Working On A Scaffold; An Issue Of Competency

Most workers in the building trade will happily claim themselves competent in all manner of fields. Years of experience working in the industry tends to make many individuals consider themselves experts when in fact their expertise are not recognised by any official body. In terms of scaffold training, the issue of competency become vitally important as in most countries it is now the case that when using a scaffold, a competent person must be on site to overview the work and working conditions.... Read more »

The Need For A Fire Safety Consultant In Your Business Or Warehouse

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is a legal requirement that all businesses provide ‘adequate fire safety training’ to all staff. Precisely what ‘adequate’ means depends on the nature of each business and the fire hazards contained in its buildings. Importantly, the training provided must take account of the findings of the fire risk assessment and the fire safety consultant. In 2004, Fire Brigades attended over 33,400 fires in commercial premises and... Read more »

Why Fire Risk Assessment Is Important For Your Business

Fire poses a major threat to all businesses and should be of prime importance to any managing director or boss. The consequences of a fire can be far reaching and can even leave a business in the same state as the burnt out premises; ruined. If operating in a single premises the effects can be even more devastating, hence the importance of fire risk assessment procedures are an essential component of any health and safety protocol. For companies who house supplies and other integral business elements... Read more »

Your Helpful Home Legal Business Basics

Your home business career should start with basic legal knowledge about business matters that can commonly come up. Here are a few common terms, ideas and thoughts that someone starting a home business career should know. Common discussions during a home business career are whether to become a corporation, an LLC, a sole proprietorship or a partnership. The biggest plus, as understood by many of being a corporation, is the idea that a corporation will protect the owner from personal liability. The... Read more »

Employers Beware: Violation Fines To Increase Exponentially

On February 22, 2008, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced higher civil fines against employers who violate federal immigration laws. The new rule will become effective as of March 27, 2008. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, employers may be fined for knowingly employing unauthorized aliens, for failing to comply with the requirements relating to employment eligibility verification forms, for wrongful discrimination on the basis of nationality or citizenship, and for immigration-related... Read more »

Is Your Home Business Legal?

If you are running a home business you know that there is so much more to being successful than simply hanging out a shingle advertising your availability. After all, you know that there are stringent rules and regulations with respect to the formation of a business and you do know that failure to follow these legal guidelines could result in problems of a variety of kinds, all of them costly. Yet did you know that in spite of your best efforts to keep all your activities legal, you might still... Read more »

Antitrust Violations - Exploding Monopolies

Antitrust policies are laws that prohibit anticompetitive tactics in corporate America. In fact, other countries call such policies competition laws. Pro-competitive legislation outlaws business practices considered harmful to consumers and other businesses or which violate ethical standards. Violators are meted out a full range of penalties, from fines to years of incarceration. According to the US Sentencing Commission, the average jail sentence for antitrust violators is 12.7 months. No Plaintiff... Read more »

Problems In the Health and Nutrition Arena

It’s hard to see why would want to be chief executive of Horn Nut Inc., retailer of vitamins and health food with problems galore. Since the death last September of founder David B. Shakarian, nutrition search in the company has been consumed by a power struggle between his son-in-law, David Lucas, and his handpicked successor as chief executive, Gary A. Daum. Last November a federal grand jury indicted five employees for allegedly making false nutrition search claims about vening Primrose... Read more »

Complying With UK & EU Country WEEE Electronic Recycling Directive

The objective of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC is to minimize the environmental impact of electronic waste. The WEEE directive protects landfills and regulates the disposal of discarded or end-of-life electrical or electronic equipment (EEE) also known as e-waste. The related RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC strives to limit the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of electronic equipment. The WEEE Directive provides guidelines for the collection,... Read more »

What You Need to Know About OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response

Highly hazardous materials, widely used in modern industry, are an ever present source of potential danger during transportation, storage and use. A number of government departments and agencies such as the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), each have a role to play in ensuring health and safety enforcement in the US. The DOT regulates transportation... Read more »