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Health and Safety doesn’t always get the best press in this country. We’ve all heard talk about red tape strangling businesses and bureaucracy gone mad but there’s a simple reason why we have Health and Safety rules in this country – they save lives. Earlier this month, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released provisional …
There are so many reasons why company bosses and managers should take health and safety seriously. It goes without saying the main reason is to protect people from harm. No one wants a health and safety oversight to lead to someone being injured or killed. Another key reason is that health and safety breaches can …
We recently heard about the details of a sad case which highlighted the potential dangers of excavation works. Two firms, Auberne Homes Limited and groundworks contractor W & E Lammie, were fined after an employee of W & E Lammie was crushed and severely injured during an excavation collapse. During a court case a few …
At Acorn Safety Services we are proud to provide outstanding health and safety consultancy support to our clients in the construction industry and across all small business sectors. We provide a UK-wide service from our offices in Northampton and London and from our new base in Birmingham which we opened last year to cope with …
In last week’s blog we talked about why it is so important for businesses to make sure they have carried out the necessary risk assessments in their day-to-day work and when they are having any form of maintenance or construction work done. This week, we want to highlight why it is so important to make …
All staff have a right to work in environments where risks to health and safety are properly controlled and under health and safety law the primary responsibility for this falls to employers. Employers must ensure they are following all the necessary regulations relating to their industry and that they are up to date with any …
What words spring to mind when you think about health and safety? Red tape? Bureaucracy gone mad? Time-consuming? A waste of time? When business owners are working towards targets, health and safety can often seem a hindrance that’s getting in between them and their goals. For others, the whole topic of health and safety can …
When company bosses and managers have worked in a profession for years it’s natural that large parts of their day-to-day work become second nature. Decades of experience can become ingrained and as long as this is complemented by ongoing training to ensure you’re continuing to meet the latest rules and regulations it can be invaluable …
Many of our clients are involved in the construction industry. We provide construction safety inspections and audits for all types of constructions projects across the UK and are experienced CDM (Construction Design & Management) consultants. So, whether you are a client, principal designer or principal contractor you can relax in the knowledge that we’ll help …
You may have seen in the news a few weeks ago the details of a very sad court case about a woman who died after she fell during a visit to a school. This sad case raised concerns over the health and safety in schools. When Health and Safety in Schools goes wrong – Prosecution …