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Will Best

picture showing a carbon monoxide detector 31/07/2014

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas produced by unsafe gas appliances. Known as the “silent killer” carbon monoxide cannot be smelt, tasted or seen and can kill quickly, with no warning. In the UK over 200 people require hospital treatment every year for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, and the gas is responsible for around 40 deaths. The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon monoxide can kill, as well as cause serious long term health problems such as brain damage and paralysis. Recognising these symptoms early could save your life.... Read More

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Solar Power Is Proving To Be The Renewable Energy Source Of The Future

It has been confirmed that solar energy is the viable power source of the future, as electricity prices fall into negative numbers during the middle of the day for the first time ever in Queensland.This is bad news for coal generated power stations but excellent news for the environment and our planet’s sustainable energy for the future. Negative Energy Pricing Through the use of solar panels on homes and solar farms, electricity was sent into negative prices in the middle of the day in Queensland. Negative pricing is when the amount... Read More

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What Are The Risks of Counterfeit Electrical Devices?

There is a huge, ever increasing, market for counterfeit electrical devices and although these items can be bought at a bargain price they can be highly unstable, here we look into the risks of using such counterfeit products. One of the reasons the sale of counterfeit electrical devices is increasing could be due to the amount of fake products being sold online. Even in person counterfeit products are hard to distinguish from the real thing, online criminals can market the fake goods using an image of the actual product and... Read More

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Hazard Warning Symbol Quiz: Do you know the potential dangers

Hazard warning signs and symbols are an important part of ensuring safety in the workplace and our everyday lives, as they help us recognise a range of different dangers so that we can take the correct measures to avoid injury. Many accidents in the workplace are caused by preventable dangers, which is why all businesses must carry out a risk assessment to ensure the necessary measures can be put in place to warn of the possible dangers and therefore prevent the level of risk. Using hazard warning signs and symbols... Read More

picture of a fire alarm 13/05/2014

Simple Ways To Ensure Fire Safety At Workplace

Fire safety in the workplace is the responsibility of the business owner, employer, landlord or occupier of the property; although there are laws in place to ensure the safety of a workforce there are also some simple ways to give you piece of mind that your company premises is protected in the event of a fire.All workplace premises must have a fire risk assessment carried out to highlight: potential hazards, who is at risk, how these risks have been reduced or prevented completely and to implement a successful evacuation plan... Read More

image of risk assesment 25/04/2014

Risk Assesment in the Workplace

Risk assessment and management should be an essential part of every business, no matter which industry you work in or the size of the workplace. It’s important that all business owners carry out risk assessments for the protection of their workers and also to comply with the guidelines of health and safety law. Risk assessment ensures that every workplace has identified any potential risks that could cause harm, or in extreme cases, even death, to allow appropriate measures to be put in place to prevent such an incident occurring. Being... Read More

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Top 10 Health and Safety Myths

Often when bizarre rules are introduced in the workplace the blame always falls on health and safety regulations, however this very often isn’t true. That is why Health and Safety Executive have been on a mission to bust any health and safety myths they can for the past few years.HSE has kept a record of all the myths they have come across since 2007, even compiling their very own top 10. Here we take a look at our favourites from over the years to help with the myth busting mission!... Read More

image showing a man holding a hard hat 13/03/2014

The Importance of Work Safety Clothing

By law employers must supply workers with appropriate protective clothing to ensure they can carry out their job safely. Many professions, from cooking to chemistry, involve health and safety risks and the importance of providing work safety clothing goes further than just preventing injuries. Keeps Work Flowing Ensuring your workers are correctly protected for whatever job they are carrying out will decrease the amount of accidents in the work place. This means there will be less interruptions to the working routine, keeping a steady work flow which will make your... Read More

picture of hazard warning symbols 19/02/2014

Hazard Warning Signs and Symbols

Hazard warnings are recognisable symbols that warn us about impending danger that we should be aware of when working in a certain area or with certain materials or chemicals. The symbols used in hazard warnings let us know many different elements of danger, for example if something is: Flammable Explosive Toxic Corrosive Oxidising Dangerous when wet These hazard warning signs are regulated by law and come in different shapes and colours to differentiate between types of danger or hazardous materials. What Is The GHS? The GHS is the Globally Harmonized... Read More