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Call The Police and They Will Sue You
You will have possibly seen the news item on the policewoman who is suing a garage owner after she tripped on a kerbstone whilst responding to a 999 call in relation to a suspected burglary. To read more go to: http://www.nfps.info/_blog/NFPS_Blog/post/Call_The_Police_and_They_Will_Sue_You/
Hypnosis Training Day
Learn how to use hypnosis to improve your performance. To find out more go to: http://www.nfps.info/hypnosis-training-day
Become a Properly Qualified Trainer and Reduce The Risk of Being Sued
Becoming a Physical Restraint or Self-Defence Trainer for some is just a matter of finding a course – any course – and basing a decision on price and location so that they can get trained and start running courses. Yet this is possibly a very short-sighted approach to becoming involved in a very litigious and legally complex area of work, and one that can catch up on you if you if you are not fully prepared.
For example, how prepared are you if someone you train tries to sue you for £Thousands for an alleged injury that they say they received on your training course? Are you prepared for years of uncertainty and worry? Could you demonstrate that you undertook a risk assessment that was done to a ‘suitable and sufficient’ standard and that you did everything that was ‘reasonably practicable’ to minimise the risk? Do you understand what the definitions of the words ‘suitable and sufficient’ and ‘reasonably practicable’ mean in health and safety terms? Have you had any formal training in how to do risk assessments? Do you have a safe system of work that you can evidence to a court to demonstrate that you manage your training safely? Do you know what paperwork you should complete as part of that safe system of work and how long you should keep it for?
To read more go to: http://www.nfps.info/_blog/NFPS_Blog/post/Become_a_Properly_Qualified_Trainer_and_Reduce_The_Risk_of_Being_Sued/
The Use of Restraint Equipment and Least Intrusive Intervention
Following on from the Court of Appeal ruling in the case of the Autistic Teenager who won £28,000 in damages against the Met Police for a ‘brutal restraint’ I can imagine many people’s negative opinions of restraint equipment being re-enforced, quite rightly so in the case involving the young teenager.
However, there is still a need for such equipment, especially and specifically when we consider the safety and welfare of vulnerable people in our society, and especially if we consider the risks associated with prolonged restraint and the need to act in the best interest of vulnerable people consistent with the various pieces of legislation in relation to best interest criteria, safeguarding and the duty of care owed. To read more click here: http://www.nfps.info/_blog/NFPS_Blog/post/The_Use_of_Restraint_Equipment_and_Least_Intrusive_Intervention/
Fifth Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution in Progress
The manager of a coalmine in south Wales where four men died after it flooded has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. This is the fifth prosecution to be brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 since the legislation was introduced and the manager of the mine, Malcolm Fyfield, is also facing charges on four counts of gross-negligence manslaughter.
To read more click here: http://www.nfps.info/_blog/NFPS_Blog/post/Fifth_Corporate_Manslaughter_Prosecution_in_Progress/
