Ice accident decisions: Consistency slips
The recent Scottish case of McKeown v Inverclyde Council (2013) has illustrated the interaction between potentially overlapping sets of health and safety regulations. The facts,
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Thermal comfort in the workplace
In March 2014, the Met Office published a report exploring the potential causes of the extreme weather events of recent years in the UK and
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HSE response to CDM consultation
On 31 March 2014 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) opened a public consultation exercise on its proposed changes to the Construction (Design and Management)
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Mind your feet this winter
The danger with slip and trip accidents is that they are so commonplace that people begin to believe that they are inevitable, and can only
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Be prepared for winter
Slip and trip accidents increase during the Autumn and Winter season for a number of reasons. There is less daylight, leaves fall onto paths and
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Preparing for Winter Risks
Cold weather, snow and ice can cause and accentuate many work-related risks which have to be dealt with by organisations. Slipping on icy walkways is
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Protecting life and limb: machinery guarding
Although the advent of new technology has brought with it a number of hazards such as those associated with IT, machinery guarding remains an important
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Health and Work Service is now Fit for Work
Even before it has been launched, the Government’s latest initiative to help employers and employees manage sickness absence, the Health and Work Service, has been
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