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Risk Management | January 22, 2024

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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Risk Management | January 22, 2024

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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Risk Management | January 22, 2024

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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Risk Management | November 28, 2023

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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Risk Management | November 28, 2023

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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Risk Management | November 27, 2023

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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Risk Management | October 9, 2023

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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Risk Management | August 30, 2023

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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Risk Management | August 30, 2023

Safe Handling of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles 

Those who deal with the repair and maintenance of Electric Vehicles (EVs) need to be aware of the risks and safeguards associated with working on EVs and appropriately trained to deal with them - especi...

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