health and safety news
All organisations must comply with health and safety regulations but keeping up-to-date with relevant legislation can be a challenge.
That’s why we have set-up this area of the website, where we will publish details of new health and safety legislation and advice on common issues which may affect your business.
For further health & safety news and guidance from industry experts, visit Talking Point.
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A care home operator has been fined £15,000 for failing to follow safety procedures when handling a resident.
Church pleads guilty to fire safety offences
A charitable church organisation has been ordered to pay £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by London Fire Brigade.
Vertical ladders - guidance for churches
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advises that it is good practice, and very strongly recommended that people working as volunteers are given the same level of protection as employees. The following advice is provided to assist churches.
Employers and employees should always practice good personal hygiene measures – use a disposable tissue to control coughs/sneezes, dispose of it appropriately and wash your hands before eating, drinking etc. Alcohol hand wash should also be provided where possible.
In February 2005, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) decided to implement changes that arise from within the UK, only twice yearly.
Gas Safe - the importance of using a registered gas safety engineer
The Gas Safe Register is run by Capita Gas Registration and Ancillary Services Limited and its operation is now regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The CORGI gas registration scheme is no longer recognised by law as the appropriate register for gas safety.
First aid guidance - recent changes
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have carried out an evaluation of first aid in the workplace finding that although first aid awareness and penetration in workplaces was good, compliance was found to be more ‘in spirit’ than to the letter of the regulations.
Asbestos related diseases account for around 4000 deaths a year, the biggest single cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain.
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