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Asbestos at work
March 20, 2015
Asbestos has been used extensively in the UK and throughout the world. In the UK, it is still present in a lot of buildings, including offices, care homes, schools and…
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Managing stress at work
March 5, 2015
One of the leading causes of sickness absence is stress at work. A worker can experience stress in the workplace at any stage during their working life. Stress can gradually…
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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
February 23, 2015
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 Every day we all use cleaning products and other hazardous substances that have the potential to damage our heath. In the…
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Health and safety in care homes – part two
February 6, 2015
Part two of this article covers more areas of health and safety which need to be managed to ensure a safe working and home environment for staff, residents and visitors.…
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Health and safety in care homes – part one
January 12, 2015
This article will give practical guidance on health and safety in care homes in line with HSE guidance. The HSE have published HSG220 (2nd edition) on Health and Safety in…
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Manual handling risk assessment
December 29, 2014
In my previous article we reviewed the need for manual handling intervention in the workplace. Manual handling is a part of our daily lives and it would be near impossible…
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Manual handling
December 22, 2014
Introduction On a daily basis everyone worldwide carries out some activity that involves manual handling. From the moment we get up in the morning we are lifting, carrying and moving…
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Contractors at Work
December 5, 2014
Management of Contractors This article will provide information on the HSE five steps to managing contractors who work on your site. The five steps are based on the HSE’s leaflet,…
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