How to Write a COSHH Assessment
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, or COSHH, is the law that protects workers from harm that may be caused by working with substances. It covers all types of hazardous substances, such as toxic fumes and chemicals, as well as common substances that may cause...
Accident vs Incident: What’s the Difference?
In daily conversation, people use the terms accident and incident interchangeably. In the context of workplace safety, however, it’s important to make the distinction between the two. Accidents are unexpected events that happen in the workplace that result in...
Three Key Skills you need to be an Effective MHFA Practitioner
One in six adults deal with a common mental disorder such as anxiety and depression. Among people who have mental health problems, 89% say their disorder affects their work. Unfortunately, 60.2% of workers also say they would be embarrassed to disclose information...
Promoting Mental Health at Work
There were 822,000 workers who reported suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2020/21. The rate of self-reported work-related mental health issues had already been increasing prior to the pandemic, and, unsurprisingly COVID-19 has made a bad...
