Risk Management
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Latest Findings from Our Surveyors — Q1 2024
Welcome to the latest Surveyors’ update, our Risk Control Survey Team has remained extremely busy in the last quarter of 2023, with survey requests increasing hugely in number over the last year. But, a...
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The Essentials of Winter Weather Driving
The autumn and winter months can produce some extreme weather conditions which make driving more difficult, and at times, highly dangerous....
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Toolbox Talk: Winter Precautions for SMEs
Low temperatures experienced during winter months can increase the risk of damage to property and injury to personnel and consequent costly claims, and it requires specific consideration when managing t...
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Toolbox Talk: Portable Heaters
In the winter months the use of portable heaters in otherwise unheated areas of premises naturally increases, especially in buildings where fixed heating is impractical....
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The Major Threats to Life in the Motor Trade
The annual death rate in the motor vehicle repair industry is 1.6 deaths per 100,000 workers – around four times the average rate across all industries. So, in this potentially hazardous industry it is ...
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The Right to a More Predictable Work Pattern — What’s Changing?
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 was passed in September 2023. Although no date has yet been set, the introduction of the Regulations that will support this act is likely to come ...
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Toolbox Talk: Spark Erosion Machining
Spark erosion machining – also known as electrical discharge machining (EDM) and, in its conventional form, die sinking – is commonly used in engineering to produce highly accurate dies and moulds with ...
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Revision: Falls from Height — Identifying the Dangers
Whether working at height is part of daily operations or just the occasional use of a stepladder to retrieve supplies from the stockroom, unless staff are fully aware of the risks involved, falls can oc...
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Managing Health and Safety in Multisite Operations
The larger an organisation gets, the more sites it may operate, resulting in new challenges managing safety in the workplace, and employee engagement. ...
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