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Fire safety trumps consent in care home smoking scenario

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

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

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

In light of Grenfell, enforcement agencies must engage with the profession, explains David England. Read More

UK Employment Rights Bill – What does it mean?

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

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?

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

New Zealand is planning to reform its health and safety law and regulations. Read More

New e-book ponders the Act and its impact

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

New research says legislation requires shift to represent today's world of work. Read More



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