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The last 12 months has seen an ever-increasing infection rate of COVID -19. With vaccination programmes now in full force and the road map out COVID-19 laid out in front of us. Businesses will be hoping that their workplaces may begin to open back up to their normal operation and now is the time to […]
As you read this blog, I’m guessing that the majority of you will be sat at home, possibly in pyjamas, perhaps contemplating the next round of home schooling, pondering the next episode of your Netflix series or just counting down the clock until you feel you can legitimately have a drink! If this had been […]
As we start the journey into 2021, hopefully we can all start to plan for what the post pandemic will look like. With the national vaccination programme for COVID-19 now underway, now is the time for businesses to shift their mindset from crisis response to active recovery. With that being said, you need to ensure […]
We really would like to send you an update about another subject but this seems to be all that’s happening in the world! As you will be aware, the UK Government instituted Lockdown 3 on the 5th January 2021. This has no doubt caused considerable anxiety and turmoil for both your business and personal lives. […]
Do you use accident statistics to judge your health and safety performance? Accident statistics can provide a good indication that you’re on the right track. Low accident rates are good! Analysing trends over time can show where you may have problems and allows you to implement measures to correct them. However, there is a problem […]
Do you prioritise health and safety compliance? For some years now, if you were found to be in material breach of health and safety law, you would have had to pay for the time it takes the HSE to identify the breach and help you needed to put things right. This includes investigating and taking […]
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world-leading chartered body for health and safety professionals. The IOSH Managing Safely certificate is targeted at managers in any organisation or sector who are required to manage risk and resources. The course aims to: Ensure that safety issues are appreciated by those who are employed […]
Most of us love the hot weather. It’s great to get outdoors and have fun as the temperature rises but it’s not always comfortable. High temperatures can make work feel harder and it’s not uncommon to hear complaints that it’s too hot! Most healthy people can cope with hot weather and adapt without problems but […]
It is now just over two years since the new sentencing guidelines were introduced for health and safety offences in the UK and it seems that courts were not reluctant to impose very large fines for health & safety failings in 2017. Some notable fines – for companies such as London and Southeastern Railways (LSER), […]
For our last health and safety blog of 2017 we thought we would reassure you that everybody can get it wrong when it comes to health and safety! You may not be aware that the HSE conducts a lot of research on various production techniques at their full time laboratory in Buxton. In October 2016, […]
