December 2021 | 2 min read
New Guidance For Building Designers
Those who commission building work and who participate in the design and construction process must take responsibility for ensuring building safety is carefully considered throughout the project. This is explained in Duty holders, one of a series of factsheets made available by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) which can all be […]
December 2021 | 3 min read
Top Up Your Skills For 2022
Looking to top up your skills for 2022? Cambridge Safety is a NEBOSH Gold Learning partner, running a range of health and safety courses leading to Nebosh qualifications. HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation This award level qualification is aimed at managers, supervisors, SHE champions, union representatives and aspiring health and safety practitioners. Students who achieve […]
December 2021 | 5 min read
Nebosh Assessments Go Open Book
NEBOSH have been committed to supporting all their learners to complete their qualifications and continue their learning journey while staying safe during the COVID situation. In response to this in July 2020 they announced a brand-new open book examination that could be taken at home as a replacement for an invigilated paper-based examination. The initial […]
November 2021 | 2 min read
Asbestos Exposure Prosecution
MS Properties (Northern) Ltd have been fined for safety breaches after employees were exposed to asbestos on 22 March 2019 after removing false ceiling tiles during a shop conversion at 309-315 Hessle Road, Hull. Beverley Magistrates’ Court heard that the company had not commissioned a refurbishment asbestos survey prior to the work commencing. Employees removed […]
November 2021 | 2 min read
Fatal Electrocution Prosecution
A company has been fined after a worker was fatally electrocuted whilst operating a lorry mounted crane. Cardiff Crown Court heard how on 17 May 2016, ASL Access Scaffold Limited employee Martin Tilby was fatally electrocuted when the crane he was operating struck an overhead power line whilst he was unloading materials in a field […]
September 2021 | 5 min read
Wearable Health and Safety Technology
Millions of employees in the UK are wearing fitness devices on a regular basis. As modern developments continue at a rapid speed it could be that the trend towards wearable devices to monitor worker health and behaviour could be the next big thing to boost worker wellbeing — or an Orwellian nightmare waiting to happen. […]
September 2021 | 3 min read
Using Technology to Protect Lone Workers
Lone working is increasing. With the changes to working patterns, high demands and low resources, and the reduction of office space due to smart working, more and more of us are working alone. The Office of National Statistics estimates that there are nearly four million lone workers in the UK. Although there are no absolute […]
July 2021 | 2 min read
Thank You To Cambridge Safety
What does a Charity do when a pandemic strikes and suddenly fundraising stops. I am on the committee of The Friends of the Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough Kent, and we help raise funds to buy things for the hospital that assists patients primarily and staff. We had to start thinking how to fundraise […]
July 2021 | 2 min read
We Look Forward To Welcoming You Back
The last year have been a challenge to all of us, with the impact of the COVID outbreak visible in all aspects of everyday life. With social distancing, shielding the mandatory closing of shops, pubs and restaurants. As we all start to come out of the pandemic glimmers of normality are starting to show but […]
July 2021 | 2 min read
Lead Fumes Lead To Prosecution
Lead is a metal used in batteries, as a pigment, an additive in petrol and as a building material. Lead can be inorganic e.g. in lead/acid batteries and organic e.g. additive in petrol. Inorganic leads can be inhaled as a fume or fine dust. Organic leads can be inhaled and also absorbed through the skin. […]
June 2021 | 7 min read
Nebosh Launch Brand New H&S Diploma for H&S Professionals
The NEBOSH National Diploma is the flagship of NEBOSH qualification and, when launched in 1988, was the first UK vocational qualification to be developed specifically for health and safety professionals. The National Diploma is recognised and reliable and over 13,200 learners have achieved the qualification since its introduction. We have updated our course and from […]
May 2021 | 2 min read
Prosecution For Life Changing Injuries
A garage has been fined after an employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell into a vehicle inspection pit. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard how on 3 September 2018, an employee of GP Motors Works Ltd on the Isle of Wight fell into a vehicle inspection pit more than five feet deep whilst carrying out […]
