June 5, 2020
The UK Government has launched its £1 billion building safety fund, initially revealed in the most recent Budget announcement by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. The registration process is now open and closes on 31 July 2020. Read More
June 4, 2020
When reinforcing the message of safety non-compliance to managers and directors, sometimes the threat of individual prosecution may be the only way to get through. But do the statistics support that position, when the lack of individual prosecutions is considered? A Freedom of Information Act request yields some interesting answers. Read More
June 4, 2020
The government has decided that its 5 tests (protecting the NHS, consistent falls in death rates, consistent falls in the infection rates, solving operational problems, and avoiding a second peak) for lifting lockdown restrictions have been met. That means up to six people are now able to meet, so long as they keep to social distancing rules. Read More
June 4, 2020
The British Safety Council has launched a selection of its mental health workshops online for those looking to better address employee mental wellbeing, as workplaces across the country adjust their practices to prevent the further spread of coronavirus. Read More
June 4, 2020
72 people were killed by the horrific fire that engulfed the Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London on Wednesday, 14 June 2017. Read More
June 4, 2020
Supply chain risk management organisation CHAS added a COVID-19 Statement of Best Practice to its member packages, to help organisation identify whether they are COVID-19 secure. Read More
June 3, 2020
With businesses across the UK beginning to return to work, all workplaces must now play their part in minimising the spread of COVID-19. Read More
June 3, 2020
Are you one of the growing number of organisations applying behavioural safety principles? Have you checked that the behavioural principles you’re applying are based on the most up-to-date evidence? Or are they based, as too many are, on Pavlovian theories of reward and punishment developed a century ago by studying dogs salivating for food? Read More
June 3, 2020
St John Ambulance is urging business and public sector leaders to include first aid training in their plans for returning to work after it identified more than 60,000 of the country’s workplace first aiders will have missed essential re-qualification courses during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More
June 2, 2020
In these unprecedented times, it’s more important than ever that businesses take the right measures to ensure their facilities are hygienic and that employees are safe. Those businesses that have temporarily closed and are starting to plan for when they can reopen, should think about what the workplace will look like post lockdown, and proactively take steps to ensure they reopen in the most hygienic way possible. Read More
June 2, 2020
As businesses are beginning to reopen, following the government announcement that lockdown measures will start to ease slightly, many employers and employees are concerned a about guidelines should be met and the measures they need to put in place to comply and to fully protect their people. Read More
June 2, 2020
Make UK says it can now deliver the internationally recognised IOSH Managing Safely course, as well as launching a new COVID-19 Management Training Programme. Read More
June 2, 2020
SoterCoach, offered by safety science company Soter Analytics, is an innovative wearable technology solution that consists of small lightweight wearable devices. Read More
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