Health & Safety

May

2011

Hear today?

A recent decision of the UK Supreme Court has confirmed the position that employers will not be liable for exposing workers to noise levels below 90 decibels, if the exposure took place before the risks became generally known (around 1990). The Supreme Court also held that the duty under the Factories Act 1961 to ensure… Read more »

Posted by Laura McMillan

On May 12, 2011

Apr

2011

Health & Safety

Personal liability – a reminder

Liability of Directors and, in fatal cases, Senior Management, has been a hot topic in recent years, but what about employees? The prosecution of Philip Dutton, Health & Safety Manager of South Essex Stockholders Limited, has been a useful reminder of other employees’ liabilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Mr Dutton was tasked with compacting the waste contents of a… Read more »

Posted by Andy Forsyth

On April 20, 2011

Apr

2011

Health & Safety

Scottish fines on the rise?

I can’t help notice the fact that fines for breaches of the HSAWA are on the increase in Scotland. Since the introduction of the England & Wales sentencing guidelines on 15th February, Scottish courts have been imposing hefty fines in fatal cases. In February, Tullis Russell were fines £260,000. In March, Piper Dam were fines… Read more »

Posted by Elena Fry

On April 12, 2011

Mar

2011

Health & Safety

True Grit

Hopefully the ice and snow is behind us for another year. Having had to defrost my car at the weekend, I am taking nothing for granted. And neither should employers, after the recent Aberdeen Sheriff Court case of Anthony Davis v The University of Aberdeen. Mr Davis was a porter employed by the University who… Read more »

Posted by Andy Forsyth

On March 30, 2011

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