Bad training causes back injury
In Fraser v Greater Glasgow Health Board, a nurse successfully sues her employer, claiming it provided inadequate instruction and training in a manual handling technique.
View ArticleHealth and safety induction training record
A model document to record that employees have received health and safety induction training.
View ArticleInduction training on health and safety policy and procedure
A model policy and procedure to set out the company's rules on health and safety induction training, and its induction procedure.
View ArticleControl of Asbestos Regulations 2006 come into force
The Regulations introduce a single limit for working with asbestos, require specific training for those working with it, and provide a clearer set of controls that should be used for reducing exposure....
View ArticleHealth surveillance, emergency procedures, information and training
The law on health surveillance, procedures for serious and imminent danger and for danger areas, safety training, and safety information.
View ArticleHealth and safety of specific vulnerable people: local authority
Additional information on the law on health and safety of specific vulnerable people for local authority employers, including manual handling in domiciliary care. To be read in conjunction with the...
View ArticleHealth surveillance, emergency procedures, information and training: local...
Additional information on the law on health surveillance, emergency procedures, health and safety information and training for local authority employers, including Green Book provisions. To be read in...
View ArticleConsultation on Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
The Health and Safety Executive consults on: revised guidance to assist employers in making arrangements for first aid training; a supplementary information sheet for employers looking for a first aid...
View ArticleSafety training: local authority
Additional information on the law on safety training for local authority employers, including Green Book provisions. To be read in conjunction with the general information on the law on safety training.
View ArticleChanges to first-aid requirements come into force
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1512) remove the requirement in the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (SI 1981/917) for the...
View ArticleTraining obligations
The law on training obligations, including the procedure for dealing with statutory requests in relation to study or training, and the right to paid time off for training enjoyed by pension scheme...
View ArticleSafety training
The law on safety training, including the common law and implied contractual duty to take reasonable care for the health, safety and welfare at work of employees, and employers' duties under health and...
View ArticlePolice force's failure to monitor training ends in officer's death
Greater Manchester Police has been ordered to pay £256,666 in fines and costs after admitting failures that led to the death of a police constable during a firearms training session.
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