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6th August, 2025 - COSHH
What Is A COSHH Assessment?
The COSHH regulations require you to do a COSHH assessment when using or creating hazardous substances. Most businesses will need them. But what is a COSHH assessment, its purpose, and what does this document need to include?
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31st July, 2025 - Paperwork
5 Best Risk Assessment Control Measures With Examples
Control measures are the things you put in place to reduce risk and prevent harm. A successful risk assessment must check existing controls, and consider if you need to do more. In this blog post, we look at the five best risk assessment control measures (with examples), and in which order you should apply them.
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29th July, 2025 - Asbestos
10 Asbestos Awareness Questions And Answers Explained
If you have had, or are about to refresh, your asbestos awareness training, you should be able to answer these 10 asbestos awareness questions. Don't worry if you are not sure about the answers - we explain them in this post to help prepare you for your asbestos awareness training.
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23rd July, 2025 - Management
No Injuries, No Health And Safety Problems!?
It's been over a year since the last injury in your workplace. But just because you haven't had any accidents doesn't mean you are safe or that your health and safety performance is good. Your accident reporting system might just be hiding the truth. No injuries, no problems!? Don't count on it.
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17th July, 2025 - CDM
When Does CDM 2015 Apply?
The CDM regulations apply to every construction project. Even construction work that you might not consider to be a project, like maintenance activities. It doesn't matter how long (or short) the duration of the work is. Or how big (or small) the task is. If it is construction work, then CDM applies.
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15th July, 2025 - CDM
What Is CDM In Construction?
CDM applies to every construction project. If you work in or become involved in construction work, you are likely to hear the term CDM. CDM needs to be applied before, during, and after your construction projects. But what is CDM?
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9th July, 2025 - Management
7 Quick And Easy Working From Home Health And Safety Tips
More of us are working from home than ever. For some, it might be temporary or a few days a month. For others, it may be a more full-time home working arrangement. Either way, it's essential to look after our mental and physical health, and our safety, when working from home. Here are 7 quick and easy health and safety tips.
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3rd July, 2025 - Paperwork
The Purpose Of A Permit To Work System
Permits to work are often found in high-risk industries like construction, but what is their purpose? When and why would you use these documents? And what makes permits to work different from risk assessments and method statements? Let's look at how permits to work make high-risk tasks safer.
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1st July, 2025 - COSHH
9 Ways To Comply With COSHH
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations apply to every workplace. Here are nine ways you can comply with COSHH - including identifying hazardous substances, assessing the substances you use and produce in your workplace, controlling the risks, keeping records, and providing training.
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25th June, 2025 - Management
The Difference Between Hazard And Risk Explained
What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? If you carry out a risk assessment, you need to identify the hazards before you can assess the risks. But these two terms are often confused with each other. In this blog post, we explain the difference between hazard and risk.
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19th June, 2025 - Health
Are You Sitting On The Biggest Office Health Hazard?
Sitting down might not seem dangerous, but sitting for long periods is linked to weight gain, diabetes, and even early death! As many more jobs are now desk-based, it's important to recognise this health hazard in our offices. With some simple, easy controls (and a little effort), you can reduce the risks.
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17th June, 2025 - Management
5 Lone Working Hazards And How To Reduce The Risk
When people work alone, there are additional hazards to be aware of. These create extra risks that need to be considered when planning lone work. So if you carry out lone work in your business, let's look at what to consider and how to reduce the risk.
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