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When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing
Howard Fidderman | Features | HSB | 27.02.2008
Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, how have the courts been sentencing employers convicted of health and safety crimes? And what will be the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter when they come into force later this year? Howard Fidderman believes that sentencing should not be left to the courts.
Liverpool Council's ticket to drive
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 14.01.2008
The corporate manslaughter legislation has put driver safety in the spotlight. Jocelyn Dorrell reports on Liverpool City Council's behicle safety training programme, which involves every employee who drives as part of their job.
In peril on the sea
Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 11.01.2008
Lifeboats are archetypal pieces of safety equipment - they exist to protect lives. So why, asks Becky Allen, do they also kill and maim dozens of seafarers?
Dealing with dust extraction
Andy Quail | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
Andy Quail, commercial director at Carter-Thorne, explains why it is important to think ahead when dealing with dust extraction
Communication and consultation
Lawrence Waterman | Features | HSW | 01.12.2007
In the last of his Back to Basics series, Lawrence Waterman outlines best practice approaches to workforce engagement
Marshalling expertise
Dave Lewis | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The actions of staff in the event of a fire are likely to be crucial to their safety and the safety of other people in the premises. Dave Lewis outlines the role and training needs of fire marshals.
Safeguarding workers abroad
Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 08.11.2007
Business travel is an integral part of many Britons' jobs. Despite huge advances in information and communications technology, UK residents made more than nine million journeys abroad for work last year - up 12% since 2004. But what toll does it take on their health and safety and how can the risks be best managed? Becky Allen reports.
Taking the lead: first HSW conference
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007
Leadership and the need for senior management engagement were the themes that occurred at the recent HSW Conference. Delegates were given an overview of current and future developments in regulation, such as corporate manslaughter, and good practice on issues ranging from accident reduction to the new CDM Regulations.
Tesco.com's driver safety initiative
Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 15.10.2007
Over the last two years, Tesco.com's online grocery delivery service has not only ramped up safety standards among its drivers but also now grows its own driver trainers to maintain the improvement. Sara Bean reports on the initiatives being taken to reduce accident rates.
Road risk: the web's best guides
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 15.10.2007
Bridget Leathley steers you towards the best online resources on occupational road risk.
Promoting safe motorcycle use
Kevin Clinton | Features | HSW | 15.09.2007
Whether it's because of reduced running costs, beating congestion or sheer exhilaration, more and more people are choosing motorbikes over cars. Kevin Clinton suggests employers should help them protect themselves.
Avoiding the tickbox idea of risk assessment
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 12.08.2007
How do you make sure risk assessments don't become an end in themselves? Lucie Ponting considers the ways.
If the mask fits
Helen Collins | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
Helen Collins takes a deep breath and explains the ins and outs of face fit testing for RPE
Refusal to wear PPE
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 09.08.2007
What can you do if employees won't wear their protective gear? Lucie Ponting has the answer.
Site specifics: going smoke-free
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
On 1 July 2007, England will follow Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in going smoke-free. An employer's main responsibility will be to ensure that no-one smokes in enclosed or substantially enclosed areas. The keys to achieving compliance are a smoke-free policy and appropriate signage. Bridget Leathley finds the best online guidance.
Risk assessments for disabled workers
Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
Don't panic. That's the first thing to remember if you are called on to carry out a personal risk assessment for a disabled worker, says Duncan Abbott. In this article, he demystifies combined risk assessments and DDA assessments for disabled workers and explains how to apply the five steps to risk assessment.
Taking responsibility for safety
John Gilbertson | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
If employees won't take any responsibility for their own safety, you need a hard-nosed approach to rule breaking, argues John Gilbertson.
Occupational health offerings at Expo 2007
Features | HSW | 01.06.2007
From noise monitoring equipment and asbestos management software, to furniture to cut the risk of deep-vein thrombosis, we report on the occupational health offerings on show.
Safety footwear
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
There is a bewildering range of protective footwear to choose from, some of which boasts slip-resistant qualities, but how do you know which ones live up to their claims? Louis Wustemann reports on HSE tests showing which safety footwear offers best slip resistance.
IOSH 2007 conference report
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
Louis Wustemann and Jocelyn Dorrell report on the highlights of the safety body's annual conference.
The importance of training staff on fire hazards
Sue Tyley | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007
The new fire legislation focuses on fire risk assessment and fire prevention, and has thrown up significant training and competence issues, not just for safety practitioners. The need to have a fire-aware workforce is now greater than ever. Sue Tyley of the Fire Protection Association explains why training staff to look out for fire hazards is more important than ever now the FSO is in place.
Employers' obligations on sight tests for DSE users
Adrian Taylor | Features | HSW | 04.04.2007
Why is there so much confusion about employees' entitlement to sight tests? Is it the regulations? Or the status of glasses? Adrian Taylor of Specsavers brings into focus employers' obligations on sight tests for display screen equipment users.
Special treatment for new and expectant mothers
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
Every year, 440,000 women continue to work during pregnancy. But despite legislation making employers pay specific attention to the needs of new and expectant mothers, most fail to carry out even basic assessments. In fact, EOC research suggests only half of working pregnant women have had a health and safety risk assessment. These women need special treatment, explains Lucie Ponting.
Flooring specifications and slip hazards
Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
The science of slips is an eye-crossingly complicated mixture of fluid dynamics, friction coefficients and human factors. Louis Wustemann discovers that flooring specification is an area where many organisations fall down on slip hazards.
What are insurance companies doing to help safety management?
Adrienne Gleeson | Features | HSW | 01.04.2007
Employers' liability insurers should have an interest in cutting workplace accident rates, because they end up paying for the consequences. So what are the insurance companies doing to help improve safety management in large and small businesses? Adrienne Gleeson investigates.
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