No jab, no job – easy to say but a minefield to navigate. As the NHS programme rolls impressively on, thoughts turn to how useful vaccine protection might be. The UK does not generally mandate medical treatment. It works on the basis of consent which is largely effective, for example with …
The UK Health and Safety Executive’s decision to use two private sector firms to carry out workplace ‘COVID security’ assessments is being scrutinised by employers and their legal advisers, amid concern that staff at the two debt collection firms involved might not be best qualified for the role. The two …
Workplace Covid testing is being offered to more companies in England, for staff who cannot work from home during lockdown, the government says. Find out more.
A luxury hotel in Scotland and its night porter have been prosecuted following a huge fire that killed two guests. Cameron House Resort in Loch Lomond was ordered to pay £500,000 while employee Christopher O’Malley was given a community payback order to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work after he placed …
An engineering company has been fined after a worker’s hand was caught in a metalworking lathe resulting in serious injuries to his hand and arm. An employee of Martland Rollers Limited, had been using emery cloth by hand to smooth down a part which was turning in a lathe at …
Supermarket giant Tesco has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker was crushed by a roll cage. Piotr Grzela was unloading a lorry outside a Tesco Metro store in Oxford when a trolley stacked with juice cartons toppled on to him and crushed him against the pavement. He sustained two severe …
2020 was the year the world was turned on its head and recent studies suggest work-related stress has skyrocketed. Emily Pearson considers how home working, the UK government’s furlough scheme and being on the front line have all had an impact and provides advice on how you can support your workforce. The …
The draft Building Safety Bill has come back from consultation. Out of the ashes of the Grenfell Tower fire, hopes are high that the bill will make at-risk homes in the UK safer. The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on the night of 14 June 2017, which left …
A scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Maidenhead while it was being dismantled. The collapse could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life, says the HSE. The investigation into the incident, which occurred on the 30 April 2018, …
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) month-long initiative inspecting respiratory risks and occupational lung disease in the construction sector has revealed some workers are confused between RPE and PPE, the regulator has confirmed. Though the inspection programme, which ran throughout October, examines respiratory risks and occupational lung disease, especially asbestos (outside of …
