One year on from the biggest overhaul of UK Health & Safety regulations and much has changed with the introduction of ‘unlimited’ fines for offences.
The guidelines removed the cap on fines for COSHH breaches (previously £5,000), health and safety offences (previously £20,000), environmental offences (previously £5,000) and food safety offences (previously £20,000) leaving offending companies vulnerable to eye-watering fines.
The enforcement of stricter regulations …