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Definitive Sentencing Council Guidelines
12 November 2015 - Team Evotix
On November 3 the Sentencing Council published its Definitive Sentencing Guidelines for Health and Safety Offences*. These largely confirm what had been set out in consultation – namely that the..

Good data vs. Bad data
6 March 2014 - Team Evotix
Data drives the operations of today’s largest organizations and the mantra "what get’s measured gets managed" has never been more important to health and safety management professionals. With new..

OHSAS 18001: as easy as one, two, three
9 December 2013 - Team Evotix
A recent study by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) revealed that among employees’ chief work-related concerns is the impact of the age of austerity on workplace safety – job cuts have increased the..

HSE budget cuts cause an increase in workplace injury and a drain on the public purse
10 March 2013 - Team Evotix
A new report published September 24 by Stirling University Professors Andrew Watterson and Rory O’Neill places blame on HSE budget cutbacks for the major increase in workplace injuries in the UK. The..

M&O: Mergers and Opportunities
20 December 2012 - Team Evotix
According to the ONS there were nearly 4,000 mergers and acquisitions between 2005 and 2011. Last year alone there were 373.

Health and Safety Management in the Current Economic Climate
26 September 2012 - Team Evotix
The National Safety Symposium, held by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) from September 2-4, brought renewed focus on the difficulties often identified by business leaders of..

RIDDOR and health and safety management implications
23 August 2012 - Team Evotix
A 12-week consultation has begun on changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). If these proposals go through, they could increase the burden on..

The Importance of Effective Health & Safety Leadership | Evotix
12 January 2012 - Team Evotix
Two weeks ago our post, Health and Safety Management in the Current Economic Climate, addressed the perception of many business leaders that health and safety policies are difficult to manage in an..