Question: Our company is planning to carry out some excavation work and we need to identify any buried services. How can we do this?

Q. With winter approaching, our company is deciding what is “reasonably practicable” when it comes to keeping a footpath leading to the premises clear of snow and ice. Can you advise us on this matter?

I have been asked by the board of directors to provide a brief on how our employers’ liability insurance is assessed and calculated by the insurance company. Could you outline this process?

The company’s managing director wishes to introduce a health promotion programme. What is this, and what are its benefits?

We have a number of employees working outdoors during the summer. Their union has demanded that we provide them with sun cream. Under health and safety legislation are we obliged to do so?

Question: Many older homes still have asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) present for the maintenance tradesman to be aware of and handle. What else should the tradesman be doing, before commencing work, and up to completion, in order to protect everyone affected, including the occupants?

Question: Do employees have to attend when we have arranged health surveillance with an occupational health provider?

Question: We are considering introducing a sealed-source radiation device in a scanning process. Will we need a radiation protection advisor, and what are the potential implications for the safety of our employees?

Question: We would like to partake in a work-experience programme with a local school. What do we need to do to comply with any statutory duties?

From a one-year health and safety placement from university, to a consultancy position with Norwich Union Risk Services