Since last year, businesses that fail to comply with safety rules have to pay the Health and Safety Executive’s inspection fees. The first bill is quite long and proves that employees don’t work in safe conditions, especially in manufacturing and construction. (Ref. 130794)
According to Elas, the consulting firm, in a year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined UK firms more than £5.5m (€6.5m) under its Fee for Intervention scheme (FFI). This law launched in October 2012 allows the HSE to pay fines to cover inspections costs (see article No. 120644). “This figure is surprising. We’re led to believe that we live in a world where health and safety is seemingly enforced to such a high degree that it’s sometimes ridiculed as a result. This clearly isn’t t
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