Health & Safety
Even Santa can’t ignore “elf and safety” – compensation for tripping in Santa’s grotto
Posted by Jeremy Horton on 19th December 2011
For one grandmother what should have been an exciting family visit to Santa’s grotto with her grandchildren turned into a nightmare. 73 year old Mrs Dufosse from Southampton had gone with five other family members, including her grandchildren, to visit Santa’s grotto at Selfridge’s in Oxford Street London.
New guidance on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Posted by Andrew Clarke on 7th September 2011
Guidance on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 has been published by the Chief Fire Officers’ Association.
Common Sense, Common Safety, Progress Update
Posted by Mark Gore on 28th March 2011
After 6 months since Lord Young of Graffham presented his review of the operation of health and safety law, the Department of Work and Pensions has published a progress report regarding the implementation of the proposals.
First Corporate Manslaughter conviction - any lessons to learn for the NHS?
Posted by John Sheath on 22nd March 2011
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings (CGH) was the first company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter and fined £385,000 on 15 February 2011. In convicting the company, the jury found that its system of work in digging trial pits was wholly and unnecessarily dangerous. Although the case is a wake-up call for smaller companies, are there any lessons to learn for the NHS?
First Corporate Manslaughter Conviction - £385,000 Fine
Posted by Andrew Clarke on 17th February 2011
On 15th February, Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings became the first company to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter.
Ice and snow liability
Posted by Jeremy Horton on 17th December 2010
It’s snow joke-liability for injuries caused by ice and snow
Fire risk assessments in care homes “need to be realistic”
Posted by Gemma Herrick on 10th December 2010
The Fire Safety Order 2005 sets out rules and guidance for evacuation planning in the case of fire. A spokesperson for the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHiCS) has said that the interpretation of some of these rules is difficult for the evacuation of care homes and there needs to be a “less rigid approach” to the guidance.