Fire Safety
Most fires are preventable. Those responsible for workplaces and other buildings to which the public have access can avoid them by taking responsibility for and adopting the right behaviours and…
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Stress And Mental Health At Work
What Is Stress? Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. Stress is ‘the adverse reaction people…
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The Importance Of First Aid Training
As a minimum, a low-risk workplace such as a small office should have a first aid box and a person appointed to take charge of first aid arrangements, such as…
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Personal Protective Equipment Regulation Changes
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations from 6th April 2022 On 6 April 2022 the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) came into force.…
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Why Is Health & Safety Training So Important?
How can training can make your workplace a safer environment? Training your employees is a very important part of safety compliance within your organisation. Providing health and safety information through…
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The Most Common Christmas Accidents And Why Christmas Is So Dangerous
The 12 Accidents of Christmas Christmas Accidents During Christmas time there are more accidents than usual for both humans and pets, more than 80,000 people go to A & E…
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A commercial gardener was using a petrol-driven strimmer to trim undergrowth. He hit a piece of unseen debris, which was thrown into the air and caught him in the eye.…
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First Aid at Work – What Do You Need To Do?
As an employer it is your responsibility to make sure employees get immediate help if taken ill or injured at work. The law applies to every workplace and to the…
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Do You Need A Competent Person To Help Prevent You Breaching The Health & Safety Law?
Contractor Prosecuted After Spot Check Reveals Multiple Breaches A construction contractor has been fined after multiple health and safety issues were identified during a proactive Covid spot check at…
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Controlling The Risk of COVID-19 In the Workplace
The COVID-19 Pandemic is an ever changing situation. At Prestige Safety Services we are trying to get the most important information out to our followers and clients. On Sunday 10th…
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