August 2020
Health & Safety for the “New Normal”
For a few months now many workers, especially office-based staff, have been working from home. Quite a number of these, about 30% according to a recent news report, actually prefer working from home and have stated that they would like to continue like this.
July 2020
Building Safety Bill Published
The Government is committed to bringing about the biggest change in building safety for a generation. Yesterday [Monday 20 July 2020] they published the Draft Building Safety Bill that aims to improve building and fire safety.
HSE urges businesses to be COVID-secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called for businesses to follow the government’s 5 steps to being COVID-secure as the lockdown eases and more sectors begin to open their doors.
June 2020
Return to Work after COVID-19
This week sees many workers returning to work who have been at home furloughed for the last 10-12 weeks. It is down to employers and managers to ensure that they consider both the physical and mental health of their employees and the damage that could be caused by returning to work after such a long break.
Coronavirus – Things to consider when starting back to work.
On the evening of Sunday 10 May, Boris Johnson introduced an overview of the government’s phased plan to gradually move the country out of lockdown.
April 2020
Home working – A Director’s Guide
Employers have a duty to protect the health and safety of all employees, including homeworkers. Assessing the risks of home working A risk assessment must be carried out which identifies the hazards relating [...]