Health & Safety

Mar

2011

Tyred at the wheel?

Do you know it is recommended that a driver take a 15 minute break for every two hours of driving? With an ever increasing focus on occupational road risk, it should go without saying that businesses need a clear occupational road risk policy. This doesn’t just mean ensuring that vehicles are safe for the road. Drivers… Read more »

Posted by Laura McMillan

On March 23, 2011

Mar

2011

Health & Safety

An end to the myths – health and safety law reform

The myth of the month page has always been one of my favourite parts of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website. It retired at the end of 2010 under the heading “Health and safety has gone mad!” Lord Young addressed a similar issue in his report Common Sense Common Safety published towards the end… Read more »

Posted by Daniel Barter

On March 7, 2011

Mar

2011

Health & Safety

Corporate Manslaughter – ability to pay

On 17 February Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings became the first company in the UK to be convicted of corporate manslaughter. Much will be made of the size of the fine imposed: £385,000 for a company with an annual turnover of £330,000. However, in allowing 10 years to pay off the fine, the Court may have avoided putting… Read more »

Posted by Daniel Barter

On March 4, 2011

Mar

2011

Health & Safety

Welcome!

I am delighted to welcome to you to our Health & Safety Blog. We all know that keeping up with news, information and changes in the law can be difficult. So, our Blog is here to help. Just two weeks ago, we finally saw the first corporate manslaughter conviction in the UK under the Corporate… Read more »

Posted by Elena Fry

On March 3, 2011

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