http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk Latest blog entries CGFeedMaker 1.0.14 on CMS Made Simple michelle@feelingpeaky.com ( ) http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/91/15/Press-Release-Stay-Alert-Hoists-Hurt This is the message that The Safety Business Ltd a Central London Health and Safety Consultancy and social care sector support specialist, is sending out to all Care Commissioners, registered providers of care and persons who use a hoist to... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:16:25 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/91/15/Press-Release-Stay-Alert-Hoists-Hurt http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/90/15/Press-Release-Dont-Get-Battered-On-Pancake-Day Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:13:03 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/90/15/Press-Release-Dont-Get-Battered-On-Pancake-Day http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/89/15/Press-Release-Hoist-Hurt-Who-In-a-Community-Setting Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:10:10 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/89/15/Press-Release-Hoist-Hurt-Who-In-a-Community-Setting http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/88/15/Press-Release-Hazard-Spotting-Made-Easy-for-Cash-Strapped-Employers Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:02:17 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/88/15/Press-Release-Hazard-Spotting-Made-Easy-for-Cash-Strapped-Employers http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/85/15/Do-you-comply-with-the-Equality-Act-2010 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:50:14 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/85/15/Do-you-comply-with-the-Equality-Act-2010 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/84/15/Lord-Young-Report---RIDDOR-Timescales-HSE-Consultation-in-Progress Following the recommendation by Lord Young in the ‘Common Sense, Common Safety consultation is currently underway with the HSE to extend the RIDDOR absence timescale from the over 3-day period to an over 7 day period to allow this to... Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:45:41 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/84/15/Lord-Young-Report---RIDDOR-Timescales-HSE-Consultation-in-Progress http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/83/15/Fees-likely-for-Enforcement-Notices Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:44:30 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/83/15/Fees-likely-for-Enforcement-Notices http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/82/15/Pregnancy-Risk-Assessments---We-Can-Help New and expectant mothers who work are protected by regulations under the Management of Health & Safety at Work regulations 1999 (MHSW).  Risk Assessments should be undertaken, involving the mother to be or new nursing mother, to reduce, remove or... Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:43:33 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/82/15/Pregnancy-Risk-Assessments---We-Can-Help http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/81/15/Consultation-on-Funding-Personal-Injury-Claims Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation paper based on the proposals set out in the Jackson Review needs to do so by mid February.  The review was instigated by the previous government over a fear that the costs of... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:52:45 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/81/15/Consultation-on-Funding-Personal-Injury-Claims http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/80/15/Free-Health-and-Safety-Valentine-Day-Posters Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:50:43 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/80/15/Free-Health-and-Safety-Valentine-Day-Posters http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/79/15/Help-with-Accident-Investigation Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:49:22 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/79/15/Help-with-Accident-Investigation http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/78/15/Health-and-Safety-Office-Housekeeping-Rules The more people in an office the more untidy it can become.  Not only does this create obvious safety hazards such as fire risks but it can also create a commercial risk to the company as well as health risks... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:46:40 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/78/15/Health-and-Safety-Office-Housekeeping-Rules http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/77/15/1-Minute-Rest-Breaks-Benefit-Sedentary-Workers Breaks where workers moved about, even for just a minute, could benefit the health of sedentary workers according to research from Australia.  If workers who spend a significant time sitting were to stand up, move around or climb stairs it... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/77/15/1-Minute-Rest-Breaks-Benefit-Sedentary-Workers http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/76/15/Shift-Work-High-Risk University of British Columbia suggests that people who work shifts at night or rotating shifts are at higher risk of injury (twice as likely).  Woman’s risk is even greater since they believe that women find it more difficult to sleep... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/76/15/Shift-Work-High-Risk http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/75/15/Work-Equipment-Risk-Assessment-May-Have-Prevented-3-Serious-Accidents Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:43:06 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/75/15/Work-Equipment-Risk-Assessment-May-Have-Prevented-3-Serious-Accidents http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/74/15/Are-you-dim Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:41:56 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/74/15/Are-you-dim http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/73/15/Consultation-on-funding-personal-injury-claims Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation paper based on the proposals set out in the Jackson Review needs to do so by mid February.  