In today’s society we tend to attempt much of our home improvements ourselves, but there is a silent killer waiting to be released in many of our older properties. 20 tradesman, 6 electricians, 6 joiners and 3 plumbers die every week in the UK due to asbestos and asbestos related diseases, this makes it the [...]

Working in the elements can have serious affects on your health, this can be immediate or over a long period of time, for example working in the sun might give you sunburn but over a long period of time this may become skin cancer. This type of cancer is on the increase with nearly 50,000 [...]

At this time of year we traditionally start all our clipping, pruning, weeding and grass cutting. Although our gardens may be pretty to look at, are they a safe place to be? Many children venture into our gardens not to look at the many flowers and pretty borders, but to get into mischief. The garden [...]

In today’s health and safety culture, being told what is safe and what is not by some men and women in suits is mad. I have just witnessed one of the craziest events in my life, the annual Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill Gloucestershire. The purpose of the race is to win a ’round of [...]

With the bank holiday, it is reported that over 35% of us will attempt some type of DIY, this is fine if we know what we are doing, but what if we are attempting a job that we have know idea what to do? It is estimated that the average DIY job could cost us [...]

When we hear the words health and safety we automatically think spoilsports and loads of paperwork, “its not for me”. Well health and safety is there to protect employees, neighbours, members of the public and YOU the employer. Under the new corporate manslaughter law the directors and management are now accountable for any deaths that [...]

On May the 12th 2009 a little 2 year old boy walked across a busy fairground from the bouncy castle to the ‘Go- Gator’ ride, where he sustained substantial head injuries, he was unfortunately pronounced dead at hospital. The accident happened at Manning’s fun fair, Ducketts Common in Haringey. Although the HSE and the local [...]

There is a buzz of excitement at the school today, they are all heading to the beach for a ‘school trip’ 37 children all heading to what hopes is an informative fun day. How do we ensure that all the children return? A proper risk assessment has to be completed on all the dangers. On [...]

In the distance you can hear the ice cream van, its hot and you are working hard at work, sweating and thirsty you can hear the chimes coming closer. As the ice cream van pulls into your industrial estate you stop your machine and head out to the van. “large cone please ”. It tastes [...]

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act was passed in 2007. The passing of this act means that companies and organisations can now be held responsible for serious failures and gross mismanagement to health and safety. Although this act come into force in 6 April 2008, companies are still ignoring the consequences. In September 2008 [...]