Health & Safety

The 1974 Act is the foundation of UK workplace health and safety law. What employers must do, the duties it places on employees, what reasonably practicable means, and how it is enforced.

There is no legal number of fire wardens; the Fire Safety Order requires enough competent people for your premises. The rules of thumb, what the role involves, and whether warden and marshal differ.

Moving and handling people is the largest single cause of injury in health and social care. What MHOR 1992 requires, which techniques are banned, and how person-specific assessment works.

A method statement sets out how a job will be done safely; with a risk assessment it forms RAMS. What goes in one, who writes it, and whether RAMS are a legal requirement.

Construction law makes site teams personally responsible for preventing pollution. The waste duty of care, the waste hierarchy, the main site risks and how to control them.

A duty of care is the legal and professional obligation to act in the best interests of the people you support and avoid causing them harm. What it means, where it comes from, and how to handle conflicts with personal choice.

Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent but preventable. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, the exposure action values, and what employers must do.

A confined space is defined by risk, not size, and they kill workers and rescuers every year. The legal definition, the dangers, and what the law requires before entry.

Dignity in care is a legal requirement, most often lost through rushed routine. What it means, the law, the eight dignity factors, and what it looks like in practice.

Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of workplace injury, and almost all are preventable. The causes, the law, and simple steps to prevent them.