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Hi Jacqui O
i had an email notification that you had PM'd me but I couldn't open it, can you try again please?

WOW, I have just been informed by an H&S professional that suspension trauma is a myth!

I have just completed the NCRQ diploma and agree with what CAD said, everybody needs guidance, support and advice and the forum is quite restrictive, but I can understand why they take the stand they do. we have a small study group set up on What's App which allows us to support each other, but we a...

does anybody have any experience in harness selection? would a 'sit harness' offer better protection against suspension trauma than the standard full body harness? They do look like they will stop the user from being suspended in a vertical position, but I have never been involved in their use and s...

Sorry for joining this party late, I remember having a conversation with an HSE inspector who quite clearly stated that if you had the old symbols on your COSHH assessment(not the MSDS!!!) it would very likely attract an improvement notice. That being the case your trainer needs to be re-educated. ...

Essex: I did not say in my post that i ask employees how they manage their illness or what medication they take, i said (and i quote) 'have a confidental chat with the employee to ascertain how well controlled the condition is' If insulin has only recently been prescribed or had to be changed for a ...

the approach i use when a medical questionnaire has highlighted a medical condition that may require emergency treatment at work (such as hypo/hyperglycemia or epilepsy) is to have a confidental chat with the employee to ascertain how well controlled the condition is. If it a newly daiagnosed condit...

Thank you
i ended up downloading the app and that was fine so it must have been a glintch on the DVD
and yes i passed, 100%

Hi i am booked in for the manager & professional test on Monday and am working through the DVD. every time i do the simulation test, i get a message saying i have failed but when i check my answers i have got 100% correct, and it is always the specilised activities that it says i have failed am ...

Hi Andy i have got witness statements from other members of the team in which the accident happened and they all collaberate that they heard the other employee advise the IP to wear gloves and he refused. i have also documents and statements that show the IP has never undertaken this role before, re...

I have just changed the wording from:
'Employee error, failure to comply with company PPE policy' to 'Skill based error on behalf of employee'

Hi i am undertaking an accident investigation which resulted in an employee having emergancy surgery to re-connect a tendon in his finger. He was advised by a fellow employee to wear anti-cut gloves but refused. (He received NO safety briefing from the manager) In immediate cause i have stated: 'Imm...