Employers setting higher standards of training
In an HSM exclusive, NEBOSH chief executive, Teresa Budworth, outlines how more advanced health and safety training courses and qualifications are becoming the norm for general management at work.
Polyco on hand
Mark Mastrangelo, Polyco marketing manager, answers questions on the current marketplace for hand protection and forecasts what may lie ahead for glove wearers of the future.
Big ideas for smaller projects
Steve Taylor, a consultant working for A.M Health and Safety, examines the issues of ‘Big Project’ thinking for smaller health and safety projects.
E-Learning – the future?
.The coming of the internet age forced training providers to re-think their roles. Should all training be delivered digitally or is there still a place for direct interaction? Chris Power, divisional manager, Training, at 4see looks at the pros and cons of e-learning versus traditional classroom based courses.
Insights into excellent health and safety performance
The British Safety Council is running a full programme of free seminars at the Health & Safety Scotland exhibition in Glasgow on 22-23 April.
What to consider when making your warehouse mobility compliant
While accounting for the access needs of people with disabilities is not a new requirement for businesses and organisations, more recently, it is an issue that has gained significant momentum since the full implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Mick van der Stock, mobility manager from UK mobility and maintenance specialist, Pickerings, explores this important issue, and considers the ways to ensure your warehouse is compliant and safe.
How a £10 wager started a business relationship that spans the globe
Before A-Safe, barriers came almost entirely from the ‘rigid lump’ school of engineering. Facility procurement managers with a pressing need to guide traffic, or protect equipment, or segregate pedestrians from workplace vehicles would more than likely take a trip to their local metal fabricators and ask them to ‘come up with something’ to address their problem.
The ABC of risk reduction
By changing attitudes, behaviour and culture, training can allow you to make the right changes where you are, writes Jill DeNardo, head of Training at the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL).
Raising safety awareness
LMS and eLearning courses are not the newest trend in Health and Safety but it’s definitely growing as more and more organisations appreciate a cost efficient and as some say a more productive way of raising safety awareness among their employees.
A siren call for wireless emergency systems
A blaze that destroyed a partially completed laboratory at the University of Nottingham provides a stark reminder of the risks associated with fires on construction sites and warehouses.
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