From the 1st February this year, we will start to see the effects of the latest and long overdue changes to the sentencing and penalties handed down to organisations for serious health and safety failings, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences. So if you think you can’t afford the training, can you afford […]
Tinsel, Turkey, Elf and Safety
Don’t let ‘elf and safety’ spoil your Christmas – Top tips for a healthy and safe Christmas
Take the health and safety challenge
At the North West Expo last week, I tested businesses on ‘The State of the Nation’s Health and Safety’. Asking just eight questions with multiple choice answers, the results of my health and safety challenge are interesting. Correct answers are in bold below. Why not ask your colleagues, friends and partners to take the Health and Safety […]
Scores on the doors for health and safety
The food industry has had its own regulations to comply with The Food Safety Act, since 1990. The law is enforced at local level by the environmental health officers based within the local authority. Their role is to ensure that the food we buy is safe to eat. And the system works too. Have a look […]