Category Archives: Health & Safety

Morrisons fined £3.5 million after a death of an employee Morrisons have been fined £3.5 million after an employee with epilepsy died when they fell from the stairs during a seizure. An employee suffered catastrophic head injuries at one of the supermarket’s stores where they had been using the staircase to access their locker on… Continue reading →

Company fined £600,000 after a worker’s leg was crushed in a workplace accident The HSE has reported that a manufacturing company, AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Limited, has been fined £600,000 after a workplace accident resulted in a worker’s leg being crushed by a forklift truck. The worker was walking across a pedestrian crossing at the firm’s… Continue reading →

Accidents, Incidents and Near Misses in the workplace Health and Safety expert, Adam Williams discusses the the differences between accidents, incidents and near misses, and what procedures employers can put in place to minimise the risks of them occurring in the workplace. Every year people are killed or injured at work. Over 40 million working… Continue reading →

Wellbeing support within a business In this article, Health and Safety expert, Adam Williams discusses the importance of wellbeing support within a business and how employers can start to implement this. How to support wellbeing and tackle the causes of work-related mental health problems: We all have mental health just as we have physical health.… Continue reading →

Managing workplace temperature | Health and Safety In this article, Health and Safety expert, Colin Jones discusses workplace temperature and offers advice to employers on how to manage hot and cold temperatures within the workplace. The issue of workplace temperatures has been raised several times recently and there still seems to be some misunderstanding surrounding… Continue reading →