Home Working Legislation
20/05/08
If you have employees working from home on a permanent or regular semi-permanent basis, you need to make proper provisions ensuring that you comply with health and safety legislation for home working. In fact, much all of the legislation covering full-time office workers also extends to those working from home.
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Work Related Road Safety
26/05/08
Did you know that one third of all traffic incidents involve someone who was driving for business? That’s what government estimates state. If you’re an employer with staff who drive as part of their working day – particularly those who drive for long hours or put in a lot of miles – you need to think about work related road safety legislation. This applies to staff driving cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes, scooters and even pushbikes. Commuting to and from the normal place of work is not covered by risk assessment requirements.
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Fire Risk Assessment
27/04/08
Regarded as the biggest change in fire safety laws in England and Wales for decades, the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005 (RRO) came into force in April 2006, and it affects you. The RRO, which governs fire safety and the requirement for fire risk assessments, places responsibility for fire safety directly in the hands of employers, building occupiers and owners. Is your fire risk assessment up-to-date?
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Health and safety awareness
27/04/08
Theatre and Cinema Guide now available. New fire safety guides affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales will came into force on 1 October 2006. If you are: responsible for business premises, an employer, self-employed with business premises, a charity or voluntary organisation, a contractor with a degree of control over any premises, then you will need to act.
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Fire Risk Assessment UK
27/04/08
New fire safety guides affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales will came into force on 1 October 2006. If you are: responsible for business premises, an employer, self-employed with business premises, a charity or voluntary organisation, a contractor with a degree of control over any premises you will need to act by October 2006.
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