The Health and Safety Executive has set up an independent panel – the Myth Busters Challenge Panel – to scrutinise seemingly absurd decisions made on health & safety grounds. The Panel uses a pool of independent members with a wide range of interests (including small businesses, public safety, trade union, the insurance industry and many outside …
In the Caribbean Steel Company Limited v Price Waterhouse decision, the Privy Council has reiterated the principle that expert evidence is required to establish the relevant standard of care in a profession. In what may seem a declaration of common sense, it was held that for a court to find that a professional had breached his duty …
UK statistics show that arson accounts for 40% of fires in commercial premises and over 20% in residential buildings. This is a very significant risk to homeowners and businesses alike. We thought we’d share with you a recent ‘risk bulletin’ from LV= that gives practical risk management guidance to help you minimise the risk and …
We’re all enjoying the summer sun this year but whilst enjoying the outdoors is great fun, it also presents a degree of risk. No, we aren’t about to suddenly become killjoys and ruin the fun! We’ll leave that to LV= who have put together a ‘Summer Precautions Risk Bulletin’ to help guide us through the …
Any business that is manufacturing a product and selling it to a third party has a product recall exposure. Pet food, bread, salad, lawnmowers and luxury cars are just some of the UK product recalls that have been reported. You can protect your business against the cost of a recall incident with a Product Recall …
Without realising it, many businesses are risking their survival and making it very difficult to bounce back successfully from a major loss. The problem is under insurance. Zurich have recently written about the problem and we have reproduced their article below. This issue is one we raise frequently and we hope that by highlighting the …
The number of workers killed in Britain last year has fallen, official statistics published today show. In welcome news from the Health & Safety Executive, the number of workers killed in the UK has fallen from 172 in the year to March 2012, to 148 in the year to March 2013. The rate of fatal …
If your employees are exposed to noise or vibration, solvents, fumes, dusts, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health, or work in compressed air then Health Surveillance may be required by law. Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and helps identify any corrective action needed. The purpose of this article is …
New procedures for the handling of Employers Liability claims and Public Liability claims are to be introduced in July this year. It is hoped that the new procedures, which are similar to those implemented for Road Traffic Act claims, will help to streamline the claims procedure, reduce costs and hopefully help to lower insurance premiums. …