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2 December 2022

This article is by RoSPA and is reproduced courtesy of Safety Groups UK. QUESTION  - Is it more environmentally friendly to use e-cards as opposed to ordinary Christmas cards?   ANSWER - It has become very popular to ..

24 November 2022

Tony Smith from Sundstrom was the presenter at our recent monthly meeting and the topic was RPE and Face Fit Testing. During his talk Tony outlined how a study on the effect that stubble and beards have on RPE indicated massive reductions in protect..

19 November 2022

International Men's Day (which was on 19th November) is the subject of this week's joint article with Inspire Wellbeing. The day  is to celebrate positive male role models and the positive impact they have on their families and the..

19 November 2022

This article is by RoSPA and is reproduced courtesy of Safety Groups UK. The danger with slip and trip accidents is that they are so commonplace that people begin to believe that they are inevitable, and can only be accepted &..

18 November 2022

Thanks to Health & Safety Review for this article by Margaret Kirby How do you manage fire evacuations when most or all of your staff are remote working? Who takes on the role of the fire warden and how can you train staff who are not ..

12 November 2022

The Challenge Hand-held angle grinders are widely used across many sectors, including steel frame fabrication. Real-use measurements on angle grinders show upper quartile values in the range 7 to 9 m/s², this means that there is a risk of ill h..

10 November 2022

There have been 3 HSENI prosecutions in the last two months. Two in construction and one in a nursing home. 18 October 2022 - Two County Antrim self-employed construction contractors fined following workplace death. HSEN) has successfully led a pro..

9 November 2022

Alcohol Awareness Week takes place 18th-25th November and is the subject of this week's joint article with Inspire Wellbeing.  Did you know according to the Department of Health's alcohol and drug strategy  the cost of alcohol..

7 November 2022

The Building Mental Health Alliance (a mental health in construction initiative) has released a toolbox talk on mental health. It covers Setting the scene Why is there stress/anxiety in the construction sector What can trigger poor mental healt..

17 October 2022

HSENI have recently released an updated document of GB ACOPs approved for use in NI. Download the list below. ..

15 October 2022

The Building Mental Health Alliance (BMHA), a body consisting of a collaboration of industry bodies, large contractors and other workplace health and safety organisations from across Northern Ireland (including ourselves) was officially launched at a..

13 October 2022

As autumn bites heating systems will start being switched on. CO poisoning is something we all know about. But a quick refresher can save a life. Read the Gas Safe Register’s CO poisoning page on their website. ..