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Health and Safety
- Smoke-Free Regulations and Workplace Health and Safety
31/10/2024
It is against the law to smoke in the workplace in England... - Automatic Fire Alarms: Updated Policy from the London Fire Brigade
20/09/2024
From 29th October 2024, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) will implement a significant change in how it responds to automatic fire alarms (AFAs) in commercial buildings... - A Guide to Workplace Safety for New and Expectant Mothers
30/07/2024
In this article, we’ll look at the duties employers hold and how to ensure all the risks are adequately assessed to create a safe working environment for new and expectant mothers... - RIDDOR: Updated Guidance
14/06/2024
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently made updates to its Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) guidance... - First Aid at Work: Updated Guidance
18/04/2024
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently made updates to its first aid at work guidance... - Home Working Health and Safety
15/01/2024
As popular as it may have become, there are a number of challenges associated with homeworking... - RAAC – What You Need to Know
20/10/2023
RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) dominated the news at the end of the summer, with countless schools forced to remain closed after the holidays due to safety concerns... - New HSE Campaign Prompts Tradespeople to Manage Asbestos Related Risks
19/04/2023
In March, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a new campaign to remind those working in the construction trades to manage asbestos related risks... - Supporting Disabled Employees and Employees with Long-Term Health Conditions in Work
17/01/2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is keen to encourage employers to support disabled employees throughout their employment, removing obstacles that prevent certain duties being undertaken and helping people remain and thrive within their roles... - Workplace Facilities: An Employer’s Guide
20/10/2022
Health and safety law requires employers to provide certain welfare facilities, together with a working environment that is safe and healthy for all employees, including those with disabilities... - Updated Guidance on Managing Health and Safety for New and Expectant Mothers at Work
22/07/2022
Employers have a duty to manage the health and safety of new mothers and pregnant employees... - Workplace Ventilation: An Employer’s Legal Duties
13/04/2022
All employers have a duty to ensure there is adequate ventilation throughout the enclosed areas of their workplaces... - An Employers’ Guide to Safeguarding Mental Health at Work
18/01/2022
When some workplaces reopened in 2021, following the UK Government’s previous advice to work from home, the Mental Health Foundation warned of the phenomenon known as ‘returnism’, the impact on mental health of going back to the working practices that people had been used to before the pandemic hit... - New Guidance on the Safe Use of Ladders and Stepladders
22/10/2021
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), working in close partnership with the Ladder Association, has produced a new guidance publication aimed at helping more people better understand how to manage work at height risks, reducing harm and ensuring that everyone goes home safely every day... - Can an Employer Make COVID Vaccinations Compulsory?
23/07/2021
When it was recently announced that it would be compulsory for those working in care homes in England to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from October 2021, questions naturally arose around whether employers in other sectors could legally enforce the same requirement... - A Guide to Keeping Workplaces Safe as the Roadmap out of Lockdown Gets Underway
24/04/2021
On 22 February 2021, the government announced a four-step roadmap out of lockdown, gradually easing restrictions and setting out a route back to a more normal way of living and working over four steps... - Working From Home: A Guide for Employers
25/01/2021
If you are an employer with staff working from home, you may yourself be finding the whole situation quite a test... - How to ‘Work Right’ During the Coronavirus Pandemic with Help from the HSE
17/10/2020
Recently launched by the Health and Safety Executive, the Work Right campaign has the goal of getting businesses thinking carefully about health and safety on an individual basis... - Back to Work: Guidance on Working Safely During the Pandemic
27/07/2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures gradually start to ease, the government is keen to see businesses returning to work wherever possible... - COVID-19: Client Guidance
27/04/2020
Having hopefully reached the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak and transmission, and potentially beginning to see a drop in cases and deaths due to the virus, thoughts are now turning towards how to return to work, safely... - COVID-19: Health and Safety Resources for Employers – Part 4
24/04/2020
Following on from Parts 1, 2 and 3 of our health and safety focused series of articles for employers in which we shared resources on the subject of workplace and commuter social distancing, home working health and safety and first aid cover during coronavirus, we are now looking at RIDDOR reporting of COVID-19, explaining what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising and providing links to relevant official resources... - COVID-19: Health and Safety Resources for Employers – Part 3
24/04/2020
