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14th February, 2024 - Asbestos
Who Is Asbestos Awareness Training Suitable For?
Asbestos awareness is the most basic level of asbestos training. But who needs it? It's not suitable for asbestos workers. It's actually for people who don't work with asbestos but need to avoid it in their jobs, like tradespeople and construction workers.
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8th February, 2024 - Asbestos
The Deadly Risks Of Asbestos In Demolition
Asbestos is in thousands of buildings in the UK. It was a popular building product 20+ years ago. But it's deadly. Since older buildings are more likely to be demolished, asbestos is a deadly risk in demolition work.
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6th February, 2024 - CDM
CDM 2015 Roles And Responsibilities
The roles of client, principal designer, principal contractor, designers and contractors all have responsibilities under CDM. And so do workers. In this blog post, we will look at what these roles are, when they apply, and what you need to do.
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31st January, 2024 - CDM
What Is Pre-Construction Information?
Pre-construction information is one of the first health and safety documents you will need on a construction project. This is a legally required document, required by the CDM regulations for every construction project.
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25th January, 2024 - CDM
25 CDM Regulation Questions Answered (FAQs)
In this CDM FAQ, we've answered 25 of the most commonly asked questions about CDM. Along the way, you’ll find examples, resources, and tools to help you comply with CDM on your construction projects.
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23rd January, 2024 - COSHH
Calculating The COSHH Regulations 8-Hour Time-Weighted Average
Workplace exposure limits apply to certain substances under the COSHH regulations. The most common type of workplace exposure limit (WEL) is the 8-hour long-term exposure limit. But how do you calculate the 8-hour time-weighted average?
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17th January, 2024 - Management
What Is PPE In Health And Safety?
PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. In health and safety, you wear PPE to keep yourself safe. It protects the wearer from health and safety hazards and is a last line of defence. Examples of PPE include hard hats, safety footwear, hi-viz clothing, ear defenders, safety goggles, and gloves.
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11th January, 2024 - Paperwork
When Should A Risk Assessment Be Carried Out?
Risk assessments are a legal requirement, but when do you need to carry one out? Before you start an activity? Every time you do a task? What about changes? Let's take a look at what the regulations say and consider when you should carry out a risk assessment at work.
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9th January, 2024 - Management
Why People Ignore Health And Safety Rules (And 9 Ways To Fix It)
You can avoid accidents and ill-health at work when you work safely. So why do employees ignore health and safety rules when it puts them and other people in danger? And how can you fix it and stop people from breaking the rules?
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3rd January, 2024 - Management
What Is Health And Safety?
Health and safety is about preventing harm. It means keeping people safe and healthy. In this introduction to health and safety, we'll look at the need for health and safety, and the moral, legal and financial arguments for health and safety at work.
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20th December, 2023 - News
Seasons Greetings 2023
We wish all our customers, colleagues, friends, and visitors a merry festive season with a quick recap of 2023 and a look forward to 2024.
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14th December, 2023 - News
The Office Christmas Party Risk Assessment
It's that time of year again! So dust off your dancing shoes, let your hair down and have some fun at the office Christmas party. But wait - let's save ourselves from future embarrassment and think for a minute about some of the risks we might face.
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