Legal Lens: National Grid fined £3.2m after pylon worker suffers serious burns
November 6, 2024
Andrew Sanderson and Amaan Ahmed of Fieldfisher’s Health & Safety Group analyses and shares lessons to be learnt from National Grid's recent £3.2 million fine. Read More
Post-webinar Q&A: Lone working and compliance
November 5, 2024
Expert speakers from a webinar on lone working and compliance respond to questions that owing to time constraints weren't answered at the time.. Read More
Short-term fix? Mental Health First Aiders
October 31, 2024
Duncan Spencer at IOSH analyses the legal position and impact of Mental Health First Aiders in the workplace. Read More
Overlook compliance with fire safety ‘at your peril’
October 22, 2024
Hannah Eales and Kathryn Sheridan at Kingsley Napley discuss the steps and consequences of non-compliance within fire safety. Read More
Legal update: Labour’s first 100 days and beyond
October 17, 2024
In this month's legal update, Andrew Sanderson and Mary Osofisan of Fieldfisher's Health & Safety Group reflect on Labour's approach to Health and Safety so far, and what might be on the horizon. Read More
HAVS regulation and legislation
October 16, 2024
Tim Turney at Casella explains why HAVS legislation differs between the US and UK. Read More
UK Government says Employee Rights Bill is ‘upgrade’ for workers’ rights
October 10, 2024
Labour has introduced legislation that it says will "upgrade workers' rights across the UK". Read More
Take a risk on World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2024
When it comes to stress in the workplace you should think about a risk assessment, says Steven Harris. Read More
Safety campaign around lithium-ion batteries gains further support
October 7, 2024
More organisations have added their voice to a campaign calling for new laws to help prevent fires in the batteries used in some electric cars, e-scooters and e-bikes. Read More
Urgent action needed to tackle “epidemic” of long working hours, says IOSH
September 30, 2024
Half the UK’s workers regularly put in two or more additional hours without pay every week – many of them an hour or more a day – while more than half admit working while feeling too ill to do so, new survey findings reveal. Read More