Implementing the Industrial Emissions Directive
Rick Gould describes how England and the devolved powers have applied the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), and what differences this will make. EU Member States
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Corporate manslaughter then and now: It can happen to you
There has been an increasing amount of comment of late concerning the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Its on-going implications are in danger
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Safety Culture Update
Positive safety culture does reduce accidents The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) has published a new “white paper” on measuring the safety climate in organisations,
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The UK’s most noisy jobs
New research by a noise management firm has identified teaching, factory and farm work as amongst the most noisy jobs in the UK, with millions
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Movement of vehicles in the workplace
Premises managers are likely to have to deal with a variety of vehicles in the workplace being used for many different tasks. The vehicles may
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Whistle blowing Update
“Whistle blowing” is a term for what is known legally as a Public Interest Disclosure. The term is used when a member of staff raises
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Fire Safety & Hot Work
According to British Standard BS 9999: Code of Practice for Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Buildings, contractors and subcontractors can present
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Fatigue
Some of the world’s biggest disasters, including Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, have been a result of human error attributable in some way
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