The Site Management Safety Training Scheme is an ideal foundation for obtaining a basic understanding of health and safety duties and responsibilities for a management position. However, if you haven’t studied or taken a course since you were at school it can be slightly intimidating. Perhaps studying feels strange to you now, or you have forgotten… Read more »
How to Deal with & Prepare for Emergency Situations in the Workplace
How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuation If you are a business owner or a manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that your employees are safe at work. Do you know how you would deal with emergency situations in the workplace? if you your answer is ‘no’ then you need to know how… Read more »
Role Play is Essential for Teaching First Aid Qualifications
Some things can be taught with a pen and paper and a worksheet, but other skills demand a hands on learning environment in order to be taught in a full and comprehensive way. In a mathematics class you don’t have to act out the addition and subtraction to understand it – but when taking your… Read more »
Supporting Staff After Traumatic Situations
Imagine there has been a serious accident at your workplace and someone has been severely injured. Luckily your staff had the appropriate first aid at work qualifications and they dealt with the situation in the best way that they possibly can. Perhaps the victim was left with serious injuries or maybe they even perished as… Read more »
Remain Calm in an Emergency Situation
In an emergency situation, it is a natural human reaction to panic – especially when you or someone else is seriously injured. The dangerous situation evokes the instinctual “fight or flight” response in your brain. In this situation, your blood flow is diverted to your lungs, heart and legs so that you can run away… Read more »
Stop, Look, Listen; Risk Assessment Basics and Training
As we all know, prevention is a far better approach than cure. This applies in the Health and Safety arena as much as in any area of life and the basic principles of Health and Safety in the workplace are grounded in the ability to conduct effective risk assessments. Risk assessments are something that we… Read more »
Small Firms Fall Victim to New Health and Safety Laws
In the five years since the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 came into force (in 2008) the number of prosecutions under the act has risen sharply. Figures released by the Criminal Prosecution Service (CPS) demonstrate that the number of cases in 2012 rose by 40 per cent on the previous year. In addition to… Read more »
Quality Health and Safety Training for Businesses
The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (known as IOSH) is recognised as a global leader in workplace safety. The organisation provides accreditation for training bodies around the world who deliver work based safety courses. Training providers offer a range of safety courses designed to offer workers and business owners with comprehensive skills to work… Read more »
Train Your Employees the Right Way
Training and work goes hand in hand. Even when you take on a brand new employer who comes fully loaded with qualifications and experience training is still an important area that cannot be brushed off. You have a responsibility to provide the right health and safety courses and qualifications to those that require them in… Read more »
Managers Failing to Uphold Health & Safety In Your Organisation?
There are many injuries and accidents that are caused by health and safety mismanagement. Many of them could have been completely avoided had the right systems been in place. It is essential that your managers are competent when it comes to effectively managing the safety and the health of the employees to help prevent these… Read more »