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Bonfire Night 2024: Laws you need to be aware of

Bonfire night is typically an enjoyable event for all the family to get together as the sky is lit up with beautiful colours.   But to keep the public safe and to prevent a nuisance in the neighbourhood, there are several rules and regulations in place. Fireworks are a class of low-explosive pyrotechnic devices used…

Workplace safety of farmers

For people who like animals and being out in the open air, working on a farm is probably your dream job.   It surely has to be the healthiest type of employment, whether its feeding the pigs, milking the cows or driving tractors to sow or harvest crops. Recent research highlighted by the Health and…

When is it too hot to work? Elevated temperatures and the current Workplace Regulations.

The South China Morning post has recently reported that the Chinese Labour Chief, Chris Sun yuk-han has refused to make heatstroke an occupational disease after Hong Kong has recently suffered record temperatures. Something we believe everyone here in the UK also has some sympathy with lately.   An observatory in Hong Kong has shown that…

Vue Cinemas Admit Breaches of Health and Safety Laws

Vue Entertainment Ltd, one of the largest cinema operators, pled guilty to breaching health and safety laws under the Health and Safety at Work Act at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday.   The pleas follow the death of Mr. Ateeq Rafiq, 24, who attended Birmingham’s Star City cinema on the 9th of March 2018. It…