Proposals to exempt self-employed from health and safety law
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a three-month consultation on proposals to exempt self-employed people whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others from health and safety law. The Löfstedt review recommended that people who work for themselves be taken out of health and safety law if their work posed […]
£300m support for future mesothelioma victims
From 25th July, newly diagnosed victims of mesothelioma will receive help through a new support scheme, the Minister for Welfare, Lord Freud, and the Association of British Insurers have announced. The new scheme will allow around 3,000 mesothelioma victims across the UK who are unable to claim compensation because they cannot trace a liable employer or […]
Final expert report on PiP breast implants published
The NHS Medical Director’s expert group, which has been looking at PiP breast implants, has published its final report. The findings of the group include: The expert group has said that the advice to women who have PiP implants remains unchanged. It is expected that all providers of PIP implants will contact their patients. If […]
HSE serves Improvement Notice on Edinburgh cooling tower
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served an Improvement Notice on an Edinburgh company for alleged failures to adequately control the risk of legionella in a cooling tower. The Notice was served for a failure to devise and implement a sustained and effective biocide control programme in one cooling tower. HSE visited the company […]
