May 2026 | 4 min read
Nebosh General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Learn all about the most recent NEBOSH syllabus update and what it means for health and safety training courses.
October 2025 | 5 min read
November 2025 IOSH Managing Safely® Course With Cambridge Safety
Cambridge Safety has been running the IOSH Managing Safely course for over 15 years and seen changes to the format of the course over this period of time, we are currently on version 5 of the course and it’s success and popularity has been increasing over the last 8 or so years. At Cambridge Safety, […]
October 2025 | 5 min read
Latest Health & Safety Courses from Cambridge Safety
The in-demand Nebosh General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is back! The next classroom course with Cambridge Safety starts 30th October 2025. Discover the latest updates to HSE in the UK, and why this course is more relevant (and a more sought after qualification) than ever before. Why Book This Course? The Nebosh General […]
July 2025 | 7 min read
5 Years of Nebosh Open Book Exams
Looking back on the 5 years of open book Nebosh Exams. Open book exams are an amazing way to test students practical application of knowledge by getting students to apply their knowledge to specific case studies.
April 2025 | 3 min read
The difference between distance learning and classroom courses: Find out from one of our delegates!
The difference between distance learning and classroom courses: Find out from one of our delegates! At Cambridge Safety, we understand that choosing the right study method for the NEBOSH Diploma is an important decision. Both distance learning and classroom-based courses cover the same syllabus, use Cambridge Safety’s course materials, and have the same final NEBOSH […]
February 2025 | 5 min read
An inspiring testimonial from one of our delegates
Here at Cambridge Safety, we are always keen to receive feedback from our delegates and to find out how our courses have played a part in their career. In this blog, we are sharing the progress of one of our delegates who after a one-day workshop with us was driven to pursue a career in […]
June 2022 | 2 min read
Promoting Wellbeing in Construction
In one of its latest news bulletins, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has drawn attention to the work of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. The only organisation of its kind providing mental, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families, the charity runs a confidential 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline and […]
June 2022 | 2 min read
Another Hand Arm Vibration Prosecution
Lancashire County Council has been fined after several employees carrying out work in the highways department developed a debilitating nerve condition as a result of failure to control exposure to vibration. Manchester Magistrates’ Court recently heard that, in February 2019, HSE received a RIDDOR report from Lancashire County Council, relating to the diagnosis of a […]
June 2022 | 2 min read
Identifying Alcohol Issues
Defining a “drinking problem” is not easy, but most will accept that it refers to an over-reliance on alcohol to the point that it starts to impair the health, work and social functioning of an individual. Such problems are often referred to as “alcohol misuse” and are common across all age groups. There are many […]
April 2022 | 3 min read
Thames Water Prosecution
On 24 and 25 July 2016, an estimated 500,000 litres of raw sewage was discharged into the Seacourt and Hinksey streams in Oxford. The discharge lasted 30 hours. It flowed for 3.5 kilometres along the streams, through a pub garden and past community allotments. The discharge was thought to be responsible for killing 3000 fish […]
April 2022 | 3 min read
Learning the Lessons
Employee crushed by reversing manure spreader A female farm worker was crushed under the wheel of a manure spreader which was being reversed between a building and a retaining wall for a distance of about 10m. The driver was asked by the farm worker to move the tractor and spreader to allow access for cattle […]
December 2021 | 3 min read
New Guidance for Electrical Issues in High Risk Buildings
The Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) is a leading industry forum dedicated to providing innovative research and policy solutions to government and industry. Following the appeal from Dame Judith Hackitt for industry to act now, rather than wait for regulations to improve safety within higher-risk buildings (HRBs), it has published new guidance — How to manage […]
