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Sep 25, 20232 min read

World Lung Day: A reminder of the risks to lungs

Monday 25 September marks World Lung Day, the international awareness day to help educate and promote lung health. Breathing in wood dust...

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Sep 20, 20231 min read

Manual handling at work - Reduce the risk of injury

As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling in the workplace. The Manual...

Sep 14, 20233 min read

Conducting a Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis In 8 ‘You Can Do It’ Steps

You want to create impactful training programs that power employee performance. To do that, you need to conduct a training needs analysis...

Learn more about the Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction Environment

Sep 11, 20231 min read

Learn more about the Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction Environment

This course is the first step for anyone wanting a CSCS Green card. By the end of this course, you will: Know the definition of workplace...

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Sep 11, 20231 min read

Don’t pay more than £36 for a CSCS card...

According to the Official CSCS card awarding body Construction workers are being charged excessive sums by unaffiliated third-party...

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Sep 11, 20231 min read

Prevent stress, and support mental health at work

Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to prevent work related stress to support good...

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Sep 8, 20232 min read

Asbestos and You

Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the...

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Sep 6, 20231 min read

Printing company fined after worker’s hand crushed

A printing company was fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine. He was attempting to fix a laminating...

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Sep 4, 20232 min read

Workplace fire safety - What you need to know

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) sets out the law on construction site general fire safety. The FSO requires that a...

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Aug 31, 20232 min read

Construction firm fined £90,000 after exposing public to asbestos during renovation work

A Warrington-based construction company has been fined £90,000 after exposing people to asbestos during a renovation project in the...

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Aug 29, 20232 min read

HSE Site Inspections - Starting 1st September

HSE inspectors are visiting construction sites across England, Scotland and Wales in September and October to check that workers’ health...

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Aug 25, 20232 min read

CITB ensures safer plant operations with changes to training and testing

CITB is piloting changes across a series of plant training standards and grants, implemented from 31 July to help standardise plant...

Aug 24, 20232 min read

You are a Company Owner or Director – what are your Health and Safety responsibilities?

Directors in the UK are governed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. It's important to note that...

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Aug 23, 20232 min read

Six companies charged with fire safety offences for blaze which destroyed retirement village

In a highly complex case, six companies have been charged with offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 following a...

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Aug 21, 20231 min read

CSCS and IOSH collaborate to improve data verification measures

The CSCS Labourer card was introduced in 2014 and applicants are required to obtain a Level 1 qualification. The main qualification is...

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Aug 18, 20232 min read

HSE Site Inspections - Focus on moving and handling materials

HSE inspectors will visit construction sites across England, Scotland and Wales in September and October to check that workers’ health is...

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Aug 16, 20232 min read

Asbestos and You

Any job, any day of the week, can potentially release lethal asbestos fibres. It’s not like dust – you can’t see, smell, or feel the...

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Aug 11, 20232 min read

Ensure you are working safely at height

Falls when working at height remain the most common kind of workplace fatality. HSE's annual fatality statistics reported that there were...

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Aug 9, 20232 min read

Manual handling at work

As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling in the workplace. Manual handling...

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Aug 7, 20232 min read

UK Parliament enacts ECITB Levy Order

ECITB’s levy proposals that received the overwhelming backing of industry in November, have been enacted into legislation following...