Is Face Fit Testing a Legal Requirement?
No regulation names face fit testing, but for tight-fitting RPE it is effectively mandatory. Which laws require it, who needs it, clean-shaven rules and how often.
No regulation names face fit testing, but for tight-fitting RPE it is effectively mandatory. Which laws require it, who needs it, clean-shaven rules and how often.
What palliative care really is, why it is not the same as end of life care, when it starts, who it is for, what it involves, who provides it, where you can receive it, how to plan ahead, and the free hospice care available in the UK.
Who has to report FGM? The section 5B mandatory reporting duty explained: which health, social care and teaching professionals are covered and who is not, known vs suspected cases, how to report to the police on 101, timescales, why the DSL cannot report for you, what happens if you fail to report, and related FGM laws.
What must be on a food label in the UK? The 12 mandatory particulars, prepacked vs PPDS vs loose food, use-by vs best-before dates, whether you can sell food past its best-before, foods that need no date, nutrition declaration exemptions, allergen emphasis, font size, warnings, online sales, enforcement and penalties.
What are the signs of a hypo? Low blood sugar symptoms, why hypos are mistaken for stroke or dementia, why tablets like gliclazide cause long hypos in older people, how to treat a hypo step by step, why not chocolate, what to do if someone is unconscious, hypo vs hyper, and recording and preventing hypos in care.
Are appraisals a legal requirement? What Acas says, which jobs have a legal appraisal duty (CQC-registered care, maintained-school teachers, doctors), why appraisal records matter in capability dismissals, PIPs, discrimination risks, employee access to appraisal records, and how to run a fair appraisal.
What is a permit to work? HSE’s definition, whether permits are a legal requirement, when you need one (and when you don’t), hot work, cold work, electrical and confined space permits, what a permit form must include, who does what, the permit life cycle, isolations, lessons from Piper Alpha, and training.
What are the signs of a stroke? FAST explained, the symptoms FAST misses, what to do while you wait for an ambulance, why symptoms that stop still need 999, aspirin, food and drink, spotting a stroke in someone with dementia, what to hand over, and supporting recovery in care.
Driving for work explained: employers’ legal duties, grey fleet and employees’ own cars, why commuting is usually excluded, the driving at work risk assessment, journey planning and fatigue, licence and eyesight checks, mobile phone law, vehicle checks, drivers’ hours for vans, and what happens after a crash, including RIDDOR.
Is an accident book a legal requirement? Who must keep one under the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1979, what must be recorded, how long to keep records, electronic accident books, how the accident book relates to RIDDOR, who fills it in, investigating accidents, data protection, and what small businesses need.