A gang who supplied fake CSCS cards and other ID documents to help illegal immigrants work in the UK has been jailed for more than 16 years. Read the full story here SPR Trailer Services and breakdown company has been handed a £120,000 penalty for failing to protect...
Breathe Freely is a campaign from the BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society) helping to control exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in industry and aimed at reducing occupational lung disease in the UK, which causes significant debilitating ill-health...
This month we’ve chosen the Construction sector as our consultancy focus and in particular focusing on the CDM construction phase plan. In recent years, our client base in the construction, building management and trades sector has grown significantly with many...
Working at Height – Tips by Acorn Health and Safety Working at height remains one of the biggest cause of fatalities and major injuries in the UK. Common causes include falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces. ‘Work at height’ means working in a place...
Whether you are a new and growing business or an established organisation, you are responsible for identifying hazards and managing risks within the scope of your business practices. This means you are subject to various types of health and safety and other safety...
Course delegates regularly comment that they did not know the extent to which asbestos has been used, where the material could be found, and in what type of product, and also duty holders did not know of specific duties to be undertaken in respect of managing the...