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Pressure relief: tackling stress

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 09.06.2008

In the latest of his catch-up articles for NEBOSH National Diploma students, Lawrence Bamber looks at the causes and control of work-related stress in the workplace.

Safety & Health Expo 2008: Fast track to the trainers

Mike Birch | Features | HSW | 01.05.2008

Mike Birch looks at what the major training providers will be setting out on their stalls.

Communicating your health and safety messages

Andrea Oates | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008

It can be an uphill task getting health and safety messages across in company publications. You'll be competing with other, more immediately attractive information about social events or charity initiatives. Andrea Oates finds out how to make your health and safety messages stand out in the company newspaper.

Safety training: assessing your methods

David Towlson | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008

Assessment is a tool to monitor learning and student achievement. It can also let you see if your training methods are actually making safety messages stick. David Towlson of RRC Training looks at the options for checking your safety training is getting through to people.

Safety data sheets: part 2

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008

Whether you are likely to be compiling data sheets or interpreting them in the workplace, Element B2 of the NEBOSH syllabus says students must be able to outline their contents. In the second of two articles, Lawrence Bamber sets out the common contents of a safety data sheet.

Have we lost our way with risk assessments?

Paul Smith | Features | HSW | 06.03.2008

Risk assessment has become a central plank of our safety philosophy and practice. But are we missing the points? Paul Smith of Empower Training suggests the overwhelming emphasis on written risk assessments has sent us off the right path.

Leeds Hospitals' burning issue

Sara Bean | Features | HSW | 06.03.2008

Peter Aldridge understands better than most how the Fire Safety Order works. He was awarded the Chubb-sponsored Fire Safety Manager of the Year prize at the annual Fire Industry Awards last June. Sara Bean talks to the award-winning fire safety manager about the challenges of complying with the new regulations.

Club together

Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 11.01.2008

If two heads are better than one, how much better are 14? David Gault would argue 14 work well when it comes to solving workplace problems. That's the number of members in the Shropshire Health and Safety Group. Louis Wustemann sat in.

Cases in point 3

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 06.01.2008

In the latest in his series of revision pieces for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma, Lawrence Bamber goes back to some more landmark legal judgments.

Sustainability first

Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007

Taking the lead: first HSW conference

Louis Wustemann | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007

Leadership and the need for senior management engagement were the themes that occurred at the recent HSW Conference. Delegates were given an overview of current and future developments in regulation, such as corporate manslaughter, and good practice on issues ranging from accident reduction to the new CDM Regulations.

Seen to be green

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 16.10.2007

To identify potential sources of pollution and to evaluate their subsequent impact on the environment, it's vital to have some common measures to monitor environmental management systems. In the latest of his revision articles for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma, Lawrence Bamber looks at environmental performance indicators.

A guide to contracting outside expertise

Lawrence Waterman | Features | HSW | 15.09.2007

Louis Wustemann takes advice on how to ensure the consultant you hire is the right one.

Training firms at the Expo

Features | HSW | 01.06.2007

All the major trainers will be competing for business at Expo. We look at what they'll be offering.

Work at height at the NEC

Mike Birch | Features | HSW | 01.06.2007

Mike Birch reports on arresting work at height offerings on display at the NEC.

Holding the attention of trainees

Tony Hedges | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007

The safety trainer's lot is not always an easy one. How can you make sure trainees take away the key learning points, have a better experience than they expected and don't sabotage your group or spoil it for the others along the way? How do you hold the attention of trainees who would rather be somewhere else? Tony Hedges gives some performance tips.

The importance of training staff on fire hazards

Sue Tyley | Features | HSW | 01.05.2007

The new fire legislation focuses on fire risk assessment and fire prevention, and has thrown up significant training and competence issues, not just for safety practitioners. The need to have a fire-aware workforce is now greater than ever. Sue Tyley of the Fire Protection Association explains why training staff to look out for fire hazards is more important than ever now the FSO is in place.

Worker rest and welfare facilities

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 02.03.2007

Lawrence Bamber's latest article for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma covers facilities provision for workers' rest and welfare

Classic legal cases for NEBOSH students

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 02.01.2007

In the latest of his articles for students of the NEBOSH National Diploma, Lawrence Bamber studies some classic legal cases. He also takes a look at the cases that underpin some of the basic health and safety duties, including an employer's duty of care and responsibility for creating a safe system of work.

Toolbox talks

Sara Bean | Features | | 01.12.2006

Sara Bean explains how to make sure health and safety messages stick in toolbox talks

Behavioural safety initiatives

Ray Curry | Features | HSW | 01.12.2006

Behavioural safety initiatives can deliver results, says Ray Curry of Sypol, but only when your business is really ready.

Occupational asthma

Lawrence Bamber | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006

The UK has one of the highest rates of occupational asthma in the world, and it is still rising. Around a million people with existing asthma symptoms find that their working environment irritates their breathing system and makes the condition worse. Lawrence Bamber looks at occupational asthma, respiratory sensitisers and COSHH.