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Is specific training required for use of razor deck working platforms? Do they fall under the same seven-day inspection period as mobile scaffolds?

From the description in The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, the above equipment comes under “mobile elevating work platfor...
As part of our Legionella prevention plan we clean our water tanks annually. Is this necessary if the cold water tanks are sealed?

You need to carry on with your yearly check and testing. Sealed tanks will stop rats, etc. getting into the tank. Legionella is caused by the water su...
A member of staff has been diagnosed as diabetic and will need to take insulin. What workplace precautions need to be put in place?

If they have only started taking insulin, it will take time for this to settle down so the organisation needs to show a higher duty of care based o...
In the past we have been able to hire scissor lifts without a formal qualification. However, recently we have been told we need to prove we have an op...

This development may be as a result of a statement that emanated from the American Rental Association, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Associa...
Can you advise as to whether there is any legislation in place in the UK regarding dealing with domestic violence issues in the workplace?

Employers have a duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at wo...

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