Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety Services at Ellis Whittam, gives an overview of an employer’s general duties toward protecting the health, safety and
Before starting a job you must assess the significant hazards and risk of someone being harmed. A firm that failed to do just that has
A charitable trust responsible for maintaining a Tudor stately home has been fined after a butler was crushed to death by a faulty lift. The
A firm of estate agents has been fined after a househunter fell down a well in the garden of a home she had gone to
There has been a dramatic rise in the size of Health & Safety fines in the last year and the latest case sees furniture giant
BLOG Written on 6 February 2024 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain large organisations to produce a ‘slavery and human trafficking statement’ on an
An engineering firm with no procedures in place to identify unsafe work practices has been fin ed after a welder was injured working at height.
It is vitally important to maintain proper safety practices. Fail to do so and you may be personally accountable… In an example case, bosses of
The cost of working without assessing the risks has again been highlighted in court. A packaging company was fined after unsafe work practices resulted in
A mental health trust has admitted a serious Health & Safety charge after a patient fell from a chimney tower. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS
