Health & Safety

These days there is a great deal of talk about ‘health and safety gone mad’; it is a commonly held misconception that employers are being tied up in red tape by unnecessary legislation; that accidents will always result in legal action and thousands of pounds in compensation; and that nobody is allowed to exercise common sense any more.

In reality, it is necessary to have a legal framework to ensure workplace safety and prevent the hundreds of accidents, and deaths, which still occur each year. If you are seriously injured at work it is unlikely that any amount of money will make up for your pain, suffering and the on-going inconvenience of any long term health issue. Finally, not everyone has ‘common sense’ or agrees what it means.