Health & safety

Advice on all aspects of health and safety law and practice that relate to your business

We appreciate how essential it is for businesses to understand and keep track of health and safety requirements that apply to their activities. EU law has increased significantly the amount of detailed regulation in this area. Health and safety regulators treat non-compliance with these regulations seriously and any fines involved can be substantial.

We have significant expertise in advising on all aspects of public and employee health and safety law and practice including:

• Health and safety policies and management systems; advising on structuring responsibility in corporate organisations for health and safety matters and on directors' responsibilities
• Regulatory duties in the workplace - from regulation of the use of particular types of equipment (eg. pressure or electrical equipment) to management of dangerous substances (eg. asbestos in premises)
• Specialist health and safety matters in high risk industries; eg. nuclear, mining and chemical installations (eg. EU COMAH regulations aimed at planning to prevent large scale industrial accidents)
• Defence against enforcement action and prosecution by health and safety regulators and associated civil damages claims, including asbestos claims
• Assessing insurance and workers' compensation protection against health and safety liabilities and claims
• Legal review of health and safety risks and negotiation of appropriate contractual protection in corporate transactions involving significant health and safety matters

For more information on how we can help, contact a member of the team.