The review was instigated by the previous government over a fear that the costs of... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:41:09 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/73/15/Consultation-on-funding-personal-injury-claims http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/72/15/Mouse-Infestation-at-Care-Home A Staffordshire care home is struggling to stay in business following an uncontrolled mice infestation.  The care home was fined £6,500 at Newcastle Magistrate’s Court after the care home and its Director both admitted a failure of their duty to... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:40:11 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/72/15/Mouse-Infestation-at-Care-Home http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/71/15/Street-Cleaner-Awarded-3000-for-Cut-Finger A street cleaner that cut a finger clearing garden rubbish has been awarded a minimum of £3,000 with costs to the council of at least £100,000.  After three court cases on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis the street cleaner... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:35:22 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/71/15/Street-Cleaner-Awarded-3000-for-Cut-Finger http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/70/15/Can-Health-Safety-Save-money Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:06:11 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/70/15/Can-Health-Safety-Save-money http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/69/15/High-Risk-when-doing-Shift-Work Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:05:06 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/69/15/High-Risk-when-doing-Shift-Work http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/68/15/Risk-Assessment-Would-Have-Reduced-Costs Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:03:57 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/68/15/Risk-Assessment-Would-Have-Reduced-Costs http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/67/15/Hand-Washing-Message-Simple-Clean-Advice Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:02:55 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/67/15/Hand-Washing-Message-Simple-Clean-Advice http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/66/15/Working-at-Night---Health-Implications Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:01:44 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/66/15/Working-at-Night---Health-Implications http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/65/15/Consultation-on-Funding-Personal-Injury-Claims Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation paper based on the proposals set out in the Jackson Review needs to do so by mid February.  The review was instigated by the previous government over a fear that the costs of... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:00:29 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/65/15/Consultation-on-Funding-Personal-Injury-Claims http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/64/15/Mouse-Infestation-in-Care-Home A Staffordshire care home is struggling to stay in business following an uncontrolled mice infestation.  The care home was fined £6,500 at Newcastle Magistrate’s Court after the care home and its Director both admitted a failure of their duty to... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:59:18 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/64/15/Mouse-Infestation-in-Care-Home http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/63/15/Street-Cleaner-Awarded-3-000 A street cleaner that cut a finger clearing garden rubbish has been awarded a minimum of £3,000 with costs to the council of at least £100,000.  After three court cases on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis the street cleaner... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:58:01 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/63/15/Street-Cleaner-Awarded-3-000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/62/15/Why-do-you-think-I-wouldn-t-be-able-to-concentrate Couples wanting to join the Mile High Club from a Gloucestershire airport have found their flights grounded due to Health & Safety reasons.  Several online papers, including the mirror.co.uk, have reported that Mile High Flights from Gloucester have not had... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:42:12 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/62/15/Why-do-you-think-I-wouldn-t-be-able-to-concentrate http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/61/15/I-m-really-getting-sick-of-it-now Poor health and well being among employees can cost a business a lot of money.  Collectively, in the UK, sickness absence costs are estimated to be £12 billion a year but this cost could be reduced significantly if workers had... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:41:17 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/61/15/I-m-really-getting-sick-of-it-now http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/60/15/Anyone-can-do-it-can-t-they Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:37:38 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/60/15/Anyone-can-do-it-can-t-they http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/59/15/From-4-January-2011-the-law-changes Don’t get caught out, check with your building manager that you are operating within the law. Any business with an air conditioning system producing a rated cooling output over 12 kilowatts (kW) must have had an Air Conditioning Inspection... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:25:59 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/59/15/From-4-January-2011-the-law-changes http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/58/15/That-shouldn-t-take-long-to-dry-should-it Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:49:55 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/58/15/That-shouldn-t-take-long-to-dry-should-it http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/57/15/You-ve-still-got-over-3-years Since April 2009, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published new versions of its approved Health and Safety Law poster that UK businesses must display in their workplace.  