Working at Height Regulations 2005: A Guide for Employers
Falls from height are the most common kind of fatal accident in the UK, accounting for over a quarter of fatal injuries every year. Where work at height occurs, it…
What is the Difference Between Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and COSHH Assessments?
While Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) assessments are both necessary for assessing the risks involved in dealing with hazardous substances in the…
9 COSHH Hazard Symbols – What Does COSHH Mean
If you work with hazardous substances, you’ve encountered numerous COSHH hazard symbols during your daily duties. COSHH hazard symbols are pictograms displayed on the packaging of substances that can be…
What are the Roles and Responsibilities of Safety Officer in Construction?
Construction work involves a range of risk factors that few other industries share. Workers are required to operate heavy equipment and vehicles, work from heights, perform regular manual handlining duties…
How to Manage the Health & Safety of Homeworkers
The nature of work in the UK has changed. Once limited to a handful of professions and the self-employed, working from home is now firmly part of mainstream working life.…
How to Safely Handle, Store & Dispose of Hazardous Substances at Work
An estimated 13,000 deaths each year in Great Britain are linked to past exposure at work, primarily to chemicals or dust, according to HSE’s latest health and safety statistics. In…
How to Prevent Human Error in Workplace
No matter how skilled or well-trained your staff are, mistakes can and do happen in every workplace. In fact, human error is often cited as the underlying cause of the…
What is Bullying in the Workplace?
Bullying in the workplace is far more common than we think, and it can take place in a number of forms that may otherwise not seem like bullying to some.…
The 8 Caldicott Principles Explained
The Caldicott Principles are a set of eight guidelines that shape how health and social care organisations manage confidential patient information. First created in 1997, they were designed to stop…
The Importance of ISO 45003 in the Workplace
ISO 45003 was published in June of 2021 and is the first psychological health and safety standard that is recognised worldwide. The full title of the standard is: ISO 45003…
