Disability
A person is held to be disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. ‘Long-term’ is considered to be for more than 12 m...
Display screen equipment
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) is the term used to define electronic devices used at work, such as computers, laptops and handheld devices. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 state that DSE includes “any alphan...
Electricity and electrical equipment
Electricity kills and injures people. In the UK, around 1,000 electrical accidents at work are reported to the HSE each year and about 25 people die of their injuries. A few milliamps (one-thousandth of one amp) is sufficient to cause serious inju...
Emergency procedures
Employers must establish appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of serious and imminent danger to persons at work. This includes the duty of employers or controllers of premises to ensure that any necessary contacts are arranged with e...
Energy performance
Buildings account for approximately 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions, and non-dwellings account for roughly half this total. Businesses therefore have a very important role in supporting the ambitious carbon reduction targets set by the Gove...
Environmental management systems
‘Environmental responsibility’ is a term commonly used in boardrooms throughout the UK, and highlights that effective management of environmental issues is an area of concern for many businesses, from large FTSE 100 companies to smalle...