DANGEROUS GOODS DRIVER TRAINING GUIDANCE
January 17, 2022Certain materials e.g. gasses, flammable liquids and solids, explosives, radioactive, toxic, corrosive or oxidising substances can be particularly hazardous and it is important that anyone usi...
MORE NEW COVID SAFETY RULES FOR SCOTLAND AND WALES
December 30, 2021Last week the Welsh Government announced that from 27th December nightclubs must close and there will be a 2 metre rule on social distancing in offices and extra measures to protect customers ...
NEW WORKPLACE COVID SAFETY RULES FOR SCOTLAND AND WALES
December 20, 2021In Scotland new regulations were introduced on 17th December. Under previous regulations, employers were required to have regard to guidance published by the Scottish Government. The new regul...
WORKING FROM HOME IN ENGLAND
December 14, 2021The introduction of new COVID safety measures in England saw the return of a recommendation to work from home where practical, specifically advice that “Office workers who can work from home...
WORKING IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
December 14, 2021Working outdoors during the winter months can present risk to those who are unprepared. Icy conditions can be extremely hazardous for pedestrians and very challenging for drivers of moving veh...
SAFE WINTER DRIVING
December 14, 2021Driving is one of the most dangerous activities we undertake and we often do it without thinking about it. Most of us will have at some point arrived at our destination and not been able to re...
DEALING WITH SNOW AND ICE
December 14, 2021It is sometimes claimed that you will be held responsible if you attempt to clear ice or snow beyond your boundaries and someone slips over. However, it is unlikely that you will be sued or he...
COVID UPDATE: ENGLAND MOVES TO PLAN B
December 9, 2021In response to the Omicron variant the Government has announced a number of changes to current covid safety regulations and guidance. Full details of the new regulations and guidance were not ...
Face Coverings In England
November 30, 2021Alongside tighter controls on international travel, following the discovery of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, from 4:00am today (30th November 2021) the government has reintroduced the compulso...
End of SSP COVID-19 rebate scheme
October 21, 2021The government brought the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to an end on Thursday 30 September 2021. If you’re eligible for a rebate you have until Friday 31 December 2021 to app...
CHANGES TO TOWING LICENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CARS AND VANS
October 15, 2021Currently, depending on when you passed your car driving licence test, you may have needed to pass an additional towing test, if you wanted to use your car (or a van under 3500kg) to tow a tra...
VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CARE HOMES IN ENGLAND
October 15, 2021Changes to regulations mean that from 11th November 2021 care homes in England must ensure that they do not allow anyone to enter the premises, unless they have had a complete course of an aut...