We all know that winter can be hazardous in certain jobs, but we tend to think of it as an outdoor issue. Yet walls and windows don’t always make a huge difference when it comes to winter safety – and there are plenty of other potential safety issues beyond the snow and cold. Office workers… Read More
We’ve written extensively in the past about the issue of asbestos in public buildings, namely in thousands of schools and hospitals across the country. Evidence and common sense both suggest that this issue is a ticking time bomb, and not a legacy problem. The presence of asbestos in public buildings can be directly tied to… Read More
We generally think of first aid as an ability to respond to physical health issues, and provide timely support in the workplace. Yet due to a number of growing pressures, the need to address mental health concerns at work is being much more widely recognised. The pandemic and its associated financial difficulties have driven this… Read More
The CSCS Green Card for labourers is one of the most sought after safety certifications in the UK, and a requirement for all Build UK sites. If you want to work in the construction industry, the CSCS Green Card is the minimum standard you are likely to have to reach to work safely. Because our… Read More
The world is in a better place than it was a year ago, and there is light at the end of the tunnel regarding the pandemic. But the emergence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus is causing many countries to take a few steps back. Infections are popping up in previously untroubled countries, and… Read More
If you’re the observant type, you may have noticed a bit of a farrago recently over a lack of HGV drivers. Needed for everything from deliveries to rubbish collection, the driver shortage has been blamed for all sorts of delays and shortages, chiefly the lack of petrol at some stations. Becoming an HGV driver isn’t… Read More
It’s well known that asbestos has a long latency period, with diseases taking 20 or more years to manifest. For workers in Japan, the fight for justice over their asbestos exposure has taken a similar amount of time. 13 years on from the first of numerous court cases, Japan’s Supreme Court has finally ruled in… Read More
Believe it or not, it’s now been over a year since we first started offering health & safety training over Zoom. Having been so successful as a classroom training and consultancy provider, the first lockdown back in March 2020 forced us to rapidly adapt our business. That – along with the co-operation of bodies such… Read More
Asbestos is often considered a threat from a bygone era. Yet the very nature of this deadly substance, which can stay dormant in people’s lungs for up to 50 years, tells a very different story. With the persistence of asbestos all around us, it’s not impossible to think that we’ll still be experiencing numerous asbestos… Read More
There’s no doubt that awareness of mental health conditions is growing in general society. Slowly but surely, this is extending into the workplace too, with reports that 1 in 100 adults around the country have now received some form of mental health awareness training. Yet the picture is not the same across the country, and… Read More