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Bullying and harassment can be defined as offensive or insulting behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have said employers must be flexible during harsh weather conditions, such as snow and ice

We are now living in an ageing population, which means that numbers of workers in the over 50 category are increasing. By 2020 almost a third of the UK workforce will be over 50. In August 2016 over 1.2million people were working beyond the age of 65.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced a programme of inspections that will review health and safety standards on farms across the country

In our forthcoming newsletters we shall endeavour to keep you up-to-date with legislative changes, updates and tit-bits from the world of health and safety.

We would like to wish all our subscribers, clients and readers a very merry festive time over the winter break.

‘Working Alone’ or ‘Lone Working’ means working in an area, or in circumstances, where there are no other workers present.

Risk assessments can be a 'pain in the neck' for many companies; especially the smaller office based business, yet under law they must be completed to ensure the safety of staff and anyone else affected by your operations.

How well do you communicate with your workforce about Health & Safety?Communications are basically ‘messages’ which can be written, verbal or non-verbal.

Jail sentences for people convicted of gross negligence manslaughter are to be increased amid concern that offenders have been getting off too lightly.