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01/04/2016

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Health and Safety in Schools Checklist

Health and safety should be a top priority in any workplace, but especially in schools. Not only are you responsible for your staff’s safety, but you need to maintain the welfare of your pupils too. To do so, you must uphold your legal complian..

The Different Types of Health & Safety Careers

It can be difficult to decide your future path - a lot can ride on it, after all - but a career in health and safety could be the right choice for you. There are several types of careers in the health and safety industry that might be a good fit..

What is ISO 45001?
21/12/2022

What is ISO 45001?

If you’re wondering what ISO 45001 is, then this is the guide for you. Replacing the old OHSAS 18001 standard, ISO 45001 is the new international standard for occupational health and safety management.  In this guide, we'l..

Who Enforces Health and Safety?

The enforcement of health and safety is crucial to maintain healthy workplaces. The term health and safety itself covers the safety legislation and safety law that comes under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. In general, this means t..

Examples of Health and Safety Training Required in the Workplace

Health and safety training is a requirement in the workplace, no matter which sector you work in. Our experts at SMS Europe have been providing an extensive range of specialist health and safety services for almost 20 years. To help make work en..

Who Is Responsible for Workplace Health and Safety?

Health and safety in the workplace is all about controlling risks in a way that protects both your employees and your company. Strong leadership, including your employees, managers, suppliers, contractors, and consumers, is a characteristic of great ..

All You Need to Know About the Health and Safety at Work Act

Health and safety in the workplace is immeasurably important. But, without the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, we might have never prized safety so highly. This piece of workplace legislation is highly significant and indeed has transform..

Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessment at Leased Offices and Buildings

Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessment at Leased Offices and Buildings Fire safety at leased single and multi- tenanted offices can be approached in a number of ways.  Generally speaking, there are three types of premises, (single occupancy lea..

Safety Gloves
31/01/2022

Safety Gloves

Please have a read at SMSE Managing Director Philip Marsden's article on Safety Gloves which is published in the February 2022 edition of Health and Safety International Magazine. https://www.hsimagazine.com/article/fits-like-a-glove/ We wo..

Current Health and Safety Industry Trends

New Guidance Released for Managing Home Workers As an employer, you have the same health and safety responsibilities for those who work from home as you do for all other employees who may work from the workplace. In most cases, the dange..

Health and Safety on a Building Site: Things You Need to Know

Who Is Responsible for the Health and Safety on a Building Site? Legally, the responsibility of health and safety within the business lies with the employer. It is up to them to make sure the environment meets the necessary health and safety requi..

Improving Health and Safety Measures in the Manufacturing Industry

No one wants to be injured whilst at work, and no one wants their staff to be injured, especially whilst on the job. That doesn’t mean that accidents don’t happen. In fact, each year an average of 22 manufacturing workers die in workplace..