Health and safety regulation requires work premises with more than one storey to have facilities available for the safe evacuation of all staff, customers and visitors in the event of an emergency. In most circumstances it will not be safe to use a lift so this...
If you have knotted and painful muscles in your back, youll be experiencing some discomfort or even serious pain. Some back, neck or shoulder areas can be really hard to reach. But you may not have to lay out cash on a professional massage. Heres a self-massage tip...
Did you know that around 38% of workplace injuries reported to HSE each year are as a result of a manual handling incident? That means the staff concerned were incapacitated by an injury for more than three days, making the incident reportable under the Reporting of...
Everyone suffers from nerves to some degree. Even really famous actors often admit to stage fright. Standing up in front of a class of new delegates to lead their manual handling training can be really nerve wracking. Here is a helpful mind exercise to build...
Health and safety legislation places significant responsibility on employers and has given rise to a body of research on best practice that takes some effort to keep up with. The Alistair Bromhead City & Guilds Certificate in Health and Safety, which leads to a...
Understanding IOSH Our 4-day IOSH People Handling: Train the Trainer course is an ever popular programme that provides technical knowledge and training techniques for moving and handling people and patients. The course is aimed at health and social care...
