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13/05/2020

Is your business COVID Secure? By law you are now required to carry out a COVID Risk Assessment to show your workers and post on your website that you have been deemed COVID safe. We're also offering a £100 referral for a successful booking, so please share.

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We can help you open safely during the Coronavirus Pandmic. Armadillo Safety Solutions will visit your site to carry out a COVID Risk Assessment in Kent, London, Essex, East Sussex, Ashford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury.

13/05/2020

Is your business COVID Secure? Bl law all business must have a COVID Risk Assessment carried out on their premises. Find out more information here.

www.covid-risk-assessment.com

28/11/2019

Contact Us‘Many companies view road risk as managing compliance and not managing the risk itself’, health and safety lawyer tells fleet chiefs: Many companies are compliant with work-related road safety legislation, but those same employers fail to effectively manage vehicles, drivers and journeys on a day-to-day basis thus risking potential criminal prosecutions and/or civil actions in the event of a crash.

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Many companies are compliant with work-related road safety legislation, but those same employers fail to effectively manage vehicles, drivers and journeys on a day-to-day basis thus risking potential criminal prosecutions and/or civil actions in the event of a crash.

28/11/2019

Contact Us‘Loose screws’ to blame for open doors on train travelling 80mph: ‘Loose screws’ have been found on ‘at least 60 doorways’ in Greater Anglia’s refurbished class 321 carriages.

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‘Loose screws’ have been found on ‘at least 60 doorways’ in Greater Anglia’s refurbished class 321 carriages.

28/11/2019

Contact UsRoadside air pollution can stunt children’s lung growth, according to study: A report carried out by Kings College London has highlighted the health risks of living near busy roads in the UK.

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A report carried out by Kings College London has highlighted the health risks of living near busy roads in the UK.

27/11/2019

Contact UsSurvey: Health and Safety Practitioners – Digital Behaviour: McOnie is conducting research into how you use digital and traditional platforms to communicate and engage in the health & safety profession.

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McOnie is conducting research into how you use digital and traditional platforms to communicate and engage in the health & safety profession.

27/11/2019

Contact UsDriver eye care – minimising risk: Stark Government statistics show that up to a third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who is working at the time.

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Jim Lythgow, from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, explains the law around driver eye care and how firms can minimise the risk to thier workers.

27/11/2019

Contact UsForklift truck overturn risks ignored: Chorley based firm Staveley’s Eggs Ltd has been fined after a forklift truck overturned on a slope, trapping the driver.

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Chorley based firm Staveley’s Eggs Ltd has been fined after a forklift truck overturned on a slope, trapping the driver.

26/11/2019

Contact UsHow to tackle driver fatigue: With the clocks having gone back and the days shortening it is often this time of year when attention turns to driver fatigue.

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With the clocks having gone back and the days shortening it is often this time of year when attention turns to how to tackle driver fatigue.

26/11/2019

Contact UsWorkplace Wellbeing Show is looking for speakers. Are you interested in joining the line-up?: Details of the speaker ‘Call for Papers’ for the Workplace Wellbeing Show have been released. The event will take place from 19 – 21 May, at ExCeL London.

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Details of the speaker ‘Call for Papers’ for the Workplace Wellbeing Show have been released. The event will take place from 19 – 21 May, at ExCeL London.

26/11/2019

Contact UsSafety & Health Expo is looking for speakers. Are you interested in joining the line-up?: Over 100 speakers will take to the stage and thousands of visitors are expected to listen to the talks. The event will take place from 19 – 21 May, at ExCeL London, and speaker applications are open until 31 January.

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Over 100 speakers will take to the stage and thousands of visitors are expected to listen to the talks. The event will take place from 19 – 21 May, at ExCeL London, and speaker applications are open until 31 January.

26/11/2019

Contact UsEmployee falsified time sheet after injury: Does she get workers’ comp?: A payroll clerk submitted time sheets that said she worked when she didn’t. Does that negate her workers’ comp claim for a previous injury? Tina Koch was a payroll clerk for Fresh Mark Inc. in Ohio. On April 19, 2016, she slipped on a wet floor and fell, injuring her left shoulder. She had shoulder […] [MORE] armadillo Safety

A payroll clerk submitted time sheets that said she worked when she didn’t. Does that negate her workers’ comp claim for a previous injury?