Health & Safety

May

2011

Time for a spring clean?

The Government’s Red Tape Challenge is now focussing on the road transport sector. Having committed to deregulation, the Government wants to hear from you and find out what laws you think should be scrapped. For those of you who have opinions on health and safety legislation, you wont have long to wait until you can share them. … Read more »

Posted by Elena Fry

On May 24, 2011

May

2011

Health & Safety

New York: Smoking and they’ve banned it!

From today New York’s pioneering smoking ban is extended to open air public places. Back in 2006 Scotland was one of a number of countries to follow in the Big Apple’s footsteps by banning smoking in designated public places with the coming into force of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act. The Act… Read more »

Posted by Health and Safety

On May 23, 2011

May

2011

Health & Safety

Scottish Affairs Committee – Inquiry into Health and Safety in Scotland

In case you hadn’t spotted it, a reminder that the Scottish Affairs Commitee at Westminster has launched and inquiry into all aspects of health and safety in Scotland. http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news/hse-terms-of-reference/. Responses are invited from interested parties by 16th June. It’s clear that we are entering a period of change and probably a re-shaping of our health and safety system… Read more »

Posted by Elena Fry

On May 18, 2011

May

2011

Health & Safety

Network Rail fined £3m for Potters Bar crash

Network Rail have today been fined £3m for failings by their predecessor Railtrack, the rail infrastructure owner at the time of the accident in May 2002. It has been reported that the fine was reduced from £4.5m as a result of Network Rail’s guilty plea. This may be viewed as a relatively low fine but it is necessary to look at the background…. Read more »

Posted by Health and Safety

On May 13, 2011

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