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Construction company and director fined after house partially collapses

A construction company and its director have been fined for health and safety failings after a house partially collapsed in Manchester. Read More

Great expectations: Are high-reliability organisations perfect?

March 14, 2023

How feasible is high-reliability perfection and does it actually make a difference? In his latest blog for SHP, Dom Cooper Read More

SMEs are not doing ESG, study finds

March 14, 2023

Only one fifth of the UKs small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are aware of what Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) is and most of them are doing nothing about it, a study has found. Read More

Training has never been so real

March 14, 2023

Traditional training methods such as eLearning and classroom-based are proven to have a lower engagement rate with little to no active interaction in the workplace. VR training has many advantages including its ability to let learners transform their surroundings into typical work-life scenarios. Read More

Petrol station ordered to pay over £100k for fire safety risks

March 14, 2023

A company and Director operating a petrol station garage in Lanner have been ordered to pay a total of £108,028 in fines and costs after failing to meet fire safety standards. Read More

Enabling organisational learning: how do we move away from blame?

March 13, 2023

Diane Chadwick-Jones, Director at Guildstone Advisory Services Ltd examines blame culture in the workplace and a positive alternative… Read More

How to Implement a Safety Management System

March 13, 2023

In this eBook, we share a toolkit to help you build out a well-detailed and well-constructed plan when implementing or optimising your health and safety management system. Read More

Top tips on how to re-engage with your job and start ‘quiet thriving’

March 13, 2023

A recent poll showed only nine percent of UK employees feel engaged with their work. Gosia Bowling, National Lead for Emotional Wellbeing at Nuffield Health provides top tips to re-engage with their work. Read More

Company fined after worker loses parts of fingers

March 13, 2023

A manufacturing company has been fined after an employee lost parts of two fingers when his hand got caught in a machine producing face masks. Read More

Health & safety legislation update

March 10, 2023

An essential regulatory update for health & safety, fire safety and security professionals. Expert lawyers, Dr Simon Joyston Bechal at Turnston Law and Kizzy Augustin at Mischon de Reya will look back at recent regulatory changes and look forward to changes on the horizon. Read More