First Aid Archives

Over half of UK employees have an accident at work

Oct 22, 2019 | 0 |

A tenth reported that employer acts of violence were cause for accidents.

Louise Ryan: Limiting workplace risks amid changes to first aid

Oct 29, 2013 | 0 |

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has made some significant amendments to the way businesses...

HSE changes should not encourage complacency about first aid, says British Red Cross

Sep 26, 2013 | 0 |

With the announcement from the Health and Safety Executive [HSE] that legislation surrounding...

Businesses not equipped to handle first aid emergencies

Sep 18, 2012 | 0 |

St John Ambulance has released findings which show that over one third of employees are concerned...

Richard Evens: First Aid Awards

Dec 22, 2011 | 0 |

Last month was the inaugural St John Ambulance First Aid Awards, our first event to recognise...

Richard Evens: Summer fun and first aid

Jul 27, 2011 | 0 |

Unpredictable though the British weather may be, temperatures in the UK in the summer can still...

Timber firm fined after worker severs hand on saw

Jul 4, 2011 | 0 |

teenage worker severed part of his hand while operating a vertical panel saw on which he had...

Richard Evens: Is it time you celebrate your achievements in first aid?

Jul 1, 2011 | 0 |

Is your workplace leading the way in first aid? First aid can be the difference between a life...

Teresa Budworth: Why safety inductions are so important

Jun 28, 2011 | 0 |

I came across a worrying new statistic the other day from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)....

Richard Evens: Employee want access to life saving equipment

Apr 14, 2011 | 0 |

Every year thousands of people die of cardiac arrest when first aid could give them the chance to...

Richard Evens: A simplified guidance for administering first aid

Apr 7, 2011 | 1 |

Last October, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation published the most...

Richard Evens: Make sure this Easter is a relaxed and safe time for your business

Mar 24, 2011 | 0 |

It won’t have escaped your notice that the Easter and Royal Wedding bank holidays are fast...

Richard Evens: First aid- Its a a benefit, not a burden

Mar 3, 2011 | 0 |

It’s just over a year a year since the HSE made changes to workplace safety, yet many businesses...

First aid training shows ‘commitment to the employee’

Jan 5, 2009 | 1 |

Management in Practice has highlighted the fact that the government will be introducing “tough new laws” this month to counteract those companies in breach of health and safety. The website also noted that custodial...

Firms issued warning over corporate manslaughter legislation

Apr 1, 2008 | 0 |

Businesses in the UK are unprepared for the implementation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bills which are due to come into force on April 6th, it has been suggested.Under the new laws, companies will face...