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What does Workplace mean? In legal practice, workplace describes premises or parts of premises, other than a private home, that are made available for someone to work in, including areas to which they have access while at work (for example, common parts and means of access and egress). In England and Wales and Scotland, this wording is drawn from the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992; Northern Ireland has materially similar provisions in the 1993 Regulations. Those Regulations exclude domestic premises. They therefore generally do not apply to homeworking in a private dwelling, although employers still owe general health and safety duties under...

Health and Safety in Licensed Premises: Interaction with the Licensing Act 2003 (England and Wales), Fire Safety and Risk Management for Operators and Authorities

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As with any employer, those who own or run licensed venues must have regard to, and apply, workplace health and safety law. Inevitably, venues offering alcohol sales or supply, regulated entertainment, and hot food or drink can give rise to health and safety risks because of the character of these activities. Such risks stem both from operational matters—for example moving and storing heavy casks, handling glassware and hot crockery, high sound levels, and densely packed areas—and from possible customer intoxication, which may heighten the chance of incidents. A broad suite of health and safety legislation already applies, assisting local authorities in reviewing these issues for licensed premises. This Practice Note aims to outline the principal legislative and policy factors. A licensing authority should consider health and safety issues when

granting a licence—the promotion of public safety is a licensing objective under the Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003). Public safety requirements can be examined at the initial application stage when reviewing the operating schedule...

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Nicola Smith

Squire Patton Boggs

Nicola Smith specialises in hospitality and leisure. Her expertise covers both licensing and food law. Nicola acts for a wide range of clients from listed companies to entrepreneurs. She prides herself on providing commercially-minded advice as part of a one-stop shop for clients dealing with the management of all of their licensing and food law issues. In addition to direct advice on licensing and food issues, Nicola provides support on corporate, property and insolvency transactions and advises on the licences required for the playing of copyright music by PRS or PPL. Nicola is experienced in reviewing and advising upon due diligence systems and has drafted operations manuals and compliance documents for numerous clients following such reviews. She has also provided training at both a legal and operational level including general updates and training on specific changes in law.Nicola has...

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