What is Safeguarding?

Safeguarding children means protecting the health, well-being and human rights of children and vulnerable adults.  It includes enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. A vulnerable adult is a person over the age of 18 and who is, or may be for any reason, unable to take care of him or herself,
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How to combat stress in the workplace

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9.9 million working days were lost in the UK in 2014/15 due to one thing: work-related stress. This means that – for one year – stress in the workplace cost the UK economy nearly £5.5 billion. Is your organisation doing enough to tackle the problem?     What causes work-related stress? Work-related stress develops when
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What is a Risk Assessment and when do you need one?

Risk assessments are a fundamental requirement for businesses. Employers who are unaware of the hazards and risks within their organisation may be putting their employees, customers, the general public and their business in danger. A risk assessment is a systematic process of examining a particular work related job, task or activity, to identify any possible
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The importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment
What is PPE? PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment and is defined in the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations as: ‘All equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work which protects them against one or more risks to their health and
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NOISE! What constitutes noise at work?

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An estimated 17,000 people in the UK are suffering from permanent hearing damage due to noise at work. Many employees, in various industries, are exposed to some degree of noise at work.  However, if the noise is intrusive and people are having difficulty hearing what others say or have to shout to be heard and
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Breaking the back of Manual Handling – 5 things your employees need to know

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What is Manual Handling? The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 define manual handling as: “… any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force.” In effect, any activity that requires an individual to lift, move or support a load, will
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Health and Safety Training for line managers

Health and Safety Training for line managers Essential Health and Safety Training for line managers: As your first line of defense, ensuring that your line managers are adequately trained in Health and Safety matters, will help your organisation prevent accidents, avoid costly legal bills and most importantly, save lives! Support and leadership from your board
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Ensuring Health & Safety for the Lone Worker

Office at night: Health & Safety for a lone Worker
Ensuring Health and Safety a lone worker is a growing issue for HR and H&S Teams in UK Organisations.   What is a lone worker? A Lone worker or Lone Working  is defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision.  It is estimated up
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New and Expectant Mothers: Rights and Responsibilities

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New and Expectant Mothers: Do you and your employees know their rights and responsibilities? Legal obligations regarding new and expectant mothers are set out in the following legislation; the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and the Equality Act 2010.  This legislation requires employers
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What is Legionella and where are the risks?

What is Legionella? Legionella is a pathogenic, waterborne bacterium that causes Legionellosis – the potentially serious Legionnaires’ disease – and the similar, but less serious Pontiac fever and Lochgoilhead fever. Legionella bacteria is commonly found in water, occurring naturally in lakes and rivers but has also been found to thrive and dangerously multiply, in artificial
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