Category - Health and Safety

With recent statistics for accidents and fatalities due to faulty electrical arrangements on the increase, the Housing Bill has been amended which is currently in the House of Lords. If this bill becomes law (which is expected to be introduced by Summer) Landlords may have to get qualified electricians to carry out safety checks on …

It’s just a little over one month since the inception of the new sentencing guidelines, and already the impact is starting to be felt. Here we analyse two separate health and safety prosecutions, the fines imposed and lessons that could be learnt to avoid a re occurrence. In the first case study, supermarket chain Aldi and …

A female worker, reported to be in her 20’s, suffered serious injury when falling 25 ft down a lift shaft at a Starbucks coffee shop in Solihull. It is understood that the women broke her pelvis and her leg. A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “Ambulance staff were told that the woman …

From 1 April 2016, Hazardous Waste Regulations change in that businesses producing or holding waste would no longer need to register their premises. Duty of care requirements still remain the same with implications for clients as follows: Classify your waste Separate and store hazardous waste separately Use authorised businesses to collect and recycle hazardous waste …