CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
1st July 2020
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today released its annual figures for the number of work-related fatalities in 2019/20, as well as the number of […]
30th June 2020
Luton Crown Court heard that Clive Weal, from Torksey, Lincolnshire, had advised companies on the management of risks without the proper qualifications or competence to do […]
25th June 2020
The Prime Minister has announced further changes to lockdown measures in England from Saturday 4 July 2020. This includes allowing people to keep a social distance […]
23rd June 2020
As an employer, you must protect people from harm. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others from coronavirus. Coronavirus can transfer from […]
23rd June 2020
Employers must protect workers from injury or harm to health which could happen as a result of work-related activity. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect […]
23rd June 2020
Overview This guidance is for employers, but workers and the self-employed may also find it useful. It’s designed to help you make your work and workplace […]
23rd June 2020
General ventilation All workplaces need an adequate supply of fresh air. This can be natural ventilation, from doors, windows etc or controlled, where air is supplied […]
11th June 2020
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has informed Lightwater Valley Attractions Ltd that it will be prosecuted after a seven-year-old boy was ejected from a Twister […]
11th June 2020
IFG Drake Ltd has been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries whilst working on a machine at the site in Huddersfield. Leeds Crown Court […]
3rd June 2020
A construction company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured while erecting a timber frame chalet bungalow. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that in July […]
22nd May 2020
A London-based relocation and refurbishment company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from height. Luton Crown Court heard that on […]
22nd May 2020
Oil refinery company, Phillips 66 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after two workers in North Lincolnshire suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high […]