Jail for fire risk assessor who wrote flawed reports
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A fire risk assessment consultant and a hotel operator have both been jailed for eight months after admitting to multiple breaches of the RR(FS)O (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order).
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95% of businesses meet first CRC deadline
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Recently released Environment Agency data shows that a total of 4,295 responses have been received from an expected 4,549 reports from participating businesses.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register
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Following Lord Young’s review of Health and Safety, and the report ‘Common Sense, Common Safety’ The Government accepted the recommendation to further professionalise health and safety consultants.
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£400k fine for builders merchant for disability discrimination
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Jonathan Jones, Branch Manager at a Jewson’s store in Wales was dismissed on incapacity grounds, after claiming five months sick leave for the effects of having a stroke.
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Health and safety laws are "not a burden"
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Prospect, the union which represents 1,500 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors and specialists, has said that health and safety laws are “not a burden” and that “non-compliance and poor interpretation of the rules” should be the government’s greatest concern.
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