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Fire risk assessor and hotel manager jailed for fire safety offences |
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Monday, 11 July 2011 00:00 |
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 An external fire risk assessor and a hotel manager have both been jailed for eight months for fire safety offences.
David Liu, who runs The Dial Hotel and Market Inn, both in Mansfield, had previously pleaded guilty to 15 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, while John O’Rourke of Mansfield Fire Protection Services pleaded guilty to two offences under the legislation.
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Is your family or business 'Gas Safe'? |
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Thursday, 03 March 2011 00:00 |
 The Gas Safe Register - which replaced CORGI Gas Registration on 1 April 2009 - is the only official list of gas engineers who are legally allowed to do work on your gas boiler, gas cooker or gas fire. By law, all gas engineers have to be Gas Safe registered. The list is there to protect you from unsafe gas work.
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Changes in health & safety 2000-2010 |
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:00 |
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Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd celebrates their 10th year!
Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd started in 2000 with Paul, Michele and Brendan giving health and safety advice and guidance to business owners and sole traders. Ten years later, the company has grown, and now has two extra permanent members of the team. Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd now provides a wide range of health and safety assistance to a wide range of corporate clients across the UK.
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Proper waste management & your workplace |
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Saturday, 03 April 2010 00:00 |
 Proper waste management at your workplace: Electronic Equipment Do you dispose of any electrical or electronic equipment at work? If you do, you must comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). |
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The benefits of an older workforce |
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Tuesday, 11 January 2011 00:00 |
 It's no secret that the UK workforce is ageing. Over the last 25 years, the declining birth rate, along with the removal of mandatory retirement ages and the rise of state retirement age, has meant our future workforce is likely to be made up of a higher proportion of older workers. |
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Safe use of aluminium towers / scaffolds |
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Sunday, 15 August 2010 00:00 |
 Guidance for the safe use of aluminium towers or scaffolds at work
Tower scaffolds are involved in numerous accidents at the workplace each year. Around 50 people die annually in the UK and over 4,500 are injured due to faulty or defective scaffolds or scaffolding which has collapsed.
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Working at heights: Safety for employees |
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Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00 |
 Did you know that over 4,000 employees suffered a major injury as a result of a fall from height in 2008/09?
Working at height covers a range of scenarios, from loading shelves to carrying out property maintenance. It's just one of the very important safety issues that are being dealt with on a daily basis by almost every company.
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