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What is IOSH? IOSH or NEBOSH - which is better? IOSH FAQs

IOSH is the world's largest health and safety membership body, that promotes best practice in health and safety in the workplace....

Published 12 Dec 2024

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Common hazards in the workplace - a manager's guide

A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm. Harm means physical or mental damage or injury, as well as reduced quality of life...

Published 11 Dec 2024

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Mitigating the risks of MSDs in hybrid working - a manager's guide

Long gone are the days where ‘one employee equalled one designated desk’. With the way we work constantly evolving and being redefined, the requirement for...

Published 26 Nov 2024

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The hierarchy of risk control - a manager's guide

Implementing control measures reduces the likelihood and consequences of injury or ill health in the workplace. But how do control measures help to reduce risk,...

Published 1 Nov 2024

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H&S Management Systems - A Guide

A health and safety management system can be utilised to help manage health and safety in an organisation. Most health and safety or environmental management...

Published 9 Oct 2024

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Health and safety - moral, legal and financial reasons

Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. Responsibility for managing health and safety can fall into three distinct categories....

Published 14 Jun 2024

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PEOPLE AND CULTURE

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Mental health in the workplace: a manager’s guide

Some 50 years after the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in the UK, it finally feels as though the mental...

Published 3 Jun 2024

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The benefits of carrying out risk assessment

We all make assessments many times each day about the potential consequences that may arise from our actions....

Published 11 Mar 2024

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The risk of legionella - a duty holder's guide

The dangers of legionella were thrown into the spotlight when asylum seekers had to be rehomed because traces of legionella bacteria had been found....

Published 6 Jan 2024

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Fire Safety Regulations 2022: a guide

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduced new duties under the Fire Safety Order for building owners or managers (known as ‘responsible persons’)....

Published 2 Jan 2023

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The risk of legionella - a duty holder's guide

The dangers of legionella were thrown into the spotlight when asylum seekers had to be rehomed because traces of legionella bacteria had been found....

Published 6 Jan 2024

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Manual handling: a guide for managers

Manual handling is a key health and safety concern in the workplace as almost every organisation will have some form of manual handling activities....

Published 7 Mar 2023

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The dangers of working at height: a manager’s guide

Working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces....

Published 11 Apr 2023

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Health and safety - moral, legal and financial reasons

Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. Responsibility for managing health and safety can fall into three distinct categories....

Published 14 Jun 2024

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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES

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Asbestos in the workplace - the duty to manage

Despite asbestos being banned in the UK since 1999, it remains the largest single cause of work-related fatalities, with more than 5,000 deaths each year....

Published 3 Mar 2022

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