Back in 2013 we wrote a post informing you of the changes which were made on strict liability which links directly to no win no fee liability; read our original post here A number of changes were put together which aimed to cap the costs charged by solicitors and to remove the incentive to make…
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In a move which we suspected might come to pass some years ago it has been announced that health and safety enforcement may change for smaller businesses. During July 2016 the HSE ran a consultation on health and safety enforcement allocation. Chiefly, it looked at the role of the local authorities. A range of options…
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Despite HSE insisting that its Fee for Intervention (HSE FFI) scheme is not intended to plug the hole in its finances caused by the reduction of its government grant recent figures show a 13% decline in enforcement notices (improvement notices and prohibition notices). At the same time a 26% increase in the charges made under…
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With almost 12 months elapsed since the introduction of Fee For Intervention (FFI) we have heard for the first time of an individual being fined under the scheme. The individual was employed as a scaffolder working on a Carey Housing project. The HSE Inspector was driving by the site when he noticed the scaffolder working…
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Commonly used Health and Safety abbreviations Use the underlined links below to find areas of our site where related services can be offered. If you have questions please call us on 01453 800100 to speak to an experienced safety consultant. These are common terms used by health and safety professionals and enforcement agencies such as…
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Summary of common British Standards used in Health and Safety HEAD PROTECTION BS EN 397: Specification for industrial safety helmets. BS EN 812: Specification for industrial bump caps. EYE PROTECTION BS EN 166: Specification for personal eye protection. BS EN 169: Specification for filters used in eye protection for welding etc (braze-welding, arc gouging and…
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