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LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE IN SCHOOLS E-LEARNING
LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE IN SCHOOLS E-LEARNING In the last decade the threats to our society have multiplied and evolved in many ways. Terrorist organisations have transferred their fight from Iraq and Afghanistan to our back garden, Europe – and we have seen the damage...
Fine after apprentice fell down stairwell
A major UK housebuilding firm has been fined £800,000 after a 17-year-old apprentice was injured in a fall caused by a temporary stairwell collapse on a construction site in Weston-super-Mare. The trainee bricklayer had been working on a development – a site set to...
Vibration at Work Training
Vibration at Work Training Effectively controlling vibration at work now can dramatically reduce health effects years down the line. Learn how you can help protect yourself or your staff. Overview: UK organisations must comply with the Control of Vibration at Work...
Dust Monitoring
Dust Monitoring Do You Know How Much Dust Your Workers Are Exposed To? Dust is an airborne aerosol of solid particles, mechanically produced, with individual particle diameters of 0.1µm upwards and can be a problem in almost any industry, from bakeries to building...
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY E-LEARNING
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY E-LEARNING At the end of this course you will understand health and safety legislation and you’ll be able to list common causes of accidents. You’ll also be able to understand good practice in relation to electricity and describe the use of...
£300,000 fine after workers trapped in flooded lift shaft
An oil and gas company has been fined £300,000 after three offshore workers were trapped in a flooded lift shaft on a North Sea platform during a potentially life-threatening incident. The crew members were descending in a lift inside one of the platform legs on the...
Noise at Work Training
Noise at Work Training Understanding noise at work, the health implications, how to control it and how to protect your workforce and others. Overview: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) states that 17,000 people in the UK suffer deafness, ringing in the ears or...
Noise Assessment and Monitoring
Noise Assessment and Monitoring Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Workforce? Excessive, prolonged noise can cause hearing damage and lead to deafness. Every employer has a duty under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 to reduce the risk of hearing damage...
NOISE AWARENESS E-LEARNING
NOISE AWARENESS E-LEARNING Noise at work can cause hearing damage that is permanent and disabling. This damage is preventable if the right steps are taken but once your hearing has gone it will not come back. It can also interfere with communications by stopping...
Co-op staff raise safety concerns ahead of ‘Project Lunar’ rollout
Co-op's cost-cutting effort will see some staff working on their own for parts of the day in a very small number of ‘quieter’ stores from July. Some of the retail group’s employees working on the frontline, including those servicing the public at stores that are due...
CDM 2015 Training
CDM 2015 Training Get to grips with your duties under the construction (design and management) regulations. Overview: Our course explains the role of Clients, Principal Designers, Principal Contractors and contractors on construction projects. It also details the risk...
Stress & Wellbeing Audits
Stress & Wellbeing Audits Are Your Staff Stressed at Work? Most companies focus on controlling the physical hazards that may affect their employees and sometimes it’s easy to forget the other issues that can result in work related ill health. Anxiety, depression...
