With the HSE’s current focus on workplace safety culture, effective training is becoming more important. It protects your workers and demonstrates your duty of care. But do you know how effective
your safety training really is?
Published 27.06.2023
Your business needs to train some employees and, as you don’t have the appropriate expertise in-house, an external training provider is required. What questions will help ensure that you maximise
your return on investment?
Published 19.01.2017
You employ staff in practical roles in which they use basic tools, including unpowered equipment like hammers as well as battery drills. It feels over the top to give formal training. What exactly is
required?
Published 01.06.2021
Like any business, you’re always looking for ways to save money. One option is to send an employee on a much-needed external training course and then get them to train others on their return. Is this
a wise idea?
Published 18.04.2016
A company has contacted you saying that you must review the contents of your first aid kit and include certain items by law. What’s the actual legal position and how often should the contents be
checked and/or replaced?
Published 04.05.2016
You’ve decided to employ a firm to build an extension on your office. But a fellow director warns you that you need to make some checks on the contractor’s safety record before you sign a contract.
Is he right?
Published 05.01.2010
You know that if any of your staff (or visitors) have an accident at work, it’ll be your neck on the line. What notices and posters do you need to put up to prevent injuries and how much do they
cost?
Published 27.11.2019
Over 60,000 people suffer sudden heart attacks each year - many of which happen in the workplace. In light of this statistic, should your business have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on
site?
Published 05.04.2016
An employee recently completed a costly training course which you funded entirely. Despite this, they’ve just resigned to work for a competitor. Can you claw back the training costs you incurred from
the employee?
Published 08.07.2015