?
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, REGULATION
SELF-EMPLOYED TO BE EXEMPT FROM SAFETY LAWS
Posted on 3rd August 2012
No change as construction set to be exempt from self-employed exemption!
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW, REGULATION
REPORTING PUBLIC INJURY & WORK RELATED DISEASE TO END
Posted on 3rd August 2012
Government simplification policy impacts on injury etc. reporting rules
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SAFETY IS MORE THAN ‘CALCULATING NUMBERS’ SAYS HSE BOSS
Posted on 1st August 2012
Quantitative assessment not the determinant of what is ‘reasonably practicable’
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PARENT COMPANY LIABILITY FOR SUBSIDIARY H&S BREACHES
Posted on 11th July 2012
Court of Appeal judgement implications for potential scale of safety fines
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HSE TO INTRODUCE ‘FEE FOR INTERVENTION’ IN OCTOBER 2012
Posted on 29th June 2012
Investigations could result in high five figure invoices for errant businesses
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007, Fee for intervention, LAW, REGULATION
APPROVED CODE ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT TO BE WITHDRAWN
Posted on 25th June 2012
Government review of approved codes moves towards action phase
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GOVERNMENT RETREATS FROM FIRST AID TRAINING APPROVAL
Posted on 24th June 2012
HSE approval of training providers and qualifications to be removed
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRST AID, LAW
NEW GUIDE ON TEST OF EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Posted on 11th June 2012
HMRC publishes new comprehensive guidance on determining employment status
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CDM REGULATIONS TO UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT REVISION
Posted on 22nd May 2012
HSE suggest outcome of CDM 2007 review may bring substantial change to law
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COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) RULING ON PUWER DUTY
Posted on 2nd May 2012
Guidance on approach to be followed in considering if employer has complied
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, EQUIPMENT, LAW
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPLIANCE REPORT
Posted on 29th February 2012
Research suggests almost 20% of employers have no cover for workplace injury
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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, INCIDENTS, LAW, REGULATION
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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM: 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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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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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, LAW
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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