However, so as not to burden companies with an immediate unplanned... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:48:37 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/57/15/You-ve-still-got-over-3-years http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/56/15/Are-you-looking-at-both-sides Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/56/15/Are-you-looking-at-both-sides http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/55/15/You-may-be-good-but-are-you-legal Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:45:13 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/55/15/You-may-be-good-but-are-you-legal http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/54/15/Where-are-you-when-I-need-you Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:06:11 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/54/15/Where-are-you-when-I-need-you http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/53/15/Liable-for-your-product-OR-NOT Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:05:25 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/53/15/Liable-for-your-product-OR-NOT http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/52/15/Working-Time-Consultation-Should-Employees-be-allowed-to-choose-how-many-hours-they-work Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:04:34 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/52/15/Working-Time-Consultation-Should-Employees-be-allowed-to-choose-how-many-hours-they-work http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/51/15/Return-to-Work-Guidance-It-takes-two-to-tango Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:03:20 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/51/15/Return-to-Work-Guidance-It-takes-two-to-tango http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/50/15/Man-Blinded-at-Work-When-Stock-fell-on-him-An-expensive-lesson-learnt The co-owner of a Londis Store in London has received a fine of £17,000 and court costs of £5,790 following an accident on a defective ramp.   His employee lost his sight in one eye and his sense of smell after... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:02:24 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/50/15/Man-Blinded-at-Work-When-Stock-fell-on-him-An-expensive-lesson-learnt http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/49/15/Long-Hours-Contributes-to-Heart-Disease-more-exercise-less-work It’s official! The Journal Heart suggests that men who work more than 41 hours a week and are unfit have a 59% increased risk of dying from coronary heart disease than those who are fitter and working 40 or less... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:01:29 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/49/15/Long-Hours-Contributes-to-Heart-Disease-more-exercise-less-work http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/48/15/Are-you-thinking-what-I-m-thinking Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/48/15/Are-you-thinking-what-I-m-thinking http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/47/15/Are-you-thinking-what-I-m-thinking Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:04:26 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/47/15/Are-you-thinking-what-I-m-thinking http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/46/15/It-s-a-dirty-job-but-someone-s-got-to-do-it There are a lot of elderly people around and many of them need care.  In fact, 3 million people in the UK are aged over 80, with the over 85’s estimated to cost 3 times the cost of care for... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:00:37 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/46/15/It-s-a-dirty-job-but-someone-s-got-to-do-it http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/45/15/A-burning-Issue Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:55:40 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/45/15/A-burning-Issue http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/44/15/NHS-Trust-pays-12-500-in-fines-and-9-000-incosts-after-Sharps-Injury A health care worker contracted hepatitis C after injuring herself on a needle. The healthcare worker had taken blood from a patient, known to be infected, with the virus.  She then had difficulty disposing of the needle in the... Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:41:42 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/44/15/NHS-Trust-pays-12-500-in-fines-and-9-000-incosts-after-Sharps-Injury http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/43/15/A-thing-of-the-past The Press ( www.yorkpress.co.uk ) has recently asked their readers to participate in a vote.  Following the decision of council bosses in Suffolk to ban conkers since they present a serious threat of injury, a school near York is not... Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:40:19 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/43/15/A-thing-of-the-past http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/42/15/Recycling-hazard-spotting The HSE has prosecuted a recycling company following an injury, broken ribs, that occurred when he was forced onto a metal conveyor belt.  The employee was pushing waste cardboard onto the conveyor belt when he was forced onto it by... Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:39:00 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/42/15/Recycling-hazard-spotting http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/41/15/Common-Sense-Approach-Wins Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:37:03 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/41/15/Common-Sense-Approach-Wins http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/40/15/Outsourcing-the-Key-to-Improved-Health-Safety Fatalities at an all time low!  So trumpets the HSE.  But……. Why is no-one telling us why?  And do they even know?   Is it because the HSE has done such a good job of educating business that our health and... Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:00:16 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/40/15/Outsourcing-the-Key-to-Improved-Health-Safety http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/39/15/Staying-Relevant-Achieves-Buy-In Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/39/15/Staying-Relevant-Achieves-Buy-In http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/38/15/Is-this-sensible Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:57:42 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/38/15/Is-this-sensible http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/37/15/Keep-Calm-and-Carry-On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/37/15/Keep-Calm-and-Carry-On http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/36/15/Most-times-Health-Safety-is-common-sense At Staffordshire Crystal, trading as Brierley Crystal, employees lacked the facilities to wash their hands or be provided with a rest area to have meals; as a result they exposed employees to dangerous levels of lead.  This was “picked up”... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:41:28 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/36/15/Most-times-Health-Safety-is-common-sense http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/35/15/Workplace-Health-Promotion-provides-a-return-on-investment-it-s-a-fact Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:41:08 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/35/15/Workplace-Health-Promotion-provides-a-return-on-investment-it-s-a-fact http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/34/15/Have-we-exported-our-falls-abroad New figures released by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) earlier this month reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low.  151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:39:52 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/34/15/Have-we-exported-our-falls-abroad http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/32/15/Time-Needles-and-Nurses Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:38:52 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/32/15/Time-Needles-and-Nurses http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/26/15/Reducing-cost-in-your-business Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:35:54 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/26/15/Reducing-cost-in-your-business http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/25/15/Do-we-have-to-change-the-law Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:41:42 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/25/15/Do-we-have-to-change-the-law http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/33/15/Do-Health-Safety-Awards-matter They do to the people and businesses that received the awards!  Often a lot of work is required to qualify and even more work is required to submit a winning presentation.  It is unlikely that clients will engage with your... Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:39:27 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/33/15/Do-Health-Safety-Awards-matter http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/27/15/Safety-in-recession---a-luxury Many people are desperate for a job! The continued lack of funding and business focus on cost cutting is having an impact on unemployment figures. In these situations it can be tempting to overlook dangerous workplaces and think that now is not... Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:46:09 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/27/15/Safety-in-recession---a-luxury http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/28/15/So-what-is-the-commercial-reason-for-investing-in-Health-and-Safety-Let-safety-work-for-you Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:06:13 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/28/15/So-what-is-the-commercial-reason-for-investing-in-Health-and-Safety-Let-safety-work-for-you http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/29/15/Petty-Rules-and-Nanny-State Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:24:43 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/29/15/Petty-Rules-and-Nanny-State http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/30/15/Did-you-know A new study showed that more than 20,000 people were killed prematurely by their work every year. TUC research smashed the “myth” that Britain was one of the safest countries in which to work. Many workplace accidents... Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:43:05 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/30/15/Did-you-know http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/31/15/It-s-in-employers-interests-to-care-about-stressed-staff Reference Ben Wakeling at guardian.co.uk, Saturday 4 September On 10 September, the European Work Hazards Network conference will be held in Leeds, where health and safety representatives and managers from across Europe will gather to review and discuss the... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:53:51 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/31/15/It-s-in-employers-interests-to-care-about-stressed-staff http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/21/15/Courts-take-RRO-seriously The retailer, New Look, attempted to appeal against a fine under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO). The Court of Appeal upheld the £400,000 fine as it placed a breach of RRO at a higher level than the... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:20:31 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/21/15/Courts-take-RRO-seriously http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/22/15/The-Young-Review Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:48:27 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/22/15/The-Young-Review http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/23/15/Day-of-justice-for-sentencing-guidelines Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:01:27 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/23/15/Day-of-justice-for-sentencing-guidelines http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/24/15/Some-good-news-for-successful-defendants Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:13:54 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/24/15/Some-good-news-for-successful-defendants http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/20/15/Blowing-the-Whistle Workers are protected from reprisal when making a disclosure about health and safety malpractice under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) A disclosure is protected if it is made to a regulator such as the HSE and the... