Health & Safety

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    Guide

    What is Decontamination in Healthcare?

    Let’s look at the importance of decontamination in healthcare, as well as which levels of cleaning, disinfection, or sanitisation works best for specific medical businesses.

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    Fire Safety Procedures in Care Homes

    In this guide, we’ll look at why fire safety is important, common causes of fires, and how to prevent such devastating events happening in care homes.

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    What is Legionella?

    Now, let’s take a look at what legionella is, where it’s found, and what the laws are around protecting vulnerable people from such dangerous pathogens.

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    Care Home Abuse

    In this guide, we’ll look at what care home abuse is, different examples of it, and how to prevent such harm affecting your residents.

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    Farmers' Mental Health

    In this guide, we’ll look at what causes poor mental health in farmers, what legal support they have, and how to promote awareness when tackling these problems head on.

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  • A patient being aggressive to their carer

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    How to Deal with Aggressive Patients

    In this guide, we’ll look at why patients act aggressively, and how to protect your healthcare workers when faced with inappropriate situations.

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    £54k fine for tyre company after employee is drawn into machine

    A tyre refurbishment company has been fined £54,000 after its employee sustained significant injuries from being drawn into a machine

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    Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report calls for building regulation reform after 'decades of failure' by government

    The deadly Grenfell Tower fire was caused by ‘decades of failure’ by local and central government, according to the Inquiry’s Phase 2 report

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    Glasgow company convicted after excavation collapse crushes worker to death

    A company has been fined after the death of a man working inside an excavation on a Glasgow construction site

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    Norfolk council deems personal safety devices "a necessity, not a luxury"

    Breckland Council in Norfolk has mandated personal safety devices as part of its 300 staff members' standard PPE (personal protective equipment)

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    Union wants employers to be ready for mpox

    Following the recent declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that mpox is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), a leading union is calling on employers to have measures in place to protect workers in case the virus of the UK

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    £100k fine for waste company after worker loses leg

    A waste and recycling company where a worker was struck by an excavator and lost his leg have been fined over £100,000 for health and safety failures

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    If you run a school, you have a legal requirement to carry out a school risk assessment. Once completed, a copy of the risk assessment should be made available to people who work in your school.

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    If you run a salon, you have a legal requirement to carry out a salon risk assessment.

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    If you run an office, you have a legal requirement to carry out an office risk assessment.

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    If you run a care home, carrying out a risk assessment in construction is a legal requirement and as an employer, one must be conducted.

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    Download our free construction risk assessment template today and keep all your employees safe from harm.

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    Martyn’s Law l Threats and Attacks on the Public Preparing for common types of terrorist attack

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