Every job has potential dangers – from working in an office to delivering pizzas but some industries are much more dangerous. Using the latest data about work mortality rates from the Office of National Statistics we have been able to pull together a list of...
This time it’s the turn of our newest junior consultant, Shahida Akhtar. This is one woman’s story of how she went from Admin Apprentice to Health and Safety Master in just 3 short years. Shahida was born in Peterborough in 1994 and excelled at school and...
As an employer, you have a responsibility to your staff to minimise risk and ensure their working environment is as safe as possible. Failure to manage risks could mean that you are in breach of health and safety legislation – this could leave you facing...
A worker is entitled to an uninterrupted break of 20 minutes when daily working time is more than six hours. It should be a break in working time and should not be taken at the start nor at the end of a working day. Daily rest Under...
Kevin Hesom of BCF Gas Services had been working for his local council as a gas engineer for 20 years when suddenly he was told he would require accreditation from two separate SSIPs (safety systems in procurement). Failure to achieve accreditation would result in Kevin...
Recently the HSE have been very present, some would say have they ever not been, but their increased presence is being felt by not only large companies but by sole traders and small business too, I give you my first example which is the sole...
Some of you may have heard about the violist that is suing the royal opera house for damaging his hearing because he was placed in front of the brass. Upon reading this on the 1st April I and others of team sphere thought this may be...
Mulberry reporting in for duty, you humans on Earth are currently celebrating something called Easter, while I’m not here to tell you about the danger of chocolate, which I’m sure Magenta would say there isn’t any, still welcome to our Easter Bonanza Blog. While you’re off...
The Sentencing Council’s guidelines for health and safety offences, probably the most significant change in Health & Safety Law for 40 years, came into effect on 1 February 2016. The new guidelines, if followed correctly, will dramatically increase fines for companies as well as lowering...
Ever wonder why you need things called risk assessments, well I, Magenta, am here to tell you why. Ever since the health and safety at work act 1974 they advised those in the building industry to look at the risks in their day to day...