What is ladder safety?
Ladders are used all the time, both at home and at work and they are a fast and convenient way of reaching things that we couldn’t get to without them. Ladders are used for everything…
Ligature Training
Mental health is a very serious topic. Deteriorating Mental Health can manifest itself in many different ways withdrawal and quietness, to anxiety and depression and, unfortunately, suicide. In 2021, according to the Office of National…
What does due diligence mean in food safety?
What does due diligence mean in food safety? It is a legal requirement that anyone who produces, distributes or sells any food products must comply with food hygiene regulations. As part of this, being able…
Are home workers classed as lone workers?
Are home workers classed as lone workers? Home working has become significantly more common since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and it has now very much become the norm. Some people have elected to…
Basic Life Support
What is Basic Life Support? We rarely think about medical emergencies until we suddenly face one. Would you know how to act if you found someone who had collapsed or was in clear medical distress?…
How to spot the signs of dehydration and fix it
How to spot the signs of dehydration and fix it Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn’t have enough water and other fluids to carry…
Mental Health in the Workplace Training
Mental health has become, rightly so, a very important topic for many businesses. Quite often people confuse mental health with mental illness, but they are fundamentally very different things. In this article we explain this…
What is Legionella?
Legionella is the name given to a family of bacteria which cause severe lung illnesses. These conditions include illnesses such as Pontiac Fever, Lochgoilhead fever and the most common one called Legionnaire’s disease. Legionnaire’s disease…
How Often Should Manual Handling Training Be Carried Out?
Manual handling tasks are the cause of over a third of all workplace injuries according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Poor manual handling practices cause musculoskeletal injuries and in 2020/2021 around 470,000 workers…
Food Labelling Legislation Changes
Calorie labelling on food packaging has been in place for many years and gives consumers comparable information on how many calories that food contains per serving or 100g. The notable, perhaps, exception has been where…
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan
Evacuating a building in the event of a fire can be tricky and confusing at the best of times. When evacuating people with reduced mobility or mental capacity the evacuation process is even more challenging….
Fire Evacuation Strategy
In every workplace, public place, hospital, care home, school and hopefully a lot of homes, there should be a regularly reviewed Fire Evacuation Plan. This will detail what should happen in the event of a…