Road Safety Week 2021: Lives saved on roads in lockdown should inspire more action Reductions in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads – due to lockdown restrictions last year – are to be welcomed but should also inspire more action to make roads safer. The call comes from road safety […]
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Safety Spotlight – Driving Safely and Lone Working
As part of November’s Hazard of the Month, we’re highlighting two key areas: Driving Safely and Lone Working. Driving Safely Despite travel restrictions as part of the Government’s COVID-19 response causing a reduction in road casualties and fatalities, reported numbers were still alarmingly high – with 115,584 reported casualties and 1,460 reported deaths reported in 2020. Road safety […]
Week Commencing 08/11/2021 – In The News
Impact of climate change on workers’ health and safety With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in full swing, SHP looks at the importance of the event on a global scale, while also focusing on how the effects of climate change are seeping into the workplace, exploring what businesses can do to safeguard staff and […]
World Quality Week – The Importance of Leadership
This week is World Quality Week! This campaign hosted by Chartered Quality Institute celebrates the quality management profession and aims to raise more awareness about the role quality plays in organisational growth and prosperity. So we decided to get our Managing Consultant William to give us his thoughts…. Raising awareness of quality in the workplace […]
Top 10 Tips for Driver Comfort
For those who drive for work, whether it be due to a long commute or the role itself, comfort is vitally important. Long hours spent behind the wheel can have negative consequences on worker’s long-term health, which can have a knock on effect on their productivity and even safety when driving, so taking steps to […]
Week Commencing 01/11/2021 – In The News
JCB signs multi-billion pound deal to buy and distribute green hydrogen in the UK Construction giant JCB has signed a multi-billion pound deal to buy ‘green’ hydrogen from Australia – and distribute it to UK customers. The digger-maker, which has factories in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham, and Oxford-based Ryze Hydrogen – which was founded by JCB heir Jo Bamford – have agreed to […]
Mental Health Matters: Schizophrenia
What Is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a long-term mental health condition, which can cause a range of different psychological symptoms, including reality being interpreted abnormally. In some cases, the condition can be disabling. People with Schizophrenia require lifelong treatment, however early diagnosis may help get symptoms under control before serious complications develop. Schizophrenia involves a range […]
Week Commencing 25/10/2021 – In The News
Pedestrian fatalities prompt HSE safety notice on use of wheeled loading shovels Britain’s safety regulator has today, 25 October, issued a safety notice on the use of wheeled loading shovels, widely used in the waste and recycling sector. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notice follows nine fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past four years. Six of […]
Exciting Developments – Jake’s Move Up North & A New WA Branch!
We have some exciting news… one of our SHEQ Consultants, Jake Sansom has moved back up north! Jake has been living and working in the West Midlands since 2017, however he originally hails from Newcastle. As much as we’ll miss him being local, we know how much Jake loves Newcastle, and how much he’s looking […]
How Serious Are Manual Handling Injuries In The Workplace?
Everyone knows someone with a bad back. Whether it’s a colleague who was showing off and trying to pick up more weight than they were capable of, or an elderly relative twisting the wrong way to pick a sock up off the floor, manual handling injuries can happen anywhere and to anyone – no matter […]