If your staff are exposed to health hazards during their work, you may be obliged to implement health surveillance measures. Once you have established the need, what should you do to implement a
successful scheme?
Published 28.07.2023
An employee who is on the large side is clearly struggling to use his office chair. He also can’t get close enough to his desk to use it properly. Must you buy him specialist furniture?
Published 09.12.2016
A company has contacted you saying that you must review the contents of your first aid kit and include certain items by law. What’s the actual legal position and how often should the contents be
checked and/or replaced?
Published 04.05.2016
You employ staff in practical roles in which they use basic tools, including unpowered equipment like hammers as well as battery drills. It feels over the top to give formal training. What exactly is
required?
Published 01.06.2021
An employee has been working off-site using someone else’s equipment. What happens if they have an accident? Could you be liable?
Published 10.07.2009
In certain circumstances businesses have a legal duty to place members of staff under health surveillance. When does this requirement apply and what records must you maintain?
Published 12.06.2017
You issue outdoor workers with fleece jackets and gloves. However, you’re finding that they don’t return them when they leave. As this is getting expensive, can you just deduct the cost from their
final pay, and if not, what can you do?
Published 20.12.2006
You might need to bring in self-employed specialists or contractors to undertake specific tasks. You know that you have some health and safety responsibilities towards them, but how far do they
extend?
Published 17.05.2019
A member of your team has started to work late in the office and is often the only person on the premises after dark. It’s been suggested that this could put the company in breach of health and
safety legislation. Is this true?
Published 09.06.2014
According to the HSE, slips and trips cost UK businesses over £500 million each year, so it’s in your interest to prevent these accidents wherever possible. But just how far does the law expect you
to go?
Published 17.03.2017