Fire safety trumps consent in care home smoking scenario
December 5, 2024
Fire is such a potent hazard that the rights of a care home resident to smoke are surpassed by the fire safety obligations of the care home, said a barrister who was involved in the prosecution of a BUPA care home after the death of a resident in a fire caused by smoking. Read More
Case study illustrates importance of proactive employers in supporting employees’ psychosocial risks
December 2, 2024
The critical responsibility that employers have in managing psychosocial risks effectively in the workplace was illustrated in a presentation by Andrew Sanderson, Partner at law firm Fieldfisher. Read More
A history of unionism: The bicentenary of the Combination Acts
October 24, 2024
This year marks the bicentenary of the repeal of the Combination Acts, which had outlawed trade unions. Two hundred years on, has the function of unionism changed and are they still in pursuit of the same parameters of good work? IOSH’s Duncan Spencer and Dr. Christopher Davis explore these questions. Read More
Enforcement agencies need to engage
October 22, 2024
In light of Grenfell, enforcement agencies must engage with the profession, explains David England. Read More
UK Employment Rights Bill – What does it mean?
October 14, 2024
Labour says its new legislation will deliver “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. Ron Alalouff analyses the Bill. Read More
Legal Lens: Recycling company fined £3 million following fatal workplace incident
September 12, 2024
In this month’s partnership article, Andrew Sanderson and Jessica Solsberg of Fieldfisher’s Health & Safety practice group reflect on the Read More
Does a new Government spell a new dawn for UK health and safety?
August 14, 2024
What can we expect from the new Labour Government when it comes to health and safety? Emma Evans at Bexley Beaumont takes a look at the short-and long-term possibilities. Read More
New Zealand looks beyond road cones in safety reformation
August 13, 2024
New Zealand is planning to reform its health and safety law and regulations. Read More
New e-book ponders the Act and its impact
July 31, 2024
New publication reflecting on fifty years of the legislation applauds its influence but asks questions around wellbeing and technology. Read More
Overhaul HASAWA to shift workforce safety attitudes, study finds
July 17, 2024
New research says legislation requires shift to represent today's world of work. Read More