Employing staff under the age of 18 requires special precautions to be taken to comply with the law. So why not use our young worker’s policy and risk assessment to help you keep them safe and on the
right side of the law?
Published 27.03.2006
You operate a highly mechanised business. You’re about to take on two 17-year old apprentices and are worried about their exposure to mechanical hazards. How can you assess those risks and what
control measures must you have?
Published 30.08.2005
It’s what every manager of lone workers dreads: that an employee will have a serious accident and no one notices. What happened in the case of a Barnet housing provider and how can you avoid finding
yourself in a similar situation?
Published 30.01.2015
You’ve heard that you no longer need to complete detailed risk assessments if you’re taking school children on work experience placements. Have the rules been changed and, if so, what do you need to
do now?
Published 04.05.2011
A manufacturing company and the safety consultant that it had employed to provide it with competent advice have both been prosecuted following two serious accidents. What happened and what can be
learned from this case?
Published 06.12.2012
Following the death of an apprentice scaffolder, three companies and a manager found themselves on the wrong side of the law. What happened and what lessons can be learned?
Published 26.03.2008
An HSE prosecution identifies what course of action you can expect from the authorities if it’s shown that you have paid “scant regard” to your health and safety duties. What’s to know?
Published 12.05.2014
A recent case has highlighted some of the potential problems associated with school children being placed in a business to gain workplace experience. What happened and what can you learn from this
case?
Published 08.05.2007
Over the last decade concern about health and safety has had a great impact on the supply of opportunities for children to experience the workplace. Has the climate now changed?
Published 28.04.2014
A company recently discovered that written safety policies and procedures don’t count for much if they haven’t been implemented properly. So what went wrong and why did this business end up in court?
Published 06.10.2008