According to BUPA UK, 175,000 heart attacks occur in the UK every year, so it’s no surprise that a heart attack (myocardial infarction) is one of the leading causes of…
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Is DSE Enough for an Employer’s Duty of Care? Probably not — but my own view is individuals (employees) should be looking after themselves and take responsibility just as much…
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Common Fears Around Defibrillators Would you know how to use a defibrillator?Most clients in my First Aid classes admit they wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole — and their…
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Introduction A lot of my activity at the moment is consulting with the hospitality sector and Covid-19.It sounds perplexing — and I’ll be honest, I’d rather complete a risk assessment…
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Why I need to talk about allergens I need to talk about allergens because unfortunately I find myself consulting with clients who run pubs, restaurants or cafés and I keep…
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Introduction With Covid-19 now on the list of hazards that food businesses face, have you planned how you will protect food from this contamination? When an Environmental Health Officer (EHO)…
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Over the past six months, we have been delivering Licensing Awareness courses around the North East of England. It’s been an interesting time delivering the training because in the past…
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It used to be the case that most companies gave a small financial incentive to their nominated Fire Wardens for doing their weekly duties on top of their main job…
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Introduction We all know mental health has become a major topic in workplaces. Staff may struggle silently, and businesses are increasingly recognising that supporting mental wellbeing isn’t just “nice to…
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When employed as a department head I would attend monthly management meetings with all of the other heads of department. I also had to manage my meetings with my team…
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We have all heard of Epilepsy and this is something we discuss on our First Aid courses. The topic itself is worthy of a full days’ training and there are…
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