Health & Safety

Legionellosis is the collective name given to the pneumonia-like illness caused by legionella bacteria. Find out legionnaires’ disease symptoms & treatment.

Friable Asbestos & Non Friable Asbestos – do you understand the difference? Find out everything you need to know plus extra resources in our guide.

Do you know how to reduce electricity use in your workplace? We cover 4 key areas of the office and identify actionable ways to save electricity.

This classification of grinding wheels guide can help you understand the grinding machines and wheel types available, including clear reference diagrams.

With the rise of online retailing, the way that warehouses and their employees operate has changed; so how does this effect manual handling practices?

Read to learn the difference between soft and hard facilities management – with clear visual aids – and the UK legalities behind this.

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) cover a wide range of workplace equipment; we cover them all in our summary post

Are you able to identify and decipher the meanings of all the different COSHH hazard symbols? Take a look at our quick guide.

For years the Fire Triangle has been used to explain how fires start – this has since been updated into the Fire Tetrahedron – learn more about both here.

What exactly do the markings on abrasive wheels mean? Here we explain the markings and their meanings. Includes example diagram.

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations was implemented in 2002, but do you know the history behind the regulations?

Linda Reinstein (of the ADAO) shares with us her personal experience of the killer that is asbestos, and why she founded the ADAO to take action.

The Hierarchy of Control Measures assists in deciding which preventative measures to take when working at height – download our PDF Hierarchy for free!