First Aid at Work – What are employers required to do
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and…
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Property owner sentenced after builder suffered life changing injuries
A Derbyshire property owner has been given a community order after a father-of-two sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed…
Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
Nearly half of all accidents involving abrasive wheels are due to an unsafe system of work or operator error. In general, abrasive wheels…
Company fined £2.3m after workers put at risk of death
A major pipeline transportation company has been fined £2.3 million for safety breaches after its employees were exposed to risk of…
Morrisons fined £3.5 million after worker died on the job by falling down the stairs
Morrisons has been fined £3.5m after an employee with epilepsy died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. Matthew Gunn, 27,…
Travel to Train – CITB Apprenticeship travel and accommodation grant
Travel to Train grant available to all CITB-registered employers with apprentices in training on or after 1 April 2021 in England,…
Company fined £175,000 after worker suffers brain trauma
A London company has been fined £175,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries that saw him hospitalised for seven months. The…
£400m Mental Health Funding announced in Spring Budget
In the Budget statement on the 15th March, Hunt said: “We also want help for those who are forced to leave work due to health conditions…
Company and its director prosecuted for unsafe removal of asbestos across Great Britain
Asbestos Boss Limited, also known as Asbestos Team and its director, advertised as a licensed asbestos removal company and removed…
Company fined after worker loses parts of fingers
A manufacturing company has been fined after an employee lost parts of two fingers when his hand got caught in a machine producing face…