Nicola is deputy CEO and a founder member of AIM-listed PHSC plc, a group offering health, safety & quality systems consultancy and training along with innovative retail security solutions. She has over 30 years’ experience and was the first female in the south of England to attain Chartered Fellowship status of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH). She is also a Registered Expert Witness in both criminal and civil liability cases and an author / contributor to a number of leading publishers including LexisNexis and has been author, consultant editor or contributor to more than 30 titles produced by publishers such as Croner Publications. She is a registered Expert Witness and supports many organisations with civil and criminal cases.Nicola has been a Chartered Member of the CIPD (Chartered Institution of Personnel & Development) for over 20 years and is qualified in Environmental Management and Professional Marketing.

Employer’s Guide: Health & Safety Enforcement

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  It is a busy day at work when a health and safety inspector arrives at reception and wishes to carry out an inspection. What should you do? And perhaps more importantly, what should you not do when a Health & Safety Enforcement Officer appears at your workplace? Who Enforces Health & Safety Law? Health
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Corporate Manslaughter for Care Home Company

Latest News This case highlights a serious prosecution for Aster Healthcare, their  care manager and a carer. The company was  prosecuted under the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act and received a fine of over £1.04 million following the death of a resident due to scalding following damming evidence that senior management were aware of issues with the TMV
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Living with COVID: What Should Employers Do?

Living with COVID: What Should Employers Do? The government’s removal of all COVID laws has signalled it is time for people and organisations to have their own strategies for Living with COVID. This is welcomed by many business sectors; however, it also raises questions about how to do this without compromising the health and welfare
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Home Working Risk Assessment

Home Working Home working has become common-place since the pandemic. Indeed it’s been on the rise for a number of years and whilst some organisations have implemented home working effectively, others are now beginning to see health problems emerging from poor workstation equipment and ergonomics. You may have been in conversations where people have said
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New COVID Vaccine Rules Care Homes

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Anyone working in care homes must follow new COVID vaccine rules from 11.11.21.  You must include contractors providing building, maintenance or other support services in your arrangements. Contractors and other support specialists may not be aware of the legal changes and the extent to which it also applies to them.  This guidance sheds some light
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Employees Refusing To Return To Work After COVID-19

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Your team is a vital part of your daily operations, so what if an employee complains about returning to work due to COVID concerns? Even worse, what if they are refusing to return to work after COVID-19, citing health risks for themselves or a family member as the reason? The UK has now published and
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Workplace COVID Tests-What You Need To Know

Since the government announced the end of free COVID-testing as part of its Living with COVID strategy, we have received many questions from customers about what they should do.  How do they know if someone is COVID-positive, and is it even relevant any more? COVID-19 workplace tests help you decide what to do next. This
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COVID-19 Contingency Plan

Introduction This COVID-19 contingency plan outlines the main purpose and guidance to PHSC plc subsidiary directors of mitigation actions to minimise the risk to staff, customers and business productivity following the recent outbreak of COVID-19. It follows the latest guidance from the Government on Social Distancing and seeks to maintain a balance between maintaining the
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Vulnerable Worker Risk Assessment

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What is a Vulnerable Worker? The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) defines vulnerable workers as those who are at risk of having their workplace entitlements denied and who lack the capacity or means to secure them. Put simply, this is any person or group of people who do not have certain capabilities or experience, leading to an increased
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COVID-19 – Working from Home

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Homeworker Health and Safety during coronavirus What should employers be doing to monitor homeworker health and safety during coronavirus? With the recent partial lockdown in various parts of the country, and considering it is now over a year since the UK Government told employers to work from home wherever possible, it is clear that this
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