Fitness for work
A guest blog from our Health and Safety partner MD Safety Management. It is known that both drugs and alcohol misuse affects certain brain functions leading to lack of judgement, self-control and co-ordination and also a … Continued
Fee for Intervention (FFI) rate increase – 6th April 2019
Please be advised that HSE’s cost recovery rate for Fee for Intervention (FFI) will increase to £154 per hour with effect from 6th April 2019. This means that businesses that are found to be in material breach of health and … Continued
Winter Preparedness
All business face challenges when winter arrives. Workers can complain of being cold, there can be equipment breakdowns, and there can be issues with safely getting to work for office-based staff, etc. Being prepared is the key to ensuring the … Continued
Men’s Health Week
Monday 11th June 2018 was the beginning of Men’s Health Week. This weekly event is hosted by the Men’s Health Forum and is there to highlight the importance of men’s physical and mental health. Studies have proved that staff wellness … Continued
Hazardous Equipment in the Pub Environment
Following on from our previous blog ‘Health and Safety in the Pub Environment’ we are now going to look at the equipment that all pubs will have and the hazards that come along with these. Pressurised Equipment There is a … Continued
Health and Safety in the Pub Environment
Health and safety is important in all sectors including the hospitality sector. We Brits love our pubs but like any business, they also need to follow a strict guideline on health and safety. This blog will outline just some of … Continued
How to Use Respiratory Protective Equipment Correctly
Following on from our blog ‘The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment’, we are going to look at how to use Respiratory Protective Equipment correctly (RPE). Construction and production workers will face tasks such as cutting materials, handling equipment that causes … Continued
The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment PPE
With a whopping figure of 80,000 construction, manufacturing and production workers suffering from work-related ill health each year. Personal Protective Equipment has never been more important. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is there to protect all staff and visitors, from … Continued