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APPROVED DOCUMENT B

Fire, Health & Safety /
 Approved Document B (Fire Safety)   What is an approved document? Approved documents are approved by the Secretary of State and give practical guidance on common building situations about how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations for England. Different approved documents give guidance on each of the technical parts of the regulations.…

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Why Financial Services Firms Can’t Afford to Ignore Health, Safety and Fire Compliance

Business Compliance, Health & Safety, Uncategorized /
How getting the basics right protects your people, your FCA standing, and your reputation Financial services firms are, understandably, laser-focused on regulatory compliance under the FCA. Conduct rules, capital requirements, SYSC obligations — these dominate the compliance agenda. But there’s a legal duty that sits alongside all of this, applies to every employer regardless of sector, and is too often treated as an afterthought: health, safety and fire compliance.…

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Asbestos – it’s still a problem that needs managing

Construction, Health & Safety /
Asbestos: know your building, know your duty This Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1 to 7 April) HSE is calling on businesses, building managers and tradespeople across Great Britain to make sure they’re compliant with law – providing practical support and guidance to help. Facing the consequences: Two companies and site manager prosecuted A site manager received a suspended prison sentence and a 5-year director disqualification after failing to ensure a safe asbestos clear-up at a demolition site.…

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Homeworking HSE Guidance

Health & Safety /
As an employer, you have the same health and safety responsibilities for people working at home as for any other worker This guidance applies to those who: work at home long term routinely split their time between their workplace and home (sometimes called hybrid working) Most of the time, risks to home workers will be low and the actions you should take to protect them will be straightforward.…

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Annual Update

Health & Safety, Uncategorized /
Each year we attend various updates and training sessions to help maintain our CPD and competency. We decided to share some slides from our most recent update and here they are: HSE priorities to 2032 Fatal injuries 2024/2025 by industry Fatalities by age / country Non fatal injuries Ill health Enforcement Biggest Fines Targets Consultations…

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Accident and Near-miss Tool

Health & Safety, Management /
Overview The newly released Accident and Near-miss Tool helps organisations reduce the burden of managing incident records while ensuring compliance with the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). It automates the collection of accident and near-miss records, allowing teams to filter by location, type or theme (for example, slips, stress or musculoskeletal disorders).…

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‘Relationships’ are one of the 6 main causes of stress at work.

Business Compliance, Case Study, Management /
Although dealing with conflict can be something many people actively seek to avoid, new research shows that people rarely regret trying informal approaches.  Last month Acas published independent research exploring how workplace conflicts are managed informally. It found that when done well and used appropriately, informal resolution offers a lot of benefits: preserving relationships reducing stress it cost less than formal procedures.Even…

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Ladders and Stepladder

Business Compliance, Case Study, Charities, Construction, Education, Health & Safety, Leisure and Entertainment, Management, Manufacturing and Engineering, Retail /
Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they should not automatically be your first choice. There are simple, sensible precautions you should take to stay safe when using portable leaning ladders and stepladders in the workplace.…

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