27 May Spotlight On – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Unsafe gas appliances can cause the release of a highly poisonous gas: carbon monoxide (CO). You can’t taste it, see it, or smell it – but it can kill quickly. It can also cause serious long term health problems such as brain damage. Read More
25 May Simply Put – Confined Spaces Confined spaces tend to cause a more confusion that you would think. Everyone knows what one is, until you ask them to define ne. A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. … Read More
25 May Simply Put – Sensible Risk Management Sensible Risk Management ‘Health and Safety’ often gets a bit of a bad press, with the phrase ‘health and safety gone mad!’ never too far away. In this article, we’re looking at what sensible risk management means – and perhaps more importantly, what it isn’t about. Read More
20 May Spotlight On – Occupational Disease Occupational Disease The term ‘occupational disease’ covers a wide range of diseases that are linked with occupational exposure to specific hazards. In this spotlight article, we’re looking at some of the focus areas in occupational disease. Read More
18 May Simply Put – Driving forces for good health and safety Driving forces for good health and safety There are many things that might drive companies to provide good health and safety in the workplace. In this article, we look at some of the main Health and Safety driving forces. Read More
13 May Simply Put – Medical Sharps Medical Sharps, a simple view on the legislation Injuries arising from sharps are a well-known risk in the healthcare sector. Medical sharps can be contaminated with an infected patient’s blood so can transmit pathogens that cause a range of diseases, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A little while ago, some new … Read More
13 May Spotlight On – Slips Trips and Falls Statistics Slips Trips and Falls Statistics Slips, trips and falls are one of the biggest causes of workplace accidents and injuries. In this article, we’re having a look at the statistics surrounding the area. Read More
11 May Simply Put – Employee involvement in health and safety Employee involvement in health and safety We often talk about the benefits of encouraging a positive health and safety culture in the workplace. In this blog post, we’re going to be looking at one of the ways that this can be encouraged; employee involvement in health and safety decisions. Read More
6 May Spotlight On – Sound-based fire extinguisher Sound-based fire extinguisher New products come up in the world of health and safety frequently, but it is rare to see something as innovative as this. Developed by two engineering students in Virginia, a sound-based fire extinguisher is a potentially revolutionary product. Instead of water, foam or gas, this extinguisher-with-a-difference uses low-frequency sound waves to … Read More
4 May Spotlight On – New Laws for Landlords, Smoke Detectors Smoke Detectors – Health & Safety and Fire Safety in Housing New laws coming into effect in October 2015 will require landlords to install working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties, under measures announced by the Housing Minister (Brandon Lewis) in March 2015. It is claimed that this will help prevent up … Read More