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Construction industry targeted for inspection

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 13 2012

In my last bulletin I highlighted a planned inspection programme that would focus on the construction industry and work at height in particular

Myth busters

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 6 2012

Morton Fraser’s John Barrie is joined by Health & Safety expert Claire Anderson and Personal Injury specialist Jim Herd to pick apart some of The Myth Busters Challenge recent examples of H&S myths

Health & safety concerns for agricultural sector

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 2 2012

It has been a difficult time for those operating in agriculture with tragic reports coming as recently as last week of yet another death in the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland

Construction industry targeted for inspection

  • Morton Fraser
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 10 2012

The HSE in Scotland have embarked upon a targeted inspection campaign for the month of September

Consultation on exempting some self employed from H&S legislation

  • Morton Fraser
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 10 2012

The HSE have launched a consultation on the proposal that those who are self employed and engaged in work activities that pose no potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from Health and Safety law

Appetite for “elf and safety gone mad” stories continues

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 5 2012

The launch of the HSE Myth Buster Challenge Panel and the seemingly limitless appetite for media interest in “elf and safety gone mad” stories continues to generate stories of decisions that are very hard to reconcile with the real purpose of health and safety law

Fee for Intervention are you ready?

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 24 2012

Subject to Parliament approving the necessary change in legislation the Fee for Intervention (FFI) scheme will come into force on 1 October 2012

Health and safety at the Olympics

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 6 2012

Reporting of health and safety stories arising out of the huge construction project that has taken place ahead of the London Olympics has been a mixed bag

Nobody is exempt

  • Morton Fraser
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 7 2012

Lest anybody was in any doubt about the fact that every employer bears responsibility for the health and safety of their employees and third parties affected by their activities two recent prosecutions put the matter beyond any doubt

The importance of painting a full financial picture

  • Morton Fraser
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 7 2012

In my last Bulletin I commented on a recent court decision that highlighted the importance of providing the court with a full picture of a company’s finances should it find itself in the unfortunate position of facing a sentence for a health and safety offence