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Health & Safety news stories:

  • Historic_property_thumb 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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  • Court_hammer_thumb 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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  • Health___safety_thumb 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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  • Court_hammer_thumb 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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  • Shop_-_food_shop_thumb 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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  • Health___safety_thumb 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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  • Crowd_thumb 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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  • Health___safety_thumb 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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  • Health___safety_thumb 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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  • Hardhat_thumb 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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