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Understanding Health and Safety at work - Your Responsibilities
Maintaining a safe working environment is a crucial part of running a successful business. By understanding, planning and putting into place health and safety protocols, you not only protect your employees/staff from injuries and illness, but you protect yourself from fines and failure to meet guidelines laid out by current legislation. The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations (2002) set out laws and guidelines that inform both employ
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27th Jan 2019
The Shocking Statistics relating to sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) in the UK
A sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone at anytime and they often get confused with a victim having a heart attack. Contrary to popular belief, heart attacks and cardiac arrests are very different with heart attacks being caused due to a circulation problem, and cardiac arrests being caused due to an electrical problem in the heart. Shockingly, only 8% of victims survive a cardiac arrest compared to 70 to 80% of heart attack sufferers.An SCA occurs when there is underlying problems wi
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20th Jan 2019
Workplace Fire Safety Statistics - Don’t Get Caught Out!
After the Grenfell Tower tragedy in the summer of 2017, governing bodies across the UK have reinforced fire safety standards for landlords and property owners, in a bid to prevent such awful events from happening again. But it isn’t just landlords who are being put under the microscope, business owners must also take responsibility for their fire regulations in the workplace. Between 2017 and 2018, England’s fire and rescue services attended around 565,000 incidents, an increase of 1% on the pre
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29th Dec 2018
Understanding Health and Safety at work - Your Responsibilities
Maintaining a safe
working environment is a crucial part of running a successful business. By
understanding, planning and putting into place health and safety protocols, you
not only protect your employees/staff from injuries and illness, but you
protect yourself from fines and failure to meet guidelines laid out by current
legislation. The Health and Safety
at Work Act (1974) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
regulations (2002) set out laws and guidelines that inform both
…
23rd Dec 2018
Guide to our Defibrillator cabinets - options to consider
Defibrillator cabinets are not just used for display, they are an essential piece of equipment for a workplace or business in order to keep your defibrillator safely stored away. Not only do they offer effective storage, they also ensure your defibrillator does not get damaged which could be costly and more importantly, if not fixed or replaced could cost a life.Our range of defibrillator cabinets ensure that when needed most, your defibrillator can be released and used. Giving peace of mind tha
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25th Nov 2018