Long COVID and The Impact for Businesses and Managers

By Debbie Williams, CMIOSH PgDip, Director and Occupational Health Manager at Compass 5-10% of people who suffered from COVID-19 are expected to develop the symptoms of “Long COVID”, with the main symptom being fatigue. But with the possibility of other severe symptoms (such as organ damage), how can employers support people to return to work?   […]

Supporting Smaller Employers This Summer

This summer, many smaller employers (those with an annual pay bill of less than £3 million) will be using the apprenticeship service for the first time to pay for training new recruits and upskilling existing staff. Get ready now To meet the eligibility criteria for the incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice, smaller employers […]

Employee killed in electrical incident

Warehouse management solutions company has been fined after an employee was electrocuted while servicing an air compressor  Andrew Meade was carrying out pre-planned maintenance on an air compressor at a distribution centre in Gravesend, when he was electrocuted. Maidstone Magistrates’ Court was told. He was not found for more than an hour following the incident, […]

Subcontracting Policy

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£40K fine after worker dies on house builder site

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against Nickell & Richmond Limited, resulting in fines totalling £40,000. The Bangor based company pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown Court to a total of four health and safety offences which resulted in the death of a worker at a house building site […]

Stress awareness month

April is stress awareness month and over the last 12 months there have been even more problems and issues causing stress. How can you prevent, reduce and manage stress in the workplace? What’s the problem? The rate of work-related stress depression and anxiety has increased in recent years, and the last year has presented new […]

NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals

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Waste and recycling company fined for safety failings

A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck. A 22-year-old labourer had been working at Johnsons Scrap Metal Limited, assisting in loading a 44-tonne articulated third party vehicle with waste wood, […]

Employer sentenced after worker struck by excavator

A sole trader who operated a construction and demolition waste recycling business has been fined after a worker sustained serious crush injuries when he was struck from behind by a 13.5 tonne excavator. A 50-year-old employee was manually sorting demolition waste in the yard of the waste recycling premises of William Leeson t/a W Leeson […]