The price of gold has increased by over 200% in the past five years (Source www.goldprice.org) and this has led to an increase in the replacement cost of jewellery. Your insurance policy will require you to insure jewellery for the full cost of replacement as new or for its market value, so that the ring or… Read more »
Month: June 2011
Driving Licence Checks
Are you sure that all your employees who drive vehicles for your business are licenced to do so? How do you know for certain? A considerable number of businesses and those responsible for the operation of a company vehicle or fleet are not checking that staff who drive for business purposes have a valid licence to drive. Not only is… Read more »
Stourbridge firm fined after man’s thumb amputated
The penalties of not carrying out risk assessments or not having correct insurance. A Stourbridge engineering firm has been fined after an employee lost his thumb when it was crushed during a lifting operation. The employee, a 55-year-old mechanical engineer at the firm, was using a rope sling attached to a crane to lift a… Read more »