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H&S Managers - do you know what the Brexit 'Henry VIII' clause is?
Following the triggering of Article 50, the government has now published its white paper outlining the plan for converting EU derived safety...
The Ladder of Success
Today there is a whole range of equipment available to work safely from height - MEWPS, scissor lifts, podiums, cherry pickers and scaffolding, all...
When Visitor Check-In Screens Go Bad . . .
There’s nothing more frustrating than a computer which just isn’t “playing ball.” An automated visitor check-in screen in the reception is a...
FFI – what do people want?
With the FFI appeal process due for an overhaul, Health and Safety at Work magazine tested the water with a Twitter Poll asking for opinions on what...
Andrew Quate Wins Employee of the Month for February 2017!
Congratulations to Andrew Quate, the winner of SG World’s Employee of the Month initiative for February 2017!
International Women's Day - how's the H&S Sector performing?
In the 2017 Health & Safety at Work survey, 22% of the sample were women, marking a slight decrease on the 23.6% recorded in the 2016 survey. But as...
Strimmer Case Trims HSE FFI Appeal Powers
In order to head off a High Court legal battle with facilities management company, OCS Group, the HSE has re-structured its Fee for Intervention...
Asbestos in Schools - the latest stats and advice
A recent Education Funding Agency (EFA) survey found asbestos in schools is a “serious” problem with one fifth of respondent schools failing to...
Which one of these girls is 'legless'?
Look at this picture closely and a pair of legs seems to have gone missing. Optical illusions like this really mess with our perception. How does a...