Risk assessment

The UK’s Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) introduced the need for employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of health and safety risks to employees and other persons affected by work activities. T...


Security

Any security strategy will be driven by the business needs of an organisation and will therefore be an essential aspect of the business cycle, particularly insofar as budget and risk are concerned. It is important, therefore, to demonstrate that t...


Sustainability

The Brundtland definition of sustainability is ‘Development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. Sustainability is embedded within governments ...


Training

A business’ most important resource is its employees. Giving employees the tools to enable them to excel is one way of making sure that they remain highly motivated and committed. Well-trained staff can be key to businesses achieving improve...


Ventilation and temperature

Regulation 7 of the UK’s Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires that ‘during working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable’. It is recommended that, in the typical...


Waste management

The UK produces around 200 million tonnes of waste annually according to the most recent DEFRA data – a quarter of which is from commercial and industrial premises, and 14% from households.  Half of the waste is generated from...