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Health and Safety Resources

Posted by COA Design Agency on Monday, February 1, 2010, In : Health and Safety Updates

For Derbyshire and Nottingham Chamber Members Only

Find all the information and advice you need to understand your legal responsibilities on Health and Safety, as well as download relevant documents from the Chamber H&S website-

http://www.chamberhs.co.uk/

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Forklift Training in Scotland

Posted by Rhys Adams on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, In : Forklift Training; Scotlands

Forklift Training in Scotland - Page Uploaded

Click Here for more information

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HSE re-launch sites.

Posted by Rhys Adams on Monday, June 29, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

The Health and Safety Executive has re-launched two of its websites;

COSHH - www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
FORMS - www.hse.gov.uk/forms/index.htm

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Higher Penalties for Health and Safety Breaches

Posted by Rhys Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

A new act has recently come into force which will see the penalties for imposed health and safety breaches rise. At the moment magistrates can impose a fine upto £20,000 for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and fines of up to £5,000 for breaches of many of the Health and Safety breaches.

Imprisonment is only available for a very limited number of offences, such as breaching improvement notices or prohibition notices.

The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008;

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Vodafone Business

Posted by Rhys Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2009, In : Forklift Agency News

Forklift Agency has chosen Vodafone to supply all of our Mobile Telephones and Mobile Broadband requirements, for the next 2 years. Vodafone has provided our admin staff with the latest Blackberry Storm handset, so that emails can be answered quicker and more efficiently, the other benefit is that the Blackberry Holders can message each other using email, instead of text. These handsets have integrated easily into our Microsoft Exchange Server.

Vodafone has also provided our Training Manager J...
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Working Time Regulations - Update

Posted by Rhys Adams on Thursday, March 12, 2009, In : Health and Safety Updates

From the 1st April 2009, The Working Time (Amendment) Reulations 2007 will increase the statutory minimum holiday entitlement to 28 days or 5.6 weeks.

Does this apply to your business?
Well it could do, if you currently give your employees 4 weeks plus Bank Holidays, then you don't have to do anything. The 5.6 days or 28 days takes into account the eight bank holidays. If you don't, then make sure you do from April 2009 and remember to let your employees know by issuing a new employment contrac...
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