Resource Centre | Health & Safety Matters

The aftermath of an accident; legal lessons learned

This two-hour webinar will be delivered by leading health and safety law firm DAC Beachcroft and will focus on the legal lessons you need to learn in the aftermath of an accident in the workplace.

2 years ago

What does connected gas detection mean to you?

During this webinar, experts from MSA Safety will be exploring how connected gas detection device fleet management can help improve worker safety, particularly in environments where the potential to be exposed to harmful gases is a real risk.

2 years ago

How Improving EHS & ESG Performance Can Drive Competitive Advantage

The one constant in EHS and ESG is change. Recent years have seen the world of EHS and ESG evolving rapidly and the time health and safety or environmental and sustainability was simply about meeting compliance requirements is long past.

2 years ago

A Resilient Supply Chain starts with Managing Contractor Risk

According to a recent survey by BDO, 84% of enterprise-level CFOs named supply chain disruption as their biggest business risk, with talent shortage as the second (79%). EHS leaders play an increasingly larger role in addressing risks for 3rd party companies and addressing resilience of the supply chain. In fact, 95% of EHS leaders have full ownership or some decision-making authority for defining supply chain and contractor management strategies across the organisation. *

2 years ago

Promoting Good Mental Health in the Workplace: Using risk management resources

Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by undertaking a risk assessment and acting on it. Recognising the signs of stress will help employers to take steps to manage, mitigate and prevent the negative affect that stress has on a workforce.

2 years ago

Raising the bar on domestic fire alarm system provision

The BAFE DS301 competency scheme was introduced to provide third-party certification of contractors of Grade D fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises to enhance standards and confidence in the sector.

2 years ago

Fall Protection Solutions in challenging applications

Whether you are responsible for safety, facilities, or operations, join the webinar to learn about fall protection solutions in various applications, including, but not limited to, general industry, telecom, electricity, wind energy and infrastructure, where installation of anchor devices is not always easy to carry out.

2 years ago

Integration of fire and security systems

With new high-profile legislation, it has become a priority to bring a decision management workflow that assigns priorities, determines resources and allows them to quickly organise appropriate actions and resources.

2 years ago

Busting the Bulk-fill myths. Learn how your hand hygiene can be more cost-effect

Buying in bulk is often seen as the more cost-effective choice. But when it comes to hand hygiene, the false economy of bulk-fill solutions is actually costing your business, in more ways than one.

2 years ago

Beyond compliance – achieving greater evacuation safety with Dynamic Safety Sign

Finding your way out of a building in an emergency can be a stressful and often perilous incident. How can new technology help to improve the safety of occupants?

2 years ago

Tips and Advice for Safely Storing and Segregating Dangerous Substances and Pack

Chemicals and other dangerous substances in storage are at risk from fire, chemical reaction and pressure build-up, among many other risks.

2 years ago

Is your PPE compatible?

In many workplaces there is a requirement to wear more than one item of PPE, such as a hard hat, ear defenders, protective eyewear and a respirator. Each individual item of PPE, when worn simultaneously, should not compromise the fit and performance of another…but how do you know if compatibility has been achieved…and that protection has not been compromised?

2 years ago

Hazmat Guide – Staying safe with Compressed Gases

Compressed gases are being used today in many industrial and research processes that would not be possible without their use. Compressed gases present many different hazards requiring specific safety protocols for both their safe handling and use. Safety is a high priority when storing and providing gases and must be subject to risk assessment.

2 years ago

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Managing the Risk of Manual Handling and Display Scre

The world of work is constantly changing and adapting but the pandemic has made adaption necessary for many organisations. In this new normal, organisations must remain mindful of MSD risks and take ongoing action to monitor and manage them. This strong focus on worker health and safety, in turn, benefits organisational performance.

2 years ago

How your PPE may lose its approved protective performance

In many industrial workplaces, to protect workers against multiple hazards, there is often a requirement to wear more than one type of personal protective equipment (PPE). Each piece of PPE will be CE/UKCA marked and fully approved according to the relevant standards.