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:39:10 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/20/15/Blowing-the-Whistle http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/19/15/Hearing-Health-and-MP3-s Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:37:16 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/19/15/Hearing-Health-and-MP3-s http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/18/15/Accreditation-for-Health-and-Safety Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:35:13 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/18/15/Accreditation-for-Health-and-Safety http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/17/15/Suitable-Equipment Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:29:48 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/17/15/Suitable-Equipment http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/16/15/Fire-Drill-Apathy---Time-for-Tea Sun, 30 May 2010 06:27:42 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/16/15/Fire-Drill-Apathy---Time-for-Tea http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/15/15/Political-Parties-on-Health-and-Safety-Issues The main UK political parties were asked to spell out their policies on a range of topics surrounding health and safety in a recent article Connect: Election Special as published on the IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) website... Wed, 05 May 2010 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/15/15/Political-Parties-on-Health-and-Safety-Issues http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/14/15/Unions-Tory-Proposal-is-Lunacy Tue, 04 May 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/14/15/Unions-Tory-Proposal-is-Lunacy http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/13/15/If-Proof-be-Needed Here at Risk Towers our blog articles are often written at very short notice and at great speed so grammatical errors are likely to creep in. This is why our articles are thoroughly scrutinised within the team for accuracy before... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:22:21 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/13/15/If-Proof-be-Needed http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/12/15/HSE-Board---Director-Duty-Decision-after-Election The Health and Safety Executive Board meeting held on 24 th Feb did not look at or make a decision regarding improvements to or legal obligations for Directors issues as discussed in previous blogs. This is probably due to the... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:33:49 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/12/15/HSE-Board---Director-Duty-Decision-after-Election http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/11/15/Director-Health-and-Safety-Duty-Bill-Opposed Barely a week after MP Frank Doran’s proposal for a positive duty to be placed on directors, the EEF Manufacturers Association has launched a campaign against the proposal. The proposed ‘Health and Safety (Company Liability) Bill would oblige directors to... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:18:25 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/11/15/Director-Health-and-Safety-Duty-Bill-Opposed http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/10/15/Goggle-Eyed-at-Swimming-Goggle-Ban We would just like to point out that contrary to the current news reports, swimming goggles have not been banned in the UK. There are problems associated with wearing goggles particularly when worn by children and these are the main... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:54:34 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/10/15/Goggle-Eyed-at-Swimming-Goggle-Ban http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/9/15/Corporate-Manslaughter-Sentencing-Guidelines-Published Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:08:53 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/9/15/Corporate-Manslaughter-Sentencing-Guidelines-Published http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/8/15/Ceiling-Track-Hoist-Risk-to-service-user Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:42:40 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/8/15/Ceiling-Track-Hoist-Risk-to-service-user http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/7/15/Health-and-Safety-Directors-Duties-Bill The voluntary health and safety guidance for directors was issued jointly by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). However it’s failed because only a small number of directors are aware of its existence. ... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:26:36 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/7/15/Health-and-Safety-Directors-Duties-Bill http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/4/15/The-Safety-Business-January-2010 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:59:48 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/4/15/The-Safety-Business-January-2010 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/3/15/Enforcement-Notice-Overturned A decision by the High Court in England has widened the scope of employers to challenge HSE enforcement notices. Over 8,000 Prohibition Notices and Improvement Notices on average are issued by HSE inspectors each year. Under the Health and... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:34 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/3/15/Enforcement-Notice-Overturned http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/6/15/Mental-Health-and-Employment-Launch Four documents launched on 7 December 2009 mark a new, cross-government approach to mental health and employment. It is hoped that ' Working our way to better mental health: a framework for action' , implemented in conjunction with the three other papers... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.safetybusiness.co.uk/news/6/15/Mental-Health-and-Employment-Launch