by Colin Jones
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have a planned programme of inspections in schools to assess their management arrangements for controlling the risks associated with asbestos containing materials (ACMs). It is important that schools have effective arrangements...
by Colin Jones
Originally published by Liverpool Business News Shortly after winning the General Election in 1974 the new Labour Government passed the Health and Safety at Work Act but it didn’t come into force until January 1, 1975. Workplaces are now much safer thanks to the...
by Yvonne Fowler
A school academy trust has been fined and a man given a suspended prison sentence after a member of the public was hit by a falling tree branch. Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust and gardening services contractor Nicolas Thépot (trading as ‘The Green Yem’) both...
by Paul Spencer
The UK Government has ordered a crackdown on ‘sub-standard’ commercial fire risk assessors following the Grenfell inquiry, and the news has been welcomed by Compliance Education. Home Office ministers are to crack down on ‘sub-standard’ fire safety assessors in the...
by Paul Spencer
Compliance Education apprentice Harry Long is a Health and Safety Advisor, based in the North West of England. In this interview on the NEBOSH website, Harry explains why he chose to pursue a career in health and safety at 16 and shares his experience of completing a...
by Paul Spencer
Bridgend County Borough Council has been fined following the death of one pupil and injury to another after they were involved in a collision with the school minibus. Following its investigation into the death of 15-year-old Ashley Talbot, the HSE has urged schools to...
