Archive for author: hsftraining

13 Jan 2017

First Aid
The Requirement The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 place an obligation on employers to ensure they have first aid cover which is adequate and appropriate. In order to ensure this, "an employer should make an assessment of first-aid needs appropriate to the circumstances (hazards and risks) of each workplace." Source: L74 First aid at work, The Health and Safety (First A...
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04 Jan 2017

Health and Safety
As part of new resources to assist businesses of all sizes and from all industries to ensure legal compliance, we are introducing periodical free update sessions. These informative and engaging half day sessions are designed to inform key personnel of legal and best practice developments, as well as provide useful information regarding current topics. The first session on 22nd May wil...
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03 Nov 2016

Health and Safety 2 Comments
In June 2016, the Health & Safety Executive announced that training providers are to include defibrillator training as standard on the Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work courses no later than 31st December 2016 (see our April news story https://hsftraining.co.uk/changes-to-first-aid-and-first-aid-at-work-courses/). Additionally, they stated that in certain circumsta...
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27 Oct 2016

Health and Safety
Featuring all of the courses scheduled at our comfortable training venue in Sunderland, our 2017 calendar features a range of our most popular training. The prices shown are per person and include: all course materials course notes/text light lunch each training day and refreshments exam registration fees, where applicable. Follow this link to see our 2017 dates: open...
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14 Sep 2016

Health and Safety
As (most of) the UK has been basking in the heat of the unseasonably warm weather, Public Health England have issued warnings regarding the possible health effects of elevated temperatures. For most, a common sense approach such as keeping hydrated is adequate to ensure they do not encounter any problems whilst enjoying the hottest September for decades. Some people, however, are more...
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01 Aug 2016

Health and Safety
As part of our NEBOSH (general certificate) course we consider how to work safely and what precautions are required whilst excavating.  One precaution is to have safe egress and access. In April this year a construction company based in London was fined a total of £40,000 for two breaches of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and to pay costs of £1,486. These...
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12 Jul 2016

Food Safety
Following the recent E.coli O157 outbreak which has affected more than 100 people in the UK, which could be linked to eating contaminated mixed salad leaves, we thought it would be useful to take another look at this bacteria to identify the main characteristics and give an overview to controlling the bacteria in food premises and at home. While most strains of E.coli are harmless and...
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13 Apr 2016

First Aid, Learning and Teaching
Welcome to HSF Training Ltd’s Newsletter August 2016. This month we’re focusing on changes to First Aid courses to include training of Automated External Defibrillator in Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at work courses. With an understanding assessment for learning and of learning, as well as health and safety fact from fiction quiz. Enjoy the newsletter and see you next mon...
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13 Apr 2016

Health and Safety
All too often “health and safety” is quoted as a coverall excuse for certain activities not being permitted or it is easy to become bogged down in unnecessary “red tape.” This can lead to resources being used in a manner which neither really benefits a company nor improves health and safety performance overall. The idea behind health and safety laws is to ensure the health, safety and...
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13 Apr 2016

Learning and Teaching
Assessment for Learning (AfL) and Assessment of Learning (AoL) are phrases discussed widely in the arena of teaching, but how many of us understand what they mean? In the next two newsletters, we will be looking at the difference between the assessment for learning and assessment of learning, using examples and explaining the importance of each. This month we focus on assessment for l...
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