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Employers Urged to Focus on Safety in 2013
Employers across all UK regions have been urged by the HSE (Health & SafetyHealth & safety law requires employers to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees as well as considering others who may be affected by their work, such as clients, contractors an... More Executive) to maintain their safety focus for 2013 after the number of deaths in Great Britain failed to show a significant fall in 2011/12.
Government Simplifies CRC
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is set to be simplified in order to reduce red tape and save businesses and public sector organisations millions in administrative costs.
HSE and local authorities make Legionella visits in the west of Scotland
Organisations in the west of Scotland are facing checks by inspectors from the Health & SafetyHealth & safety law requires employers to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees as well as considering others who may be affected by their work, such as clients, contractors an... More Executive (HSE) and local authorities to ensure they are correctly managing Legionella risks.
Winter Safety
As the snow starts to fall in many parts of the UK and the temperature plummets, we thought it a valuable time to put together a few short pieces of advice on how seasonal changes can bring about new risks…
Energy Bill Unveiled by Davey
Energy minister Ed Davey last week unveiled the government’s Energy Bill, detailing measures proposed to “transform” the UK to a “low-carbon economy”.
Government pushes through changes to health & safety legislation
A highly contentious proposed change to civil liability laws in relation to breaches of health and safety duties has been included in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is currently working its way through the House of Commons prior to being sent to the Lords.
Pollution incidents at all time low, but ‘no room for complacency’ warns the Environment Agency
Figures announced yesterday by the Environment Agency show serious industrial pollution incidents have fallen to their lowest level for over a decade, whilst pollution incidents in the water and waste sectors, the largest permitted sectors, almost doubled last year – from 65 to 120.
HSE Publishes New Figures on Workplace Ill Health & Injury
Provisional figures published yesterday by the HSE on workplace ill health and injury in Britain showed a slight fall in a number of key areas.
Are you ready for Mandatory Carbon Reporting?
Under new regulations announced by the Deputy Prime Minister in June, UK public companies will become the first in the world to publish figures of the greenhouse gases they produce from April 2013.
NEW RoSPA Accredited Training
This month, the S2 Partnership has achieved RoSPA accreditation for 3 new courses; AsbestosAsbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK1. Asbestos was extensively used in construction materials up until the late 1990s, and is present in a significant number of bu... More Awareness, Legionella Awareness (Domestic Water Systems) and Fire Safety Awareness.