2 years ago

Wear it Right – The importance of Respiratory Face Fit Testing

Many types of respiratory protection rely on a tight seal between the wearers face and the respirator facepiece/mask. Unless this is achieved effectively, the wearer may not be adequately protected. Join George Elliott, 3M Personal Safety Division’s respiratory specialist as he discusses the requirements surrounding fit testing, the methods available and how to demonstrate competence.

2 years ago

Protecting large premises from fire

This webinar will explain the key benefits of protecting large premises with optical beam smoke detection. These premises can include warehouses, factories, or buildings with high ceilings.

2 years ago

Chemical Safety Legislation updates and key changes in 2022

This live CPD webinar brought to you by HSM and EcoOnline provides a solid foundation of UK chemical safety legislation and the key legislative changes since Brexit and updates for 2022. It is aimed at downstream users of substances.

2 years ago

Flexible evacuation solutions to meet BS 8629

It’s now common practice to install automatic fire alarm systems in high-rise residential buildings to reduce waking watch costs while unsafe cladding is removed and remedial work completed

2 years ago

New Connectivity Technologies Solving Gas Detection Challenges

We live in a connected world. Connectivity creates smarter people, smarter homes, and smarter workflows. But this connectivity does not exist as much in the workplace, where safety should be a priority. A high number of workplace injuries and related costs remain virtually unchanged, year over year.

2 years ago

Hazardous Materials: Spills & Soil Contamination

Statistics from the Department of Transportation reveal that 21,539 Hazardous Material incidences occurred within 2021 in the United States alone. These incidences can have a detrimental effect on the environment and public health.

2 years ago

Impacts of the Building Safety Bill

Join us for a webinar update on where we are, as information on the actual impact of the Bill – the Building Safety Bill is back from the Lords and before Parliament for it’s final readng prior to enactment in part or whole – is hard to find in one place.

2 years ago

Hazards in Metalworking – Welding and Abrasives

Welders and metalworkers are exposed to many hazards from welding fumes to hand-arm vibration and many more on a daily basis.

2 years ago

Safety in the Supply Chain: How To Lower Risk and Increase Resiliency Among Cont

How To Lower Risk and Increase Resiliency Among Contractors And Suppliers

3 years ago

To Stay Put or Not to Stay Put?

Andy Green places Stay Put policies under the spotlight and explains key things that need to be in place to ensure that this practice works as planned.

3 years ago

Complying with the law - PPE Regulation EU 2016/425 update

This webinar will focus on the changes in law brought about by the regulation and what new responsibilities suppliers of PPE will have.

3 years ago

Workplace Wellness: Health Beyond Traditional Hazards

Worker wellness has evolved tremendously over the past few years. Traditionally, when we think about health at work, the first thing that often comes to mind is how we can prevent and mitigate physical hazards and task-related risks - slips, trips, and falls, exposure to asbestos and radiation, to name a few.

3 years ago

Clearing the air on welding fume guidance

In February 2019, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a safety bulletin about the change in enforcement expectations for control of welding fume.1

3 years ago

The top ten issues in manufacturing safety

Sector specialists Nick Bruton and Ian Hatherly outline the top ten manufacturing safety fails that lead to fees for intervention (FFIs) from the HSE, helping you protect your business from unexpected financial penalties.

3 years ago

Are you getting the maximum benefits out of you head protection?

Head protection is about more than just physical safety and minimum compliance. It’s important to consider other factors – customization, comfort and the whole host of associated benefits great head protection can offer: confidence, happiness, productivity and efficiency. All contribute to safety in their own way, but collectively they also help to unlock workers potential and improve business results. That is why it’s crucial to embed this safety culture to your workforce - make them comfortable, confid...

3 years ago

Managing the impacts of health & safety investigations

Southalls consultant Andy Hall and Kennedys law partner James Shrimpton share the realities of civil and regulatory actions, from defending claims to demonstrating due diligence.

