Health & Safety

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How to Use a Hoist in a Care Home

In this guide, we’ll look at what hoists are, who they’re used for, and how to introduce them safely in your care home.

HSE issues Crown Censure to MoD after death of soldier

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the death of a reservist soldier whilst on driver training in Yorkshire.

Industry support for electrical safety campaign on lithium-ion battery regulation

More than 85 organisations have lent their support to Electrical Safety First’s campaign, which calls for new laws to regulate lithium-ion batteries.

Chemical manufacturer fined after explosion on site demolishes laboratory

An explosion at a solvents factory in the Scottish Borders has seen the manufacturer fined for health and safety failures.

Ask Gavin: can I force my employees to get the flu jab? Help!

This caller had concerns about their workforce during flu season. So they asked Gavin Scarr Hall, Peninsula’s Health & Safety Director, for expert advice…

Global manifesto aims to tackle industrial safety in developing countries

The Global Initiative for Industrial Safety has published its new manifesto, aiming to uphold human rights and support safety improvements in developing countries

£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

As a new business owner, you’re legally responsible for managing the Health & Safety in your company. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, you must manage risks and keep your employees, customers, and visitors safe at all times.

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.

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

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

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.

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