The equivalent of 10 jumbo jets full of people die every year in Great Britain from diseases caused by exposure to asbestos. It is tempting to think that this is the sad legacy of our previous ignorance of asbestos and its deadly nature and that, over time, the death toll will fall. However, that’s not necessarily the reality. As we … Read More
2017 Global Asbestos Awareness Week
We’re less than 2 weeks away from Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW, April 1-7, 2017). Promoted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the GAAW is dedicated to increasing awareness of, and preventing exposure to asbestos. ADAO is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that reached over 44 countries with GAAW last year. This year’s GAAW will focus on banning the mining … Read More
The Benefits of e-permits
In previous posts we have discussed what a permit to work actually is and then how e-permits helps enforce health and safety policy on the ground. This post will focus much more on the benefits of e-permits and, in particular, what our clients cite as the benefits they receive from using e-permits. Remembering first that, without exception, our best clients … Read More
How the Corporate Manslaughter Act puts YOU at Risk
New sentencing guidelines for the Corporate Manslaughter Act were introduced by the government in February 2016. As a direct consequence, 19 fines of over £1M were levied compared to 3 in 2015 and none at all in 2014. In total, 660 cases were prosecuted in 2015/16 by the HSE or referred to the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland, of which around … Read More
