Your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 21st July 2017 includes a warning from Cisco, A geothermic project in Cornwall and a Cadbury classic making a comeback! Information Security “Newcastle University has been forced to issue a phishing alert after spotting…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 9th December 2016. Information Security Social Media Giants to Share Anti-Terror Database Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Google have joined forces to tackle terror propaganda online by creating a database of unique…
Today is National Stress Awareness Day. “Stress” is a word we seem to be hearing a lot these days, yet despite Health and Safety Law requiring organisations to take appropriate combative steps, some are still lagging behind on dealing with…
Applicable to turnovers at least £36 million. Annual statement for each financial year. Requirement under Modern Slavery Act 2015 Any company supplying goods or services, or conducting business in the UK, and whose turnover exceeds £36 Million is now required…
Draft text for a new PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulation has been approved by authorities in Europe, and is expected to become law in 2016, leading to member states adopting the legislation. What is PPE? PPE stands for Personal Protective…
With the New Year comes many companies beginning their transition to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard and while the whole standard has been updated, there is one clause in particular that has been given a new lease of life: 7.1.4…
New Guidelines set for Alcohol Consumption. Recommended Weekly Guidelines decrease for Men to 14 units of alcohol each week, the same level as for women. Guidelines for Pregnant Women updated to clarify that no level of alcohol is safe to drink in…
This guidance from HSE is mainly for employers and relevant self-employed people, however it can also be useful for those selecting PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and employees. The key messages are: It is essential that employers put in place…
Trading Standards to perform spot checks on children’s fancy dress costumes for sale across the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and British Standards Institute evaluating whether European safety standards are tough enough News comes ahead of National Fire…
New law: smoking in vehicles with someone under 18. Illegal from 1st October 2015. £50 fine for both driver & smoker. Still applicable if window or sun roof down. Not applicable in convertible with roof completely down. Original Author: Department of…