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What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – A Guide for Employers

Health & SafetyJanuary 27, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA), is a highly significant piece of legislation, which covers occupational health and safety in the UK. The aim of the Act is to make sure all workplaces support health and safety by complying with its requirements. Here we…

CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test

What is the Health, Safety and Environment (Touchscreen)Test?

CSCS Card, Health & SafetySeptember 15, 20202KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The CITB Health, safety and environment (HS&E) test is essential for construction workers to prove their competency in Health & Safety. It tests a diverse range of topics, improving safety and productivity on site and shows candidates can work responsibly to ensure their colleagues are also kept safe and as a result, putting neither at…

5 Statistics for Health and Safety

Health & Safety, SB Skills Solutions NewsAugust 27, 20202KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Why is Health and Safety Important? Health and Safety training and awareness is important in all workplaces. However, there is a real need for high-quality Health and Safety Training in the construction industry. With such a high injury rate in the workplace, we feel that every employer should know the dangers of an untrained workforce…

DR ABC – The Primary Survey

Health & SafetyAugust 20, 20203KViews 0Likes 0Comments

What does DR ABC stand for? DR ABC stands for Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing and circulation. DR ABC attempts to assess the level of first aid that the injured person requires. First aiders should follow the steps broken down into d-r-a-b-c which is easily remembered as DR ABC. First Aider Role The Health and Safety…

What is Mental Health First Aid

Health & SafetyNovember 20, 20192KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By now, you've probably heard about mental health first aid and occupational health, but if you're like most people, you don't actually know what it involves. We decided to put together this in-depth article to hopefully answer all of your questions. What does a mental health first aider do? A mental health first aider, like…

How To Get A Green CSCS Labourer Card

CSCS Card, Health & SafetyOctober 16, 20193KViews 0Likes 0Comments

You need a Green CSCS Card to get on-site You may have found that you need to get yourself a green CSCS card to get on-site initially, but it isn't that clear how to obtain one. Well, this is the straightforward way to get yourself on-site and working. The benefits of a Green CSCS Labourer…

The Most Common Health and Safety Hazards on House building Sites

Health & Safety, SB Skills Solutions NewsApril 13, 20182KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Here’s how to handle the most common health and safety hazards on house building sites Construction of any sort requires a lot of planning, patience, resources, time and management. In addition to being very difficult, construction jobs are really dangerous too. There are several health and safety hazards present on the site which can really…

The Importance of Health and Safety Training

Health & SafetyFebruary 20, 20182KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Here is why health and safety training is important Safety at work is very important. More than 200 people die every year due to accidents at work and more than 1 million get injured. Furthermore, more than 2 million suffer from sicknesses caused by their work. One of the most dangerous industries is the forestry…

Some Safety Principles for The Warehouse

Health & Safety, SB Skills Solutions NewsOctober 8, 20162KViews 0Likes 0Comments

These safety guidelines will help you keep the workplace safe For warehouse safety, there are many factors and things which are overlooked by us. However, it should not be the case since workplace safety is very important. Often at times, the safety procedures are overlooked due to shortage of time, shortage of resources or mostly,…