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This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a historic address to the UK, ordering the nation into lockdown to slow and prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). In this article […]

Managing workplace DSE can be complex and time consuming. In this article we explain what the risks can be, what you can do as a business and considerations which can […]

Peter Kinselley Cardinus Health and Safety Director Peter Kinselley reviews recent case law and how judges are interpreting the sentencing guidelines. On 22nd March 2017 SHP online reported that [...]

After an accident do our fleet drivers know their legal responsibilities? John Davidge takes a look. Imagine the scene – you’re driving along the road, minding your own business when […]

More and more organisations are sending staff on International travel, a trend that is expected to continue to increase. In sending staff abroad employers continue to have a duty of […]

The European Court of Justice has made a ruling  that states that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed place of work […]

A private fire risk assessor has been prosecuted for failing to carry out a suitable assessment. He was ordered to pay £7,383 towards fines and costs. Craig Richard Stonelake had […]

The Sentencing Council’s three-month consultation on new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences has now closed. [...]

The court heard how the site manager and the commercial director were aware of the dangerous state of the excavation but took no steps to ensure it was safe. The […]

Day two of Ergo Week and we’ve got another informing article, this time from lawyer David Egan from Irwin Mitchell LLP, discussing eight steps to avoiding prosecution under health and [...]