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
One of your experienced workers is leaving and you want to replace him with a young trainee. She will be cheaper to employ, but one of your fellow directors reckons extra health and safety rules
won’t allow it. Is he right?
Published 30.08.2013
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
Official figures show that health and safety fines have doubled in the last year, reaching £76 million. What’s behind this increase and how can you avoid trouble for your business?
Published 08.12.2017
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
As a busy company director, you’re constantly on the go. But a graduate who wants to boost their CV has just approached you asking for some “free work experience”. Is this a great way to liberate
some spare time, or a risky move?
Published 26.11.2009
A fellow director has suggested that his student son comes into work with him during the Easter Holidays to lend a helping hand, but to avoid problems with the authorities it’s on a strictly unpaid
basis. Is this OK?
Published 18.03.2011
A company which told an employee to pour petrol over weeds and set light to them has been fined £23,000. However, the HSE didn’t prosecute because of the dangerous instruction; it picked up on
something else. What was it?
Published 04.03.2015
You strongly suspect that an employee drives a minicab at night to earn extra cash. He looks tired and you’re worried about your potential liability for an accident caused by fatigue. What should you
do?
Published 05.12.2007
You know that if any of your staff (or visitors) have an accident at work, it’ll be your neck on the line. What notices and posters do you need to put up to prevent injuries and how much do they
cost?
Published 27.11.2019