3 years ago

Perception vs reality: The leadership challenge

Here’s a question to the health and safety world. When was the last time you truly saw inspirational leadership around health and safety in an organisation?

3 years ago

Driving Safely Into the Year 2020 - Vehicle & Transport Safety at Work

Every year, a significant number of people are killed or seriously injured by accidents involving vehicles in the workplace. Very often, customers and staff are vulnerable to being struck by a delivery vehicle or forklift truck. They can also be hit by something falling from a vehicle, typically during loading and unloading.

3 years ago

Safe & effective communications in noisy environments

Working in noisy environments is dangerous. That's no secret.

3 years ago

Evacuation planning: solutions to meeting the new BS8629 standard

This webinar will focus on Evacuation planning and ensuring you are compliant with the new BS 8629 standard.

3 years ago

CE Documentation: Is it genuine?

With the shortages in Covid 19 related PPE a significant amount of non compliant PPE is being offered to the market.

3 years ago

Top Manufacturing Health and Safety Risks to Consider in 2020

‘Top Manufacturing Health and Safety Risks to Consider in 2020’ – a complimentary coaching session to help you stamp out high-cost compliance issues across your site.

3 years ago

Welding – One of the most dangerous jobs in the world

Welding is an inherently dangerous task which can leave people with life changing injuries and long-term health conditions. Most people are aware of the more obvious hazards such as excessive amounts of heat and damaging UV light. However, respiratory hazards are too frequently forgotten because they’re often invisible and their effects take longer to become apparent.

3 years ago

Reach new heights – Working at height safely

Join us and 3M’s working at height specialist, Application Engineer, Stephen Morris as he takes you through how to manage working at height safely. Whether it’s construction, utilities or even food and beverages, working at height is on the rise across the UK.

3 years ago

EHS Frictionless reporting to manage incident reporting

In this webinar, which is sponsored by Airsweb, we will be sharing insights into the barriers of reporting health and safety incidents, near misses or major incidents. These barriers can include communication, tools, understanding, attitude and even fear.

3 years ago

Ensuring compliance & efficiency of fire alarm systems

In this webinar we will be discussing maintaining a fire alarm electronic log book to record all events specifically Weekly Testing, Annual Servicing and day to day activity.

3 years ago

Master COSHH Chemical Safety Management

In this webinar, we will go through the importance of managing your COSHH effectively

3 years ago

Protecting educational premises for fire

This webinar will show how flexible the fire system can be in an educational setting, and shine a light on some of the lesser known applications.

3 years ago

IPE Live

Industrial Plant & Equipment Live is a digital conference focusing on Maintenance, where delegates will enjoy four hours of CPD-accredited content. It’s completely FREE to attend!

3 years ago

Protecting Lone Workers – Personal Safety beyond the norm

Is your approach to safety and security being applied more consistently across both work and personal lives? Have changes to working environments and collective efforts to respond to COVID-19 altered your approach to risk and how personal safety solutions are specified?

3 years ago

Silica Exposure: Protecting your workers from Construction Dust

Thankfully the dangers of Silica dust are beginning to be better understood amongst construction workers thanks to education from organisations such as the Construction Dust Partnership and IOSH with their No Time to Lose campaign. However, now is not a time to be complacent!

3 years ago

Protecting High-rise residential buildings from fire

For buildings with flammable cladding, the NFCC (National Fire Chiefs Council) recommends a change in evacuation strategy, supported by the introduction of temporary protection measures, such as ‘Waking Watch’ or a fire detection system, until the cladding is removed.

3 years ago

The rise and prevention of M.S.Ds. (Musculoskeletal Disorders) in the office env

In recent years in the workplace, organisations have put a lot of resources into education and equipment to reduce the instances of MSD’s in plant and warehouse environments.

3 years ago

Empowering workers and improving safety through quality fall protection

This webinar from MSA Safety, world-leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of fall protection equipment, will help you take your fall protection regime to a higher level by covering 2020/21 legislation; varying applications and scenarios; fall protection clearance and more.

3 years ago

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