Appointed Person for First Aid - Are You Ready for the Responsibility?
If you have been selected to be an appointed person by your employer you may wish to know what your role involves. By law every workplace has to have at...
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Contractors and Health and Safety: Your Duties Under CDM 2015
Your Duties as a Contractor Under CDM 2015 If you work as a contractor in construction, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) place specific legal duties on...
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Starting Your Health and Safety Career with an NVQ If you're already working in a health and safety support role and want a recognised qualification that reflects what you actually...
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NVQs: Recognised Qualifications Built Around Your Job National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are widely recognised across UK industries and offer a different route to career progression than classroom-based study — one...
Read MoreHSE Fee for Intervention (FFI): What It Is and How to Avoid It
What Is Fee for Intervention (FFI)? Since October 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has operated a cost-recovery scheme known as Fee for Intervention (FFI). If an HSE inspector...
Read MoreHow Risk Assessments Form Your Legal Defence
How Risk Assessments Form Your Legal Defence UK health and safety law doesn't expect employers to eliminate every conceivable risk — it expects them to do what's 'reasonably practicable' to...
Read MoreHow to Carry Out a First Aid Needs Assessment
How to Carry Out a First Aid Needs Assessment Every employer in the UK has a duty under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 to assess what first aid...
Read MoreManaging Hazardous Waste: Your Duty of Care Explained
What Counts as Hazardous Waste? Hazardous waste is any waste that could cause harm to human health or the environment if it's not managed properly. This covers a much wider...
Read MoreCould You Prove It? Building an Audit Trail for Health and Safety
If the HSE Came Knocking Tomorrow, Could You Prove It? The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places the legal duty for health and safety on employers —...
Read MoreThree Tips for Construction Site Safety
Construction Site Safety: Getting the Basics Right Construction sites are constantly changing environments — new deliveries, shifting work areas, and multiple trades working alongside each other. Courses such as the...
Read MoreSelling Alcohol in England and Wales: Licensing Law Explained
The Legal Framework for Selling Alcohol Selling alcohol — whether from a shop, bar, restaurant, or at a one-off event — is a regulated activity in England and Wales under...
Read MoreFirst Aid Law: What Happens If Your Provision Falls Short?
What Happens If Your First Aid Provision Falls Short? Most discussions about first aid focus on what's required — but it's worth thinking about the flip side too: what actually...
Read MoreHealth and Safety Courses You Can Study at Home
Building Your Skills Without Taking Time Off Not everyone can take a week off work — or even a single day — for training. If you're looking to improve your...
Read MoreYour NEBOSH Learning Pathway: From Award to Diploma
Your NEBOSH Learning Pathway NEBOSH offers one of the most recognised sets of health and safety qualifications in the world — but rather than a single course, it's better thought...
Read MoreIOSH Course Directory: Which IOSH Qualification Is Right for You?
IOSH Course Directory: Which Qualification Is Right for You? The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals and the largest health...
Read MoreThe True Cost of a Workplace Fire — and How to Prevent One
What a Fire Could Really Cost Your Business A serious fire is one of the few events that can threaten a business's survival overnight — not just through the immediate...
Read MoreSMSTS vs SSSTS vs NEBOSH: Choosing the Right Construction Safety Course
SMSTS, SSSTS or NEBOSH? Choosing the Right Construction Safety Course If you work in construction, health and safety training isn't optional — it's a condition of working safely and legally...
Read MoreHow to Manage Safely in the Workplace: From Training to Practice
From Qualification to Practice Completing a course like IOSH Managing Safely is an important step — but the real test is what happens afterwards. Putting the training into practice day...
Read MoreAre You Putting Your Workers' Lives at Risk?
Are You Doing Everything You Can to Protect Your Workers? It's an uncomfortable question, but worth asking honestly: if one of your employees were seriously injured tomorrow, could you say...
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