The legal situation The electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is a battery operated, nicotine vapour inhaler device. A typical electronic cigarette contains a nicotine cartridge, a
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Many employers appear to have a laissez faire attitude to allowing staff to use their personal laptops, tablet computers or smartphones for work business, which
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The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has urged businesses in the UK to consider the “human and financial cost” of false fire alarms, as it highlighted
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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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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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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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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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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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Most Popular ArticlesRisk assessments are an absolute requirement under health and safety legislation and failure to conduct them is an offence. Risk assessments are designed to ensure
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What can you do if unauthorised vehicles are parked on your private property? It can be a perennial headache for businesses when unauthorised persons are
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Safe workplaces are productive workplaces, and as an employer, you need to know what legislation applies to your business and make sure that it is
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By Law, every car park and traffic route must be safe and suitable for the people and vehicles using them. We’ve put together a useful
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