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Driving for work is one of the most dangerous activities that members of staff will do for an organisation. From…

Depending on how your organisation operates, there may be members of staff who are considered a lone worker. Lone working,…

You have probably heard of the phrase risk assessment (or RAMS! I’ll get onto this later), but do you know…

With the rapid growth of large-scale solar energy/photovoltaic (PV) field installations within the UK, this design of renewable energy generation is becoming a major contributor to the UK as well as global energy supply. This blog explores key Health and Safety risks as well as opportunities for best practices for solar PV field installations.

These vitally important set of regulations replaced the previous 2007 version, making some significant changes, namely the introduction of the new duty holder position of ‘Principal Designer’. In this article, we will explain the basis of CDM and how it is applied to construction works.

Navigating the tricky waters of Health and Safety legislation can feel like a nightmare, especially when it comes to wading through huge piles of Legislation, Regulations and Guidance Documents which exist to ensure that organisations are legally compliant and keeping their workers, and anyone affected by their undertakings, safe from harm.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 state that some construction projects must be notified to the authorities.

For the majority of companies, meeting your Health and Safety responsibilities can seem like a heavy burden. However, you are not on your own!!

Whether you offer a product or service, more and more customers are opening their eyes to the climate crisis and what they can do to ensure that they are doing their part in helping reduce the environmental impact on the world.

The HSE have recently provided an update in respect of the proposed changes. Our article will explain the key element of proposed changes under the bill.

In 2020, over 140 people were killed at work, and over 65,420 severe injuries were reported. Since the 1970s, the number of workers involved in fatal and non-fatal accidents in the workplace has been decreasing – yet, there is still a lot of work to do to reduce the number of casualties.

In response to the independent review of both Building and Fire Regulations led by Dame Judith Hackitt following the Grenfell Tower Fire, the UK government has published the draft Building Safety Bill. The bill was referred to in the Queens Speech earlier this year and will be introduced to Parliament for debate in the next Parliamentary session.