Courts can be overreliant on ‘common sense’ in risk assessment cases. It is time for guidance similar to that which governs statistical evidence. IOSH Magazine article by Michael Appleby and Dr Louise Smail. [Read More...]

The judgement of the Court of Appeal has confirmed that an Approved Inspector pursuant to Part II of the Building Act 1984 when carrying out building control functions does not owe a duty of care under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA). [Read More...]

iosh Magazine Book Review [Read More...]

More directors and managers are being prosecuted for health and safety offences. Why is this and will it lead to safer workplaces? By Michael Appleby [Read More...]

Last month Alwyn Thomas, director of Devon based company Celtic Rock Services Ltd, pleaded guilty to section breaching 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and received a 12 week prison sentence suspended for one year [Read More...]

This month HSE has published its annual figures for workplace deaths for the year to March 2019 [Read More...]

The message from the Court of Appeal is loud and clear – the new climate of high fines for health and safety and environmental offences is here to stay. [Read More...]

Many employers fail to effectively manage driving risk on a day-to-day basis, despite being compliant with work-related road safety legislation. [Read More...]