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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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Risk Management | August 30, 2023
Toolbox Talk: Glass Reinforced Plastic Moulding Trade Risks
Glassfibre is a composite material often referred to as Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) and can also be known as Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP)....
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Risk Management | August 23, 2023
Securing Unoccupied Property (Written for Property Owners)
Whether it is residential, commercial, retail or industrial, if you are involved in renting, selling or developing properties then inevitably there will be times when they are unoccupied, possibly for a...
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