A-Z guides
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...
Employee benefits
Employers use benefits to attract, retain and provide incentives for employees. Commonly they are provided as part of an overall strategy designed to achieve defined business objectives. Such benefits take many forms, offering both financial and n...
Employee relations
The CIPD’s recent report, Managing employee relations in difficult times, concluded that dealing with the trade union relationship remains an issue in many workplaces but is not widely seen as problematic. Trade union influence is still an 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...