The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for enforcing kitchen health and safety regulations. These can cover many types of food business. Anywhere food and drink is prepared and served for customers needs to make sure it has a safe work environment. Many accidents happen in kitchens every day. It’s the HSE’s responsibility to […]

Eye and ear protection at work is important if there are risks of injury. Workers can suffer from many different types of injury to the eyes and ears, and the consequences can be severe. If proper measures have not been put in place by the company, it leaves the business open to legal action. Every […]

In small low risk businesses like offices and shops, there is no legal requirement to have a trained first aider. However, having knowledge of first aid at work, and a trained first aider in the workplace can reduce the effects of injury or illness, and could well save a life. First aid at Work Regulations […]

Last year, 229 people were killed as a result of accidents at work. Over 108,000 people suffered a serious injury at work and over 2000 people died from occupationally related lung disease. UK health & safety law is there to prevent such accidents and injuries. But what is health and safety legislation all about? Health […]

You can be exposed to many different hazards in the workplace which could cause serious injury to your feet. That’s why the importance of safety boots in the workplace can’t be underestimated. In many jobs where there’s risk of heavy objects falling on your feet, they are mandatory. Our guide looks at why wearing safety […]

It is a legal requirement for companies to have formal Health & Safety Management System (SMS) in place. However, it should be remembered that the extent and complexity of an SMS will depend upon a number of factors. For example, a garage with three or four employees, carrying out mechanical repairs and servicing of cars, […]

Proper ventilation in the workplace is covered under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. These laws say that workplaces need to be well ventilated in the proper manner. That means clean air is drawn from a source outside of the workplace and circulated throughout the building. The ventilation system should dilute and remove […]

A lot of dust in the workplace can be dangerous on a number of levels. Firstly, although rare, a cloud of dust is potentially combustible. It can cause explosions, so it’s important that companies keep their working environments as dust free as they can. However, the most common problem associated with dust in the workplace […]

There can be fewer workplaces which could be deemed to be as ‘high risk’ in terms of health and safety than working on an oil rig. Thankfully, due to the stringent regulations in place and the expertise of the companies who are involved in the offshore industry, major catastrophes are few and far between. Offshore […]

Offshore diving can be a highly lucrative and very rewarding career, yet it can be very pressurised and dangerous too. Diving at work regulations are strict. Proper risk assessments need to be put in place. In addition to complying with all the usual health and safety regulations, compliance with the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 […]