November 2020 | 3 min read
Are You Now A Teleworker?
Prior to March 2020 the global economy, every changing commercial environment and increased emphasis on profits have led to employers offering a variety of flexible working practices. One of these, teleworking (TW), is becoming more common as organisations attempt to improve efficiency and profits by reducing overheads on office accommodation for employees. The “nomadic worker […]
September 2020 | 7 min read
10 Ways to Optimise Working From Home
Over the last few months homeworking has become the norm for a high percentage of the workforce. Even as some workers now start to go back to the office, many are still going to be working from home for the foreseeable future. 1. Perform a risk assessment Health and safety law requires that employers take […]
February 2020 | 3 min read
Can You Hear Me? – Quiz
It is now FIFTEEN years since the new standards in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 were introduced. Try the following quiz to review your knowledge: What action must be taken if an employee’s typical daily exposure exceeds 80 decibels at the “A” weighting? What are the three different types of ear defenders […]
October 2019 | 1 min read
Cambridge Safety Awarded Gold Status
NEBOSH have just launched their brand new accreditation scheme for course providers. The new Learning Provider Programme is based on bronze, sliver and gold status, with the status allocated based on the whole learner experience from booking onto a NEBOSH programme to achieving their full qualification. We are proud to announce that even though we […]
April 2019 | 4 min read
Recent H&S Cases
Work At Height Prosecution Construction company Rivergate Developments Ltd was sentenced today for safety breaches after worker Nathan Howes fell 2.7 metres through an open stairwell. Leeds Magistrates’ court heard how, on 31 May 2017, Mr Howes, aged 26, was working on the upper floor of a cricket club in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire which […]
March 2019 | 2 min read
New H&S Laws On Drones
Pilots have welcomed a Government announcement to bring forward new legislation to increase drone no-fly zones around airports from the current 1km to 5km radius Following on from new laws last year restricting the use of drones and also introducing a drone-users’ register, the Government has announced legislation to extend the “no-fly” zone around […]
