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26 August 2010 Landlord fined £4k following health and safety breach
An Exeter-based landlord has been fined £4,000 following a health and safety breach in which the lives of tenants were put at risk after a gas boiler was fitted illegally. Richard Ellio ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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26 August 2010 Haulage firm fined £5k following health and safety breach
A haulage firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its personnel suffered brain damage. Nicholas Holmes was hit on the head by a 290 kg panel saw when he ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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26 August 2010 Construction firms fined for failing to follow health and safety procedures
Fines totalling £125,000 have been issued to two construction companies for their roles in an incident in which a worker was seriously injured.
Steven McColgan suffered life-changin ...
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[Construction Health and Safety]
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25 August 2010 Employment law changes needed to address pay inequality?
UK employment law changes may help address the issue of earnings inequality between genders, which one expert has described as "unacceptable". A spokesperson for the Women's Res ...
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[Employment Law News]
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24 August 2010 HSE calls for offshore safety improvements
Health and safety standards in the offshore oil and gas industry still need to be significantly improved. That is the suggestion of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which noted 50 major ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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23 August 2010 Health and safety failing results in loss of finger
A health and safety breach that led to a worker losing a little finger and parts of other fingers has resulted in a fine for the company concerned. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) noted ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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20 August 2010 Rise in unfair dismissal cases expected?
There may be an increase of unfair dismissal cases because more employees are working unpaid overtime, one expert has indicated. Chief executive officer of Work Wise UK Phil Flaxton said pres ...
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[Employment Law News]
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20 August 2010 Onion firm prosecuted for health and safety breach
An onion packing company has been fined £6,000 following a health and safety breach in which an employee broke his shoulder when he fell from a ladder. Richard Webster fell three metres ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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19 August 2010 More young people 'needed' to work in energy industry
The government needs to work with those in the energy sector in order to attract young people, one expert has suggested. Zoe Robinson, ethical business development manager at Warren Evans, sa ...
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[Environment]
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19 August 2010 Council fined £20k following health and safety breach
Argyll and Bute Council has been fined £20,000 following a health and safety breach which resulted in the death of an elderly man. Duncan MacGillivray drowned in September 2007 when he ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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19 August 2010 The government 'needs to help' businesses reduce their waste
Businesses need access to reasonably priced recycling services, one expert has suggested. Spokesman for Waste Watch Mike Webster said there are a number of barriers that can get in the way of ...
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[Carbon Footprint Management]
[Environment]
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18 August 2010 Does owning shares make employees work harder?
Staff members who have shares in a company are more likely to be involved in its interests, one expert has indicated. Performance and reward advisor for Chartered Institute of Personnel and D ...
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[Employment Law News]
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18 August 2010 Motor body shop staff to pay more attention to health and safety?
Individuals who work in motor vehicle repair body shops are being advised to do more to protect themselves when spraying vehicles. The warning follows the release of a new study from the Heal ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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18 August 2010 Firm fined £18k for health and safety breach
A crane company has been fined £18,000 following a health and safety breach when a four-tonne weight crashed to the ground. London Town Crane Hire and Sales was also ordered to pay &pou ...
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17 August 2010 Fall from height leaves worker with life-changing injuries
A worker has been left with life-changing injuries after he fell while working at height. Gwyndaf Davies plunged three metres to the floor from the roof of a farm building, following a health ...
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[Construction Health and Safety]
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17 August 2010 Steeplejack firm prosecuted for health and safety breach
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted Rafferty Chimneys Engineering after one of its employees was injured when he fell from scaffolding. Kevin Ford received a serious wound to ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]
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16 August 2010 Employees 'want performance-related pay'
Demand for performance-related pay is growing among employees, one expert has suggested. Performance and reward advisor for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Charles Cotton ...
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[Employment Law News]
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16 August 2010 Small businesses 'need financial help' when implementing green changes
Small firms need financial support to stop them from going into the red when they make changes to reduce energy emissions, it has been suggested. A report from the Federation of Small Busines ...
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[Carbon Footprint Management]
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16 August 2010 Flexible working 'helps people get back into work'
Hiring staff on a part-time basis or through flexible working helps get individuals back into employment, one expert has indicated. Co-founder of Bikeworks Jim Blakemore noted such schemes ar ...
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[Employment Law News]
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13 August 2010 Health and safety advice issued to farmers
Farmers in Somerset have received health and safety advice at an awareness event in Cannington. Attendees had the chance to watch practical safety demonstrations, which included the six main ...
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[Health and Safety in the Workplace]