Majority of the publications recently reported of an Essex roofing firm being fined £165,000 after a worker sustained fatal injuries in a fall. No appropriate safety precautions were in place due to inadequate planning and supervision.   This already put the employee at risk when repairing a warehouse roof.  Standing on a fragile industrial roof light […]

Cable strikes and arc-flash are a common hazard where injures have seen a significant 46% rise.  According to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), in the past five years 354 people have suffered life-changing injuries from ‘arc-flash’ as a result of striking a live underground electricity cable.    There is still a lack of awareness of

It is going to be an imperative time for all businesses when staff start returning back to work. As the Mental Health FA website states “No matter which sector you work in, coronavirus will be having an impact on your people and their mental health and wellbeing.” Mental Health First Aid training is being introduced

This practical course is ideal for Line Managers & Supervisors working in any sector.  It is a widely recognised qualification in Health & Safety. IOSH Managing Safely can provide all Managers and Supervisors, with the confidence to apply knowledge & tools to improve the safety awareness in the workplace.   Watch this short video below for

With the dramatic growth seen in the infrastructure sector during the pandemic, we can see that construction will play a pivotal role in the recovery of the country’s economy. With a third of a construction companies in the UK expecting to provide more jobs to meet the increasing demands. Even with it being a robust

Construction News recently wrote that the Construction sector has seen the highest level of growth since January 2020, due to the infrastructure boom. This is also supported by one of LinkedIn‘s latest articles, where they have noted that the Construction industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the UK, pre-pandemic. This is a great indicator

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) updated the First Aid at Work syllabuses to include AED (Automated External Defibrillator) awareness training.  This was due to the changes to the resuscitation guidelines, which now include the AED in treating a casualty who is unresponsive and not breathing.  Evidence has shown that the use of an AED

What is fire marshal training? Fire marshal training is a half day course that provides candidates with all the knowledge they need about fire safety and what to do in the event of a fire, what duties and responsibilities you have as a fire marshal and you also get practical experience with a fire extinguisher.

What is Classed as a confined space? “Confined Space” means any place including any chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, trench, pipe, sewer, flue, well or any other similar space in which, by virtue of it’s enclosed nature, there arises a reasonably foreseeable specified risk What are the “Specified Risks” of confined spaces? “specified risk” means

What are Abrasive Wheels? Abrasive wheels are powered wheels used in places such as construction sites and workshops.  They are made up of small abrasive particles that have stuck together by a bonding material to form wheel structures each with a different thickness. Abrasive wheels are defined by:  The grit size The bonding or coating