Basic Legionella Management
Current legislation set out by the Health and Safety at Work Act along with the HSE’s updated code of practice known as L8, state that companies and building owners have a legal duty to manage Legionella. Our interactive training course is aimed at all employers and staff to assist them in identifying the danger that […]
Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes
Current legislation, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, applies to all workplaces regardless of the number of employees and requires employers to provide adequate training in fire awareness for all members of their staff. Our online fire safety training courses are aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk […]
Basic Fire Safety Awareness
Current legislation, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, applies to all workplaces regardless of the number of employees and requires employers to provide adequate training in fire awareness for all members of their staff. Our online fire safety training courses are aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk […]
Banksman Training
This course, will cover common vehicle reversing accidents and the crucial role played by the banksman. It’ll also look at the controls and actions that can reduce the likelihood of such accidents. The course will start by identifying the three main categories of reversing accidents – injuries to pedestrians, damage to objects in the workplace […]
Assessing Display Screen Equipment
Our display screen equipment courses are aimed at users of display screen equipment (DSE) and those responsible for assessing display screen equipment. A ‘user’, is anyone who regularly uses display screen equipment for a significant part of their normal work. In practice, if you use display screen equipment continuously for more than one hour a […]
Asbestos Awareness for Architects and Designers
Asbestos is probably the most dangerous building material ever used. Every year thousands of people fall ill and die because of exposure to asbestos and it was widely used by the construction industry right up until the year 2000. The Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) apply to employers, employees, self-employed persons and duty holders and […]
Asbestos Awareness
Asbestos is probably the most dangerous building material ever used. Every year thousands of people fall ill and die because of exposure to asbestos and it was widely used by the construction industry right up until the year 2000. The Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) apply to employers, employees, self-employed persons and duty holders and […]
Abrasive Wheels
This course is aimed at anyone who uses abrasive wheels, or employs people who use abrasive wheels as part of their work. There are a wide range of tools and processes that use abrasive wheels and ensuring these are used correctly and safely is of paramount importance. Applications range from hand grinding to disc cutting. […]
Government Consultation on How to Calculate Holiday Entitlement
(For Part Year Workers (e.g. Term Time Workers) orWorkers with Irregular Hours) The Government have issued a consultation paper to address a number of intended consequences arising from a judgment of the Supreme Court. In the case of Harper Trust – v Brazel the Supreme Court held that all workers, irrespective of the number of weeks […]
RECENT HEALTH & SAFETY PROSECUTION
The Incident:A 59-year-old HGV driver was waiting for his trailer to be loaded when he was hit by a forklift truck. The driver suffered serious head injuries in the incident and died in hospital, having never regained consciousness.The Prosecution:An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found:The risk assessment was out of date and […]
