Category Archives: Risk services

Preventing Falls at Work: Supporting the HSE’s Fall Prevention Week

Every year, falls from height continue to be one of the leading causes of serious injury and fatalities in the workplace. As part of the Health and Safety Executive’s Fall Prevention Week, businesses across the UK are being encouraged to review how they manage work at height and take practical steps to protect workers. At Safety…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Health of Your Employees is Vital to the Health of your Business Breast Cancer Awareness Month - October 2019   In the UK over 100,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer each year, and research indicates that 6 in 10 of people with cancer will want to continue to work after or…
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10 Steps to Health and Safety success

10 Steps to Health and Safety success Health and Safety has come a long way since the days of the industrial revolution when profit was put before people and as a result families suffered loss of loved ones due to un-safe practices. We, as a nation, should no longer accept that going to work could…
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10 Steps to Health and Safety – 2 Legal compliance

10 Steps to Health and Safety - 2 Legal compliance [caption id="attachment_3099" align="alignleft" width="256"] Compliance with the law[/caption] There is lots of health and safety legislation, with wide ranging impacts for organisations. The main piece of legislation is the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974 (HASAW). This allows for the creation of other…
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