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Ensuring your employees are safe in the workplace is a must. Here are a few of the best ways that you can do just that. Whether you have a team of ten or a team of a hundred, ensuring staff safety is vital for business. According to latest figures from HSE, 142 workers were killed in work accidents in 2020/21, with agricultural, forestry and fishing, and construction sectors being the most...
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From supply chain solutions and health and safety solutions for construction sites, through to waste management ideas, construction tech innovation and startups wanted for Wincanton Innovation Lab Sprint 3. As one of the UK’s leading third-party logistics providers, Wincanton plays a huge role in construction projects all across the UK. Now, with the launch of Sprint 3 of W2 Labs - an in...
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A software platform aimed at supporting businesses to easily comply with legislation has this week been launched. Belfast-based startup, ARMOUR, simplifies the compliance process and ensures businesses can keep their employees and customers safe, while also avoiding penalties, fines and legal actions. ARMOUR intelligently identifies, manages and audits a company’s legal requirements for reg...
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Kelly Friel, Digital Product Manager with PPE and tool supplier Zoro, discusses how growing UK businesses can create a safer working environment and ensure they meet the current legal standards for health and safety. Manufacturing can be a highly physical job involving lots of skilled manual labour, often using powerful tools and complex, heavy-duty machinery and equipment. As a result, manufactu...
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When starting your own business there are many legal pitfalls startups can fall into. Here's a few common reasons why you could end up in legal hot water. Starting your own business is the dream for a huge number of Brits, with 54% saying they’d like to do so at some point in their career. Being your own boss or slowly building up your own workforce, certainly has something appealing about ...
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Simple ergonomic setups & fixes can have a huge impact on your employees’ health. Here's a few suggestions that might just help, care of Safety Training Scotland..."Your office might not seem like a dangerous place. Maybe you don’t even have an office yet. If that’s the case, think of the environment that you work in - as your office. If you’re just starting up you...
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Neil Whitney, Health and Safety Consultant for CFS explains why UK startups need to take health and safety compliance seriously..."For the majority of startup businesses, it's fair to say their main concern isn't likely to be Health and Safety. Health and safety can often seem like a bit of a burden in terms of time, cost and, ultimately, lack of ROI. However, recent research has found that the c...
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