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 Bill proposal to make MHFA training a legal requirement needs amending, urge employment bodies

Tuesday 25th April 2023
A number of employment bodies have come out supporting an amendment to the First-Aid (Mental Health) Bill and its proposal to make mental health first aid (MHFA) training a legal requirement as part of first aid training.
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  Guidance on first aid cover during outbreak

Tuesday 26th May 2020
If first aid cover for your business is reduced because of coronavirus or you can’t get the first aid training you need, the HSE has new advice on how to comply
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 Water is not the only solution

Thursday 31st October 2019
One of the most important long-term goals of Diphex is to improve the knowledge and attitudes towards chemical hazards amongst both chemical manufacturers and chemical users throughout Great Britain. Our objective is to minimise both the risks and the number of accidents while providing effective first aid management in order to avoid serious injuries.   
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 The shockingly simple ways to save lives

Thursday 24th October 2019
A defibrillator can provide a lifeline for someone in cardiac arrest when every second counts, so why don’t more organisations invest in this equipment as part of their first aid provision?
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 Steph McGovern, Eddie the Eagle and Jonny Wilkinson to speak at SHE 2019

Wednesday 12th June 2019
 Safety & Health Expo is delighted to present its line-up of inspirational speakers set to entertain and inform at ExCeL London next week, on 18-20 June.
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 Safety & Health Expo – the main event for 2019

Wednesday 12th June 2019
Safety & Health Expo 2019, the UK’s biggest event for health and safety professionals, opens its doors next week at ExCeL London, from 18-20 June for three days of product launches, business, learning and networking.
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 Health and Wellbeing at Work 2019

Monday 18th March 2019
Conference report
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 Head start

Monday 18th February 2019
Wellness programmes
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 Adam Faunt CMIOSH, human resources, health and safety manager, WE Rawson

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Community first responders are volunteers who work for the ambulance service and attend the highest-priority emergency calls, such as cardiac arrests, heart attacks, strokes, choking incidents and diabetic emergencies. If you phone 999 because someone is not conscious or breathing, the call handler might inform a nearby community first responder that a job has come in. The responder then calls to find out the details. It might be: "There's a patient in cardiac arrest three miles from you - can you attend?" Then you jump in your car and go.
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 SAS soldiers court martialled over Brecon Beacon deaths

Thursday 6th September 2018
Both men, known only as 1A and 1B as their identities are protected by an anonymity order, deny failing to take reasonable care for the safety and health of those who took part in the march. On 13 July 2013 Corporal James Dunsby and Lance Corporals Edward Maher and Craig Roberts were on a training march trying out for places in the SAS reserve. The part-time reservists had few opportunities to refill their water bottles and, as the temperature rose to 27°C, they fell ill and collapsed.
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