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LEAVING THE EU HOW DOES THIS AFFECT HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS?
February 18, 2020The UK ceased being a member of the European Union on 1st February 2020 and has now entered a transition period due to run until 31st December 2020. So what does this mean for your health and safety responsibilities? While we are in the ...
CONCERNED ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
February 18, 2020While the risk to individuals in the UK remains low it is not unreasonable to be concerned about the global spread of the new Coronavirus following the outbreak in Wuhan, China. In the UK, as at 10th February, it has been reported that a...
VEHICLE LIFT CHECKS – 48 OUT OF 55 FOUND FAULTY IN NORTHERN IRELAND
February 10, 2020The MOT testing of cars operates differently in Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK. In Northern Ireland tests are required for cars from 4 years old, the system is run by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) and tests can only be carr...
MANUAL HANDLING GUIDANCE REVISED
February 10, 2020The HSE have published an updated version of their leaflet “INDG143 Manual Handling At Work A Brief Guide”. The leaflet is aimed at employers and gives information on the problems associated with manual handling and gives guidance an...
DRIVING GIG GUIDE LAUNCHED
February 4, 2020The term “gig economy” is generally used to refer to people working on a less formal basis than the traditional full-time 9 to 5 job. Typically, this can involve someone working on a task by task basis for several providers, often wi...
NEW CHEMICAL EXPOSURE LIMITS NOW IN FORCE
February 4, 2020Last year we reported how the EU was in the process of introducing new lower workplace exposure for certain substances that have been identified as being either carcinogenic or mutagenic (capable of causing permanent change in an organis...
PROSECUTION UPDATE – COMMERCIAL VEHICLE HAZARDS
January 16, 2020PROSECUTION UPDATE – COMMERCIAL VEHICLE HAZARDS In this article we look at three recent cases involving commercial vehicles. While securing a load of grain bags on a curtainside trailer in February 2016 an employee of W D Cormack & Son...
CLEARING SNOW AND ICE: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
January 6, 2020Health and safety regulations require employers to assess risks and where necessary take action to reduce those risks, this includes the risks of slips and trips. Specific regulations require that, so far as is reasonably practicable, ev...
NEW GUIDANCE CONSTRUCTION HOISTS AND MAST CLIMBERS
January 6, 2020Hoists and mast climbing work platforms are often used in construction as a convenient way of getting people and materials to and from high workplaces. All such equipment will require a base or foundation which is capable of safely takin...
METAL FABRICATION INSPECTIONS
January 6, 2020The HSE have announced that during January, February and March 2020 their inspectors will be targeting metal fabrication workplaces. The inspection programme will be focussing on the control of substances hazardous to health, in particul...
GLASS BALUSTRADE SAFETY ALERT
January 6, 2020The Standing Committee On Structural Safety (SCOSS) has issued a safety alert regarding the structural safety of glass used in balustrades e.g. where glass panels are used as an infill between the posts and rails around a balcony or stai...
FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY BILLS ANNOUNCED IN THE QUEENS’ SPEECH
January 6, 2020Included in the Queen’s Speech in December 2019 were measures to improve building safety. The measures the Government intends to take include a Building Safety Bill and a Fire Safety Bill. Following the tragic Grenfell tower fire an in...
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