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Ensure your ladders are safe to use during the Ladder Exchange 2014

It has been estimated that over two million ladders are in daily use in the UK. With falls from height still one of the main causes of death and injury in the workplace, it is crucial that the ladders and stepladders being used on such a regular basis are frequently...

Prepare for Glastonbury

With Glastonbury Festival starting today here are a few tips for all you festival goers:1. Bumper pack of Wet Wipes – because they’re cheap & cheerful2. Antibacterial hand wash – it’s a godsend especially after a trip to the portaloo!3. Waterproofs – because like...

Acorn Release Short Training Videos

Over the years we’ve been asked to provide short clips and videos to support classroom based learning and to help refresh key skills. With that in mind we’ve produced a handful of short training clips around some of the training that we provide, although...

The History of Health and Safety

If you look back to when Health and Safety was ‘born’, you may be surprised to hear that it dates back as far as 1833! We took a look into the history of Health and Safety and picked out our favourite milestones. 1833 HM Factory Inspectorate was formed...

Could You Save a Life?

  Free resuscitation training event at Lexus Bristol with Acorn Health and Safety and GWAAC If you suffer a cardiac arrest, the person next or nearest to you right now has the best possible chance of saving your life – could you save theirs?Shockingly,...

Care Home Residents put at Risk – Care Home Fined by HSE

A Middlesex-based national care home operator, MNS Care PLC, has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for exposing residents to a risk of being scalded, and for using potentially unsafe lifting equipment at their Hanbury Court Care Home in...