First we brought you the best classroom training this side of the Thames. Next came our ultra-convenient e-Learning courses, allowing you to learn new skills from the comfort of your sofa. Now we reveal our next innovation: Video e-Learning health & safety courses!
We’re smack bank in the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere, and there’s still a way to go. If you’re in the UK this is a hazy transition, and summer doesn’t really seem to have arrived until it’s already almost over. For facilities managers and business owners, this means a lengthy period of vigilance… Read More
One of the questions we receive most often is about the differences between our various classroom training and e-Learning courses. With many of the e-Learning courses providing a cheaper option than their classroom variants, people have asked us whether there’s any difference in the contents of the courses, and what added value our classroom courses… Read More
It’s not quite Christmas yet, but we’re already in a giving mood. SAMS is pleased to announce a complete restructuring of our prices for multiple license orders of our popular UKATA Asbestos Awareness online course, as well as a completely new price tier for smaller batches. If you buy multiple licenses for the course, you’ll… Read More
Thursday: that interminable day in the week that you spend mostly longing for the weekend (unless you work at SAMS, obviously). Thankfully, we’re unveiling something fun and practical to help your Thursday afternoons fly by: our brand new series of safety videos!
We shouldn’t need to tell you about the dangers of asbestos. All forms of the naturally occurring mineral are known carcinogens, and its use has been banned completely in the UK since the turn of the millennium. While it continues to turn up in old buildings, products and on brownfield land, safety assessors across the… Read More
Our Highways Common Induction course is coming, and it’s starting with a bang. That’s right: booking is now open for our first training session on 5th November! To enforce consistent safety standards across its Strategic Road Network (SRN), Highways England now requires anyone working on or visiting any of its sites to take a… Read More
Up to a 3rd of injuries that happen in UK workplaces are Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) – injuries that impact the joints, bones and muscles, and the back. Estimates from the Health and Safety Executive show that, in 2016/17, there were 507,000 people suffering from work-related MSDs. Over the same period, a remarkable 8.9 million working… Read More
We’ve been pretty persistent at SAMS about getting people to complete their mandatory 35 hours of Periodic Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) training, and for good reason. Despite only having to complete the required refresher training every five years, many people insist on delaying theirs and putting it off until the last minute. Well,… Read More
With the Government having banned asbestos almost two decades ago, construction companies are still working to remove the fibres from buildings. Although companies are training staff to work safely within asbestos exposure sites, they do not always realise the dangers of silica dust. However, there is a mineral found in many materials, commonly used on… Read More