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...
Read MoreIf 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...
Read MoreYour 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...
Read MoreWhy Health and Safety Qualifications Have a Shelf Life A health and safety certificate earned several years ago might still be sitting in a folder — but does it still...
Read MoreStarting 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...
Read MoreNVQs: 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 MoreWhat 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 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 Every employer in the UK has a duty under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 to assess what first aid...
Read MoreWhat 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 MoreIf 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 MoreConstruction 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 MoreThe 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 MoreWhat 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 MoreBuilding 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 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 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 MoreWhat 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, 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 MoreFrom 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 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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