Every year, there are over 5000 accidents involving transport in the workplace, and sadly, about 50 of these result in people being killed (www.hse.gov.uk/statistics)….
Sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences
It’s been nearly 6 years now since new sentencing guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences came into…
Warehousing and Logistics can be a dangerous environment to work in, with many potential hazards and associated risks. In 2010/11 there were 157 major…
In construction, CDM stands for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, these are a set of health and safety regulations that apply to every…
Behind every successful business, is a person driving that company forward, striving to offer the best services, in a professional manner, with experience and…
Risk assessments are a legal requirement, and all companies and self-employed people are required to consider health and safety risks in the workplace, with…
Workplace safety issues can be present in any field but are particularly prevalent in industries such as transportation, manufacturing, and construction. However, the work…
Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs…
With the change of unlimited fines being handed out to business owners for poor fire safety practice, Fire Risk Assessments couldn’t be more important…