Sporting work

Article Abstract:

Many companies now provide their employees with sporting facilities, however, the legal position about sporting injuries is unclear. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) focuses on non-consensual violence. An employee who is injured by an action which contravenes the rules of the sport he is playing can claim the violence is non-consensual because he expected the opponent to play according to the rules. RIDDOR recommends that incidents should be reported so that environmental health officers can pursue the matter if they need to.

Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Employer liability, Liability for sports accidents

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Breaking the glass ceiling: the health and safety implications of parents having to juggle work and family

Article Abstract:

Figures released by Opportunity 2000, a business-led campaign, show that women will represent 51% of the workforce by the year 2000, and it is estimated by the Labour Research Department, that currently 36% of female employers have young children. This has led to debate about women and careers, but little has been made about the health and safety implications. The effects of dual responsibilities are starting to be realised, particularly stress and fatigue, and many companies now see family friendly policies are part of their occupational health and safety responsibilities.

Practice, Working mothers

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Whither occupational health services

Article Abstract:

Public and private sector professionals are discussing ways of setting up a national programme for occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety at Work-TUC National Occupational Health Forum offers a wide range of groups to form a cooperative plan of action for the national workforce. Current occupational health services are poorly structured and inconsistent.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, British

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