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This Practice Note addresses regulatory duties for workplace health and safety, including safe work equipment and manual handling. The framework derives from multiple sources; see our Health and safety—key legislation table for an overview. It focuses on office-based environments; other sectors may have additional, context-specific rules. For requirements on visual display screen equipment, consult the Practice Note: Display screen equipment—regulatory requirements. For practical guidance on running and assuring health and safety, see Practice Note: How to manage health and safety in the workplace. For detailed manual handling duties, refer to the subtopic: Manual handling. Legislative requirements Multiple pieces of legislation apply to health and safety in the workplace. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) is the principal statute governing occupational health and safety. In short, employers have a duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work and others who may...

Wayleave and the Electronic Communications Code Over the past ten years, the telecommunications sector has expanded at a remarkable rate, driven by the pressure to deliver reliable, far-reaching communications networks. Operators such as BT, Vodafone and Sky cannot roll out these networks without access to install equipment on privately owned sites. They also need the freedom to modernise apparatus to match rapid technological progress, and to share kit so they can satisfy rising demand and preserve consumer choice. While enabling operators to work efficiently is essential, site providers will equally want robust safeguards for their own interests. This Practice Note highlights provisions that can be built into a telecommunications wayleave to strengthen the site provider’s position... A telecommunications wayleave agreement A wayleave is a consent or licence through which a person with an interest in land permits another party to exercise a right over that land. It is distinct from an easement or a lease. A wayleave does not create an interest in the land, does not...

1. What is the applicable legislation? Areas subject to the screening requirement are outlined in: the Law on the Protection of Objects Important for Ensuring the National Security of the Republic of Lithuania (the Law on National Security) Resolution of the Government No. 556 (Resolution 556), identifying the categories of economic activity regarded as strategically significant for national security Resolution of the Government No. 746 (Resolution 746), setting out the catalogue of protection zones for equipment and property important for national security (the Protection zone(s)) Resolution of the Government No. 1540 (Resolution 1540), prescribing the procedure for preliminary screening EU Regulation 2019/452 (the EU FDI Screening Regulation), laying down the framework for the screening of FDI into the European Union (the EU) 2. Which government or other body (or bodies) reviews foreign investments? Reviews are conducted by the Commission for the Coordination of the Protection of Objects of Importance to Ensuring National Security (the Commission). 3. What...

In the COUNTY COURT AT [ insert ] OR in the High Court of Justice [ Specify division ] [ Insert location ] District Registry Claim No: Between [ Insert name ] Claimant and [ Insert name ] First Defendant Second Defendant Particulars of claim At all material times, the Claimant was employed as a [ insert job title eg Delivery Driver ] by [ insert employer’s name eg Plant Hire Limited ]. Whilst performing [ his OR her ] duties on [ insert date of accident ], [ he OR she ] was tasked with delivering a power float (‘the float’) to the First Defendant’s premises at [ insert address ]. On the Claimant’s arrival at the premises, the First Defendant informed the Claimant that he planned to remove the float from the lorry using a JCB. The First Defendant further stated that various people on site would assist with this unloading process...

Claim No. [ insert number ] In the County Court at [ insert location ] Between [ Insert claimant’s name ] Claimant and [ Insert defendant’s name ] Defendant PARTICULARS OF CLAIM Throughout the material period, the Claimant was employed by the Defendant as a [ insert job title ] at the Defendant’s [ insert premises information ] premises. At all relevant times, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, SI 1992/2966 (“the Equipment Regulations”), the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, SI 1992/3004 (“the Workplace Regulations”), and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, SI 2002/2677 were applicable. The Claimant relies on contraventions of the aforesaid regulations as particulars evidencing negligence. In the course of [ his OR her OR employment the Claimant handled/came into contact with compounds including [ insert name of compounds ] containing [ insert name of salient ingredient ], which caused [ him OR her ] injury. The Claimant contends that,...

L&D costs Costs associated with Source of cost £ In-house courses delivered by employees Trainers’ time to plan sessions Trainers’ time to deliver Trainers’ time for post-course review In-house courses delivered by external providers (face-to-face on-site or virtual) Delivery charges Preparation costs Travel and subsistence Post-course evaluation and feedback Courses held off-site Venue hire Day delegate rates (refreshments and meals included) Equipment hire (data projectors, flipcharts, etc.) Delegates’ travel Presenters’ travel Accommodation Parking Employee costs Employees’ time attending the course Employees’ time completing any pre-course work Material costs Workbooks and handouts Stationery and other consumables Training aids, games or equipment ...