Campus crisis: VinciWorks offer free upgrade to higher education as student protests continue

VinciWorks is giving away the Emergency Response package for all existing HE/FE clients It’s a difficult time for universities and colleges. Campuses around the world have found themselves turned into the centre of wildcat protests. International instability has thrust growing numbers of higher and further education institutions into crisis mode as administrators worry about the […]

Upcoming webinar: Health and Safety and Automation

Wednesday 28 February 12pm UK Health and safety compliance has never been more complex. With almost 1 in 12 working adults in the UK suffering from long-term health conditions and years-long backlogs for NHS treatment making the crisis worse, many employers are turning to innovative solutions to support the health and wellbeing of their employees. […]

What building managers should do about the concrete (Raac) crisis

The sense that little in Britain works anymore has slipped into our very buildings, with hundreds, if not thousands of public buildings at risk of collapse over the use of Raac – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. Raac has forced the closure of more than a hundred schools alone, with the cheap construction material used between […]

On-demand webinar: Health and Safety in the Inflation Age

With people suffering from sky-high inflation, a mortgage and rental crisis, strikes across the economy and a cost of living crisis that affects everyone’s pocket, does health and safety get forgotten about? HSE figures show people are still being killed and injured at work, but even the HSE is suffering from a 43% drop in […]

New guide – Manual Handling at Work: A Guide to Compliance

In the last year in the UK, there were over 78,000 reportable injuries at work in the last year. At least 2 million sick days are taken because of back pain – two thirds of which could have been avoided through the use of safe manual handling techniques. Most manual handling injuries actually do not […]

On-demand webinar: Health, safety and the supply chain in a changing world

In a rapidly changing economy, companies are ever more reliant on a well-functioning supply chain to get things done. From outsourcing payroll to launching a new product, supply chain management has never been more crucial. Examining the risks posed by new suppliers is equally vital. A worrying incident can have a knock-on effect on your […]

Working at Height Risk Assessment

Working at height is a leading cause of workplace accidents, responsible for more fatal incidents than anything else. The definition of “work at height” is broader than the traditional idea of someone up on a ladder or scaffolding (although this type of work is of course included). It can take place above ground, or at […]

Working at Height Hazards

Working at height includes any task where a person could be injured by a fall – even if that’s at or below ground level. Common settings including working on scaffolding, on roofing or on tops of vehicles or trailers. There’s risk involved in all activities but work at height can be particularly dangerous, causing more […]