Health and Safety – is it ever clear cut?

“Only businesses deemed to be operating in ‘high risk areas’, such as construction sites and those with poor safety records, will have to continue with inspections, while shops, offices, pubs and clubs will be spared” This recent announcement by Government Ministers prompted us to investigate further to see how this affects our Customers. We have […]

Health & Safety – can you afford not to comply?

Proposed regulations that could force small businesses to pay for their own health and safety inspections have been criticised by the Forum of Private Business (FPB). The new ‘Fee for Intervention’ (FFI), due to come into effect from 1 October 2012, will allow the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to recover its costs for carrying […]

Fire Safety in your Venue

There has always been issues surrounding fire arrangements in Nightclubs, Late Bars, Working Mens clubs etc. Enforcement agencies have highlighted problems in relation to members of the public (MOP’s) not being informed of an establishments emergency fire evacuation procedures and how the responsible person ensures safe egress of MOP’s in the case of an emergency […]