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Tower Scaffolding Safety - a manager's responsibility
Tower Week is a safety initiative established by the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA) to bring the whole...
Debbie Brandon-Sweeney joins SG World Board of Directors
Debbie Brandon-Sweeney joined SG World in June 2015 as Group Financial Controller. Since then she has driven the Finance Department to provide...
Missing safety guard results in severed fingers and £100K fine
A livestock feed manufacturer in Cheshire has been fined after an employee’s fingers were severed by machinery at a feed mill. Carlisle Magistrates’...
How to run great fire evacuation procedures for workers and visitors
Under the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 (HSWA), a business or school owes a duty of care to all their visitors. This will include making...
School Visitor Management: What to include in a School Visitor Policy
What is the purpose of the school visitor policy? A school’s visitor policy fulfils part of its overarching safeguarding responsibilities to ensure...
Forklift Safety : A Supervisor’s Role and Responsibilities
An employer has many responsibilities when it comes to the safe operation of fork lift trucks. A company must provide the right training, the right...
Guidance on new scaffold tower standard
With changes to BS EN 1004 taking full effect later in 2021, PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association) is urging all...
Company Fined £20K For Accident Involving Unsafe Tower Scaffold
A north west roofing supplies firm and its director have been fined after two workers fell from a tower scaffold, sustaining serious injuries.
Why is it getting harder to find a UK cheque printer?
It’s getting harder to find a UK cheque printer, many have dropped out of the marketplace in the last few years. The diminishing popularity of...