i. Is there evidence that there are risk assessments for all activities, are specific and signed by a competent person. Auditor to also check that that the risk assessments have been reviewed annually ...
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been taken to court recently by Wandsworth Council following an incident that left one of its employees half-blinded in one eye. The company was prosecuted after a ...
A list of expensive fines given to companies who have been in breach of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Gurpartap Singh Bhullar is a landlord from Slough, Berkshire. Bhullar appeared ...
The owner of the Beach Break Cafe fish and chip shop in Brighton has been fined £21,000 for failing to comply with fire safety regulations. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how the property only had ...
Food poisoning (also known as foodborne illness or foodborne disease) is any illness that results from eating contaminated food. Below is a guide to the 17 most common types of food poisoning. This ...
This post is part of the “Focus on Health and Safety Audit Questions” series. A series which focuses on questions asked by our health and safety consultants when conducting a health and safety audit.
In our ongoing effort to make the PYRAMID™ Risk Management System health and safety and food safety auditing process more efficient for our customers, risk assessors and consultants, the audit ...
A national pub group has been ordered to pay over £17,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by the London Fire ...
Check that there is a ladder register in place (observe defected ladders on inspection). A ladder register must be in place and your ladders must be in a good state of repair to comply with the Work ...
The Myth Busters Challenge Panel was set-up by the The Health and Safety Executive to investigate decisions or advice given in the name of health and safety which could be wrong. Anyone can contact ...
On the 4th October 1992, a Boeing 747F aircraft nose-dived from the sky and slammed into two high-rise apartment complexes in Amsterdam. The impact of the aircraft hitting the corner of 9 floor ...
This post is part of the “Focus on Health and Safety Audit Questions” series. A series which focuses on questions asked by our health and safety consultants when conducting a health and safety audit.