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Health & Safety news stories:

• 4 May 2012
  Historic building firm fined following fatal accident
  The firm that runs Warwick Castle as a visitor attraction has been fined £350,000 and made to pay prosecution costs of £145,000 following a successful prosecution under Health and Safety legislation.
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• 18 Apr 2012
  Closing the Rosepark Loophole
  The government have launched a consultation to consider possible reforms to partnership law that would allow prosecution of dissolved partnerships in respect of offences committed before the date of dissolution.
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• 12 Apr 2012
  Myth Buster Challenge Panel
  Over the course of nearly four years the HSE published a “myth of the month” on their website. The myths included my own favourite, that candyfloss was no longer to be sold on sticks lest the unwary impale themselves. The HSE Top Ten Myths are listed be
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• 28 Mar 2012
  Court ruling paves way for insurance claims
  The decision handed down by the Supreme Court today marks the end of a long-running case concerning the wording of insurance policies in relation to mesothelioma and is a victory for employers, employees and common sense.
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• 21 Mar 2012
  Don't eat the daffodils!
  Several national newspapers are running a story today about what they describe as “potty” health and safety advice warning people not to eat daffodils.
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• 13 Mar 2012
  Sunflowers' risk to health & safety averted
  Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's "Sunflower Seeds" -- a work made up of 10 tonnes of porcelain seed replicas -- was recently bought by Tate Modern. However, shortly after its arrival the work was cordoned off over health & safety fears.
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• 17 Feb 2012
  A threat to house concerts
  Madonna’s concert at Murrayfield in the summer of this year has been the subject of much media interest.
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• 31 Jan 2012
  When does Proceeds of Crime apply to Health & Safety?
  A recent article suggested that the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, is exploring the possibility of using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to seize profits secured by employers at the expense of health & safety.
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• 9 Nov 2011
  It's not as simple as it looks!
  Health & safety expert Claire Anderson discusses the correct way to work at height.
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• 24 Aug 2011
  Top Ten Healthy & Safety Myths – fact or fiction?
  Health & safety gone mad? Wimbledon officials tried to close Murray Mount after rain because of fears that spectators may slip on the grass.
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