An amendment to Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 exempts the self employed from health & safety law where the activity [undertaking] affects only the self employed person and therefore presents no risk to the health and safety of others…
HSE Guidance simplified in this 2015 revision. Original Author: HSE Original Links: Content The HSE’s Guidance leaflet on “Preventing contact dermatitis and urticaria at work” has been simplified and streamlined in this 2015 revision. The leaflet explains how you, as an employer,…
ISO 9001 Final Draft (FDIS) Released 9th July 2015 ISO 14001 Final Draft (FDIS) Released 3rd July 2015 Original Author: Assent Tech Risk Original Links: www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/isorevisions Content The international standards for quality management & environmental management – the two most popular ISO standards – have reached final…
National Living Wage replaces Minimum Wage. £7.20 p/h in April 2016 increasing to £9 p/h by 2020. National insurance bill reduction of further £1,000. Corporation Tax dropping to 19% in 2017, and then 18% in 2020. Additional 3 Million Apprenticeships. Levy on…
142 workers fatally injured at work between April 2014 and March 2015 (a rate of 0.46 fatalities per 100,000 workers). Compares to last year’s all-time low of 136 (0.45 fatalities per 100,000 workers). Asbestos related deaths: 2,538 in Great Britain in…
3rd Edition updates reference to legislation & standards. Original Author: HSE Original Links: Content This guidance is for employers and dutyholders, and others that have responsibility for the control of work sites and premises, or operating equipment requiring verbal and/or non-verbal…
Summary Report in collaboration with UK insurance market and top UK companies. Report notes a significant gap in awareness around the use of insurance. Less than 10% of UK companies have cyber insurance protection. Original Author: Cabinet Office and Others Original Links: …
Summary Effective 7th March 2015. Schedule 2 Contains Minimum Qualification for Engineers. Consolidates & Revokes: Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-depleting substances) Regulations 2011 Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: http://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/blog/comments.php?y=15&m=03&entry=entry150324-164414 Content From 7th March 2015 the…
Summary Effective 12 March 2015. Legislation removes the £5,000 cap. Magistrates now have power to issue unlimited fines. Can include Health & Safety or Environmental Offences. Original Author: MoJ Original Links: Content Now they can issue much higher penalties on offenders who…
Summary From 10th March 2015. Employers can not demand employees access information about themselves under the DPA. This ‘enforced subject access’ bypassed the legal criminal record check process (DBS) and is now outlawed. Original Author: ICO Original Links: Content…