An 18 year old apprentice, who does not wish for his name to be released, lost four fingers in an accident with a tube expanding machine. He had been assisting a worker who was not trained or authorised in the correct usage of the machine. The teenager had only been an apprentice at W P… Read more »
The UK: Leading the Way in Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
According to the European Environment Agency the UK managed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 6% during 2011. This is more than any other country in Europe in absolute terms, followed by France managing to reduce their emissions by 5% and Germany by 2%. Thanks to excellent environmental management systems these reductions are helping to… Read more »
How to Get the Most Out of Your Health and Safety Courses
Health and safety courses are very important to the workplace, because they ensure that all employees understand the proper procedures and safe techniques to reduce the risk of injury on the job. Most workplaces will require you to take health and safety courses which are relevant to the work that you are performing. The information… Read more »
Changes for First Aid Being Discussed
Plans are under discussion to remove the requirements for providers of first aid training courses to be first approved by the Health and Safety Executive. The changes will be applied to the Health and Safety First Aid Regulations if they are approved. The proposals for change came after a report was conducted by Professor Lofstedt… Read more »
Why Everyone Should Know First Aid
No matter where you work or what sort of industry you work in, everyone in the workplace should be trained in basic first aid. First Aid is not difficult and it doesn’t take very long, but it is an essential skill that all of your employees should have. Here are a few of the reasons… Read more »
Learning Construction Safety in the Classroom
Many aspects of construction are taught in a practical fashion. Health and safety on the other hand needs to be approached in a classroom setting to ensure you understand your legal and moral duties fully. If you are a business owner, a manager, supervisor or are given a role of responsibility on site you will… Read more »
Drug Misuse at Work
One of the concerns with health and safety at work is alcohol and drug abuse. The effects of such abuse can be seen in many different parties, not just the abuser. It can lead to health problems, time off work and reduced activity and productivity. With the NEBOSH Working with Wellbeing course you can learn… Read more »
Managing the Dangers of VDUs
While many people consider the office to be a safe place to work there are multiple hazards faced by the workers. Although it is a low risk workplace there is still the need for the creation of risk assessments and creating safe working measures to ensure the health and safety of the employees and visitors… Read more »
Are You Aware of Your Environmental Responsibilities?
Environmental management training helps to open your eyes to the responsibilities your organisations have when concerning the environment. There are many areas that need to be managed effectively to help you to comply with the Regulations in this area. If you or your employees have been given the role of managing the environmental factors and… Read more »
Do You Really Want to Be Fined?
One way to help prevent being prosecuted by the HSE is to ensure all of your workers have received health and safety training. Even small sized businesses and the self employed that contract additional help have to give training to their workers to help reduce the risks. Benefit from Health and Safety Training Everyone can… Read more »