Health and Safety
The worst offenders and the best prosecution outcomes.
Discourse around 1m/2m distancing rule ‘has been overly politicised’
More transparency of evidence is needed, argue scientists.
Clear guidance needed for beauty industry post-lockdown
An opportunity to assist in contact tracing must also not be missed
COVID-19 risks ‘need balancing against other H&S concerns’
HSE warns businesses against creating new workplace hazards.
Anonymous H&S reporting ‘could go further’
Hotline welcomed but investigations may require disclosure that a complaint has been made.
HSE opens up anonymous hotline for workers
Whistleblowers can now report COVID-19 concerns directly to watchdog, rather than via management.
Protesting in the time of coronavirus
Campaigners adhere to social distancing rules to highlight plight of construction workers.
Campaigners appeal for a stop to non-essential work
Construction especially comes under scrutiny as sites remain busy.
Whistleblowers ‘need a hotline’ to report employers’ poor practices
Hazards Campaign raises concerns about vulnerability of employees who want to raise concerns over social distancing and hygiene.
Unlicensed acupuncturist who burnt customer given suspended sentence
Council successfully prosecutes unlicensed practitioner after 86-year-old woman left with permanent scarring.
Kuehne + Nagel fined £800,000 after forklift accident
A multinational logistics company has been fined £800,000 plus £25,000 costs after one of its workers was run over by a forklift truck loaded with beer.