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Scottish Health Board fined for safety failings resulting in individuals...
Over the festive break Glasgow Sheriff Court fined Scotland’s largest health board (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) £10,000 for exposing individuals to asbestos over a seven year period. The health...
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HSE Fee for Intervention – An Update
The Health and Safety Executive’s Fee for Intervention cost recovery scheme has been heavily criticised in a recent independent review commissioned to consider the continuing need for the HSE’s...
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Health & Safety Executive (HSE) – Fee For Intervention – Changes to the...
From September 2017, the panel reviewing disputed invoices under the Fee For Intervention (FFI) Scheme will be fully independent of the HSE. In addition, businesses will receive more information from...
View ArticleTime to look at HSE notices more closely?
Today the Supreme Court issued judgment in a Scottish case concerning offshore health and safety, and in particular the information which could be considered in appeal of notices served by the HSE...
View ArticleIt’s all about planning for unplanned hydrocarbon releases
It has been well publicised that Chris Flint, Director of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Energy Division, has written to all North Sea offshore oil and gas production operators over his concerns...
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Annual Statistics for Fatal Workplace Injuries – The findings and what Health...
144 workers were killed in 2017-2018 in workplace accidents in Great Britain. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has released annual statistics reporting on fatal accidents as part of a long...
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Farm Partnership fined £100,000 for breaching Health and Safety Regulations...
Last year there were 33 deaths in the agricultural industry in the UK; the most common causes of death involved falls, transport, animals and equipment. On Friday 26 October a farm partnership was...
View ArticleWorld Day for Safety and Health at Work 2019
World Day for Safety and Health at Work falls on 28 April 2019. This year, the Day sought to celebrate 100 years of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Often, “health and safety” can be...
View ArticleSafe use of inflatable bouncy castles
Following the good weather over the Easter break people will now be thinking about outdoor activities in the run up to and over summer. The hiring and use of bouncy castles is proving to be a popular...
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Protecting Young People in the Workplace
This week, people around the world are recognising World Youth Skills Day. International Days are celebrated by the UN throughout the year (see my previous blog on World Day for Safety and Health at...
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Agriculture – ideas to help improve health & safety in the sector
In August, my colleague, Sarah, wrote about recent statistics showing that agriculture is 7 times more dangerous than construction (the 2nd most dangerous UK industry) and 18 times more dangerous than...
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Paying the Price: Fines in Health & Safety Prosecutions
My colleague Victoria Anderson previously blogged about the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)’s annual statistics, and what these figures may indicate for health & safety in Scotland. But the...
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Mental wellbeing: The impact of the pandemic on those in the care sector and...
This week my colleague Laura McMillan and I discuss the impact of the pandemic on the mental wellbeing of those in the care sector, and what you, as employer, can do. During this difficult time...
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