NEIGH PROBLEMS: UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR TRANSPORTING HORSES
May 6, 2022In order maintain road safety it is important that drivers know how to handle the vehicle they are driving or towing and that the vehicle or trailer is in roadworthy condition. Horseboxes and ...
GUIDANCE ON THE REVISED PPE REGULATIONS
May 6, 2022Employers are required to provide employees with personal protective equipment (PPE) where risk assessment has identified that it is necessary to protect the person against risks to their heal...
ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGES
May 6, 2022The consequences of getting too close to electrical powerlines are usually severe and often fatal, whether those powerlines are overhead or underground. When a machine, ladder, scaffold tube o...
HSE ANNOUNCE WOODWORKING INSPECTION CAMPAIGN
May 6, 2022Inhaling wood dust is associated with occupational asthma, which the HSE state is four times more common in carpenters and joiners than other workers in the UK. Also exposure to hardwood dusts...
HSENI ANNOUNCE SWIMMING POOL INSPECTION CAMPAIGN
May 6, 2022The HSE Northern Ireland have announced that following a number of incidents where pool users have needed to be rescued by a lifeguard, they are launching a campaign of pool safety spot checks...
SAFE MOTORWAY DRIVING HUB LAUNCHED
May 6, 2022National Highways, the Government company which plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains motorways and major A roads in England recently launched a Driving on Motorways hub which contain...
WOULD YOU BE LOST WITHOUT YOUR SATNAV OR DOES IT JUST LEAD YOU ASTRAY?
May 4, 2022When driving a satnav can be an essential piece of equipment to help you reach your destination, with the latest devices able to monitor traffic reports and update routes to avoid delays. Howe...
PLANNING FOR A RETURN TO WORK AFTER LONG COVID
May 4, 2022The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has introduced many new concepts and terminology to the language. One of these is “long COVID” also known as “post-COVID-19 syndrome”. Most people w...
DOMESTIC SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REGULATIONS TO BE UPDATED
May 4, 2022Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is produced by the incomplete burning of carbon-based fuels, such as gas, oil, wood and coal. When the gas enters the body it prevents the blood from bringing oxygen t...
Covid-19 Risk Assessments No Longer Required For Most Businesses In England And Scotland
April 6, 2022Now that coronavirus restrictions are being replaced with public health advice, the HSE have updated their website to say that they no longer expect all organisations to consider Covid-19 in t...
Driving Mobile Phone Regulations
April 6, 2022The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Came into force 25th March 2022 further tightening restrictions on mobile phone use at the wheel Since 2003, it ha...
PIB Group Acquires Baily Garner (Health and Safety) Ltd
April 5, 2022PIB Group Ltd (‘PIB’) has snapped up Baily Garner (Health & Safety) Ltd (“Baily Garner HS” or “BGHS”), a specialist independent health and safety consultancy. Based in London and s...
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