As a company, we would encourage companies to utilise either face to face or our virtual classroom (via Microsoft teams or Zoom) training as the primary way of educating your staff in most circumstances. This gives you the best chance to ask questions etc of the trainer at the time of the training. Having said…
Festive Fire Hazards: Safeguarding Your Home During the Holidays The festive season is a time for joy, laughter, and family gatherings. However, amidst the merriment, it’s crucial to prioritize safety, especially in the realm of electrical usage. Christmas brings an influx of lights, decorations, and appliances, often leading to the overuse of extension leads. This…
Why You Shouldn’t Put Mirrors Near Windows When It’s Sunny Mirrors can help to brighten up a room, but they can also be a fire hazard. When mirrors (and other items such as glass) are placed near windows, they can focus the sun’s rays and create a hot spot that can ignite flammable materials. In…
Industry specific manual handling training is important because it takes into account the specific hazards and risks associated with manual handling in a particular industry. For example, manual handling training for warehouse workers will focus on the risks associated with lifting and moving heavy objects, while manual handling training for healthcare workers will focus on…
As a company, ALL of our fire trainers have had operational experience within a Fire and Rescue Service. There are many reasons why you should use firefighters to carry out your fire training in the workplace. Firefighters have the training, experience, and expertise to provide your employees with the most up-to-date and accurate information on…
Covid 19 was obviously very bad in many ways. But in industry, it demanded that we change or die. In many of the businesses that we provide services to and our own, we changed the way we operate to suit the law at the time and now, it’s more so to meet business demands and…
Site Safety Days This time last week, we were deep into one of the services that we don’t often talk about, but really should!!! For the 3rd year running, ITW in Leicester closed their site and handed it over to us for the day to carry out a Site Safety Day. After several planning meetings with the…
It’s Fire Safety Week again and in our experience, knowledge of Fire Doors is vitally important in any commercial fire strategy. Why are Fire Doors Important? For years, we’ve known about the benefits that smoke & fire alarms will bring in making you aware of a fire in a building, but let’s think 1 step…
To serve in the armed forces can be one of the most fulfilling and proudest times of your life. It certainly was for me. I served for 9 years in the RAF Regiment only leaving due to a young family. But leaving the military for a career in ‘Civvy Street’, as we call it, can be…
Ten reasons why businesses will choose health and safety distance learning. Even before Covid-19, distance learning and training was on the rise, and this was certainly the case in health and safety. But now, in the midst of a pandemic, distance learning with technologies such as video conferencing and VR, is coming into its…
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