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With Construction industry still one of the highest categories for fatalities at work at First4safety ltd we were appalled to hear the news and reports that certain training organisations for certifying builders  were being caught rigging health and safety exams. Construction workers across the UK are required to hold a CSCS card to prove skills and grasp … Read more

Health and Safety Self Employed law changes – 1st October 2015 Health and safety law no longer applies to 1.7 million self-employed people, following a recommendation from Professor Löfstedt in his review of health and safety law in the UK. In 2011, the Löfstedt Review recommended that self-employed people whose work activities pose no potential … Read more

Health and safety breaches in legislation with no training in place has dire results. What a terrible way to die as an employee died when the industrial blender he was clearing unexpectedly started up. Rettenmaier UK Manufacturing Limited, of Strawberry Way, Crown Farm Industrial Estate, Forest Town Mansfield, admitted breaching guilty to Section 2 of the … Read more

Please find the First4Safety Health and Safety Guide for a small business This article is a simple guide to help small businesses understand the basic requirements of health and safety at work.  There are numerous guides available on the internet and from the HSE website also and these will be referenced later in the article. … Read more