Following on from Parts 1 and 2 of our health and safety focused series of articles for employers in which we shared resources on the subject of workplace and commuter social distancing and home working health and safety, we are now exploring the subject of first aid cover, again detailing what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising and providing links to relevant official resources... - COVID-19: Health and Safety Resources for Employers – Part 2
24/04/2020
Following on from Part 1 of our health and safety focused series of articles for employers in which we shared a number of resources on the subject of workplace and commuter social distancing, we are now exploring the subject of home working health and safety, again detailing what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising and providing links to relevant official resources... - COVID-19: Health and Safety Resources for Employers – Part 1
24/04/2020
In such extraordinary times, and with new advice and official guidance being shared on a regular basis, it is incredibly important for employers to keep a constant review on where they stand with regard to health and safety... - Fire Alarm Servicing and the Law: All you Need to Know
17/01/2020
Recent statistics report just over 15,000 fires in buildings other than private dwellings in the year 2018/19... - A Helpful Guide to Appointing a Competent Person
23/10/2019
In order to meet the requirements of health and safety law, it is necessary for employers to obtain help from a ‘competent person’... - Taking Care of New and Expectant Mothers at Work
19/07/2019
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSW), the Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992 and the Equality Act 2010 all set out how employers are required to protect the health and safety of new and expectant mothers at work... - An Employer’s Guide to First Aid at Work
23/04/2019
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently updated the way in which it presents its online guidance on first aid... - Manual Handling Training IS Essential says Health and Safety Executive
15/01/2019
When the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced in 2018 that off-the-shelf manual handling training should become ‘a thing of the past’, unfortunately the statement was misinterpreted by some employers as meaning that manual handling training wasn’t necessary... - The Benefits of an Ergonomic Workstation, and How to Achieve One
18/10/2018
What exactly is involved in achieving a contented workforce? How do you create the ultimate in comfort for your staff, and ensure their health and safety during the working day? The answer is, ‘ergonomics’... - Tips on Tackling Workplace Stress
20/07/2018
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), more than 12 million days are lost at work on average every year because of stress, costing employers between £33 billion and £43 billion... - The Equality Act and Accessibility in Commercial Premises
18/04/2018
The law dictates that anyone who visits or works in commercial premises must be able to access those premises and the services provided by the occupier without barriers... - Your Fire Evacuation Strategy: Why you MUST Have Trained Evacuation Chair Operators on the Premises
17/01/2018
Evacuation chairs are used to transport people who don’t have the ability to exit a building by themselves in the event of a fire or any other type of emergency... - Approved Code of Practice for Manual Handling: Recent Changes
17/10/2017
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 are a crucial part of the employer’s health and safety handbook, and their accompanying Guidance on Regulations, known as L23, form just as important reading... - Lift Owners: Are You Aware of Your Legal Responsibilities?
07/09/2017
Wherever there is a lift, there is a legal duty for the premises owner to ensure its safety... - Fire Safety in Commercial Buildings: Obligations for Owners and Employers
19/07/2017
Fire safety in commercial buildings often gives rise to confusion, and there is often a conflict of opinion between building owners and occupiers as to precisely who is responsible for ensuring the safety of employees and visitors at any given time... - Important Health & Safety Considerations for Employers Taking on Temporary Workers this Festive Season
17/10/2016
At this time of year, with the festive season on the near horizon, it is fairly common for a business to take on temporary staff to cover increased workloads and additional leave requests... - Helping Great Britain Work Well – a New HSE Strategy
07/07/2016
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently launched its Help Great Britain Work Well campaign, a new health and safety system strategy... - Why it is Vital to Ensure Fire Doors are Adequately and Legally Maintained
16/05/2016
Under the The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, fire doors in commercial premises and residential blocks must be regularly inspected to ensure they are in working order and ready to use when required... - Expectant Mothers’ Safety in the Workplace: It’s About Good Management, not Just Ticking a Box
07/04/2016
Dame Judith Hackitt’s blog has again caught our attention, this time on the subject of risk assessments for expectant mothers... - Workstations have Changed: Have Your DSE Risk Assessments?
07/03/2016
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 require employers to assess the health and safety of all workstations used by employees... - Health and Safety: It’s EVERYONE’S Responsibility
18/01/2016
We read an interesting blog recently on the Health and Safety Executive website...