Health & Safety

Health & Safety Audit

In this guide, we'll discuss what a Health & Safety audit is, the benefits of conducting one, and the process to follow.

Health & Safety Software

In this guide, we'll discuss Health & Safety software, its benefits, and how Peninsula can help with your workplace safety management.

Health & Safety in Manufacturing

In this guide, we'll discuss the common risks in manufacturing, relevant legislation, and how to keep your employees safe at all times.

EHO Inspection

In this guide, we'll discuss what an EHO inspection involves, food and drink safety laws, as well as how to avoid non-compliance.

Farm Health & Safety

In this guide, we'll discuss farm Health & Safety, relevant legislation, and ways Peninsula can help improve safety on your farm.

Building Site Health & Safety

In this guide, we'll discuss building site Health & Safety, potential hazards, and your legal obligations when working on a construction project.

Industry bodies call for election focus on safety issues

Key safety sector organisations the Association for Project Safety (APS) and British Safety Council (BSC) have launched their manifestos ahead of the general election, calling for a future Government to invest in and support health and safety.

What will this election change about health and safety?

Looking at the parties’ manifestos in this election, the overall impression of their commitment to health and safety at work is…underwhelming. The kindest thing you could say about the main parties’ plans for health and safety is that mental health is finally getting national, cross-party recognition.

Drowning Death sees BAM Nuttall fined £2m for safety failings

Construction company BAM Nuttall Ltd has been fined more than £2m following the death of a worker who drowned whilst working on their flood defence project in Leeds.

Is talc-based makeup exposing women to asbestos?

Scores of British women are bringing lawsuits to US courts, claiming they have contracted mesothelioma. But the defendant isn’t a construction company exposing its workers to asbestos. It’s cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson, and the products supposedly causing this fatal disease are beauty products.

Tata Chemicals fined £1.1m after fatal burn incident

A fatal incident has seen Tata Chemicals Europe Limited fined for breaching health and safety law.

UK fire services attend 46% more Lithium-ion battery fires in 2023

UK fire services were faced with a 46% increase in Lithium-ion battery fires in 2023, according to new research.

Download your free Health and Safety checklist template and see how to rule out common workplace risk

Whenever substances that are hazardous to health are present in the workplace employers are under a duty to make sure that they cannot and are not allowed to cause ill-health to any person.

All employers are legally obliged to look after the health & safety of their workers. Managing workplace increases employee health, safety, and wellbeing – helping you to avoid potential legal penalties.

Millions of employees face work-related accidents every year. By keeping a safe working environment, employers can protect the Health & Safety of their workers.

A basic guide to the legal requirement in Health & Safety at work legislation to report workplace injuries and dangerous occurrences.

A basic guide to the legal requirement for the control of substances hazardous to health.