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The study... [Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/safety-compliance-investing-money-to-save-money) April 10, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [Permission or fine: Supreme Court school holiday ruling](https://blog.sgworld.com/permission-or-fine-supreme-court-school-holiday-ruling) [![Permission or fine: Supreme Court school holiday ruling](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SchoolHolidayRulingLetterbox-300x152.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/permission-or-fine-supreme-court-school-holiday-ruling) Last week the supreme court upheld a ban on unauthorised term-time holidays. It’s a contentious issue that has rumbled on for years with many... 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[Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/h-s-managers-do-you-know-what-the-brexit-henry-viii-clause-is) April 4, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [The Ladder of Success](https://blog.sgworld.com/the-ladder-of-success) [![The Ladder of Success](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IdiotsonLadders_1_large.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/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... [Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/the-ladder-of-success) March 29, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [When Visitor Check-In Screens Go Bad . . .](https://blog.sgworld.com/when-visitor-check-in-screens-go-bad) [![When Visitor Check-In Screens Go Bad . . .](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/WhenScreensGoBad.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/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... [Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/when-visitor-check-in-screens-go-bad) March 24, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [FFI – what do people want?](https://blog.sgworld.com/ffi-what-do-people-want) [![FFI – what do people want?](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SurveyPostBox_FFI.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/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... [Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/ffi-what-do-people-want) March 8, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [International Women's Day - how's the H&S Sector performing?](https://blog.sgworld.com/international-womens-day-hows-the-h-s-sector-performing) [![International Women's Day - how's the H&S Sector performing?](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/bigstock-Portrait-of-woman-engineer-at--340724551.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/international-womens-day-hows-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... [Read now →](https://blog.sgworld.com/international-womens-day-hows-the-h-s-sector-performing) March 3, 2017 Lisa Robinson ## [Strimmer Case Trims HSE FFI Appeal Powers](https://blog.sgworld.com/strimmer-case-trims-hse-ffi-appeal-powers) [![Strimmer Case Trims HSE FFI Appeal Powers](https://blog.sgworld.com/hubfs/Strimmer.jpg)](https://blog.sgworld.com/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... 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