2016 saw some big changes in the health and safety industry, in particular with the new sentencing guidelines that came into force a year ago. Blue Square Safety believe that 2017 will be a positive year for health and safety. The foundations laid in 2016 will ensure that collectively we can continue to minimise risk
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November 07, 2016 / Clyde and Co, Company Directors, Fines, Health & Safety Consultancy London, Health and Safety, Prosecutions, workplace incidents
Company director prosecutions triple in a year
The HSE prosecuted 46 company directors and senior managers over a 12 month period (to March 31st 2016) for health and safety offences compared with just 12 in the previous year. By contrast just one employee was prosecuted compared to 10 in the 12 months prior. These new statistics were obtained from research carried out by
February 09, 2016 / Change Management, Compliance, Employee Safety, employer, FFI, Fines, HSE, Law, Regulations, Risk Assessments, self employed, workplace incidents
FFI – what does it mean for you?
If you have responsibility for health and safety in your organisation, you may have heard of the acronym FFI – which stands for ‘Fee For Intervention’. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) introduced the FFI back in October 2012. FFI is applicable to employers and self-employed individuals who put others at risk in the course