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MAKE SURE you and your team are prepared this winter. Darker mornings and evenings, wet and slippery floors and ice and snow on pathways, can all increase the risk of workplace accidents.
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productMental health leading to increased missed days
STRESS, DEPRESSION and anxiety accounted for 40 percent of all work-related ill health cases and 49 percent of all working days lost due to ill health in 2016/17.
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articleDon’t underestimate the value of first aid training
Given an impending change to first aid at work regulations, Joe Mulligan, the British Red Cross head of first aid education, argues that life-saving skills in the workplace are more important than ever.
productFirst aid demonstrations
At Health and Safety North the British Red Cross are offering free first aid demonstrations featuring how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), what to do if someone is unconscious and not breathing, and what to do if someone is choking.
productFirst aid at work course
Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of injuries in the workplace.
articleQuality first aid training can and does save lives
It has been just over 12 months since the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought in legislation surrounding first aid training for the workplace, which essentially means that the HSE is no longer required to approve first aid training and qualifications. So how has this law change impacted on employers’ attitudes towards first aid training one year on?
newsBritish Red Cross and ECA sign partnership
The British Red Cross has signed a long-term partnership agreement with the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA). The new agreement will initially see the Red Cross provide ECA members with high-quality certified first aid training at preferential rates.
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