Equipment & Environm't

How your workplace and working in enclosed spaces has just the same potential for carbon monoxide poisoning as does your home. How risk assessments...

The many considerations you need to take into account when considering a career change. Financial implications, retraining, family considerations and...

The questions you should ask before buying any new workplace equipment and the answers you should seek from the manufacturers. Putting safeguards in...

What EMFs actually are and how they can have an effect on workplace health and safety. What the European Parliament’s Directive says and how...

As with all other areas of health and safety in the workplace, a thorough risk assessment of potential fire hazards should be carried out prior to...

The importance of forklift truck safety and why thorough training is vital as well as ensuring the design of the layout where the truck is going to...

The role of the health and safety inspector. What they do and what powers and rights they have. Procedures that follow breaches of health and safety...

'Sick building syndrome' is an expression which was coined to define a situation where a place of work has been found to cause various ailments and...

How employers recognise the need to have a talented and highly skilled workforce and the efforts many of them make to ensure that their workers have...

There are many practical measures that help disabled workers do their jobs effectively. Employers must take these measures to comply with the law....

Tools and equipment may be as simple as hammers or as complex as computers. Whatever they are, however, workers must use them safely and employers...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) can make a working environment more comfortable. It can also save lives. Definition PPE is any...

The safety legislation which covers working in confined spaces can be found in the Confined Spaces Regulations of 1997. Every year, workers are...

Almost all of us will face some sort of dangerous substances at work or during our daily life and it's important that we understand how to deal with...

The rules and regulations surrounding health and safety implications of using a VDU or computer at work. How to set up your work station and position...

What is Meant by Ergonomics? Ergonomics is an approach to promoting occupational health which has also has benefits in terms of employee...

Warning signs and safety instructions have become a part of everyday life in recent times, and no more so than in the workplace. A boom in the...