Legislation and good practice

Here you’ll find features on health and safety legislation and good practice as well as views from the courts telling you what you need to know on key health and safety topics.

Good practice: noise at work (02 November 2009)

Disability Discrimination Act (02 November 2009)

Five steps to fire risk assesment (05 October 2009)

Respiratory protection (21 September 2009)

Workplace harassment (07 September 2009)

Workplace stress: what is it and is it good for you? (17 August 2009)

Scottish Appeal Court to look closely at how fines should be calculated(17 August 2009)

Managing workplace stress (03 August 2009)

REACH – safety data sheets (20 July 2009)

REACH - responsibilities of an importer or manufacturer of chemicals (15 June 2009)

Managing asbestos (01 June 2009)

REACH (04 May 2009)

Managing workplace violence (20 April 2009) 

Courts can now impose  £20,000 for a health and safety breach (06 April 2009)

Allergies, asthma, reproductive disorders on the rise in Europe. (16 March 2009)

House of Lords make it easier for prosecutors to secure convictions (02 February 2009)

Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 (03 November 2008)

Improving driver safety (20 October 2008)

Are the courts taking a more sensible approach to safety? (06 October 2008)

New HSE local exhaust ventilation (LEV) guidance (18 August 2008)

Learning the lessons (21 July 2008)

Control of Noise at Work Regulations (07 July 2008)

Behavioural safety - "versatility is the key" (16 June 2008)

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act (02 June 2008)