Nexis CPD Knowledge Bank — Health & Safety guides and explainers.
Lockout tagout (LOTO) and UK law explained: why no UK regulation uses the term but PUWER regulation 19 and the Electricity at Work Regulations require secure isolation, why an emergency stop is not isolation, the energy types to isolate, the step-by-step procedure, group lockout, process isolations and permits to work.
Supervision in care explained: why no law in England sets a frequency, what CQC Regulation 18 actually requires, where the old six-a-year rule came from, the quarterly minimum in Wales, supervision versus appraisal, who can supervise, what to discuss, records CQC expects and supervision for new starters.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 explained: what equipment is covered, the 6- and 12-month thorough examination intervals and examination schemes, who is a competent person, what a report must contain, defects, record keeping, and why there is no such thing as a LOLER licence for operators.
Consent in health and social care explained: the three elements of valid consent, why a signature is not what makes consent valid, Montgomery and informed consent, refusals, the Mental Capacity Act test, best interests, why next of kin cannot simply consent for an adult, advance decisions and covert medication.
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 explained: why PPE is legally the last resort, the April 2022 extension to limb (b) workers, why employers cannot charge for PPE, when other regulations apply instead, face-fit testing and beards, and the turban exemption.
What the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 require, who they apply to, why needle recapping is prohibited, what to do after a needlestick injury, and when a sharps injury is — and is not — reportable under RIDDOR.
Hand-arm vibration syndrome explained: what HAVS is, who is at risk, the legal action and limit values in the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, HSE’s points system, health surveillance, RIDDOR reporting and why anti-vibration gloves are not a reliable control.
There is no legal maximum working temperature in the UK. What regulation 7 of the Workplace Regulations actually requires, the 16°C and 13°C minimum guidance, what employers must do in hot and cold weather, and the 2026 review of the code of practice.
What pressure ulcers are, who is at risk, the categories, how SSKIN and NICE repositioning guidance prevent them, and why the national protocol treats most pressure ulcers as a clinical rather than a safeguarding matter.
Electrical safety at work explained: the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, why there is no legal ‘electrician’s licence’ but competence is required, the rules on live working and safe isolation, how it differs from PAT testing, and landlord EICR duties.
