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UK Ban on Smoking in Cars with Children - The Sign Shed
UK Ban on Smoking in Cars with Children
What is the UK law on smoking in a car? Did you know that the smoking laws in England changed again in 2015? From the 1st of October 2015 it... Read more...
Can E-cigarettes be Used at Work? - The Sign Shed
Can E-cigarettes be Used at Work?
Can I smoke an e-cigarette in the office? In the UK, it is illegal to smoke in an enclosed public area or workplace. Because of this employers, usually, only allow their... Read more...
Workplace electrical hazards: signs you need to display - The Sign Shed
Workplace electrical hazards: signs you need to display
Electricity in the workplace : the hidden dangers The Sign Shed keeps employees, contractors and visitors safe from harm across tens of thousands of UK workplaces every year with our... Read more...
Stress and worker safety - The Sign Shed
Stress and worker safety
Stress can actually shrink your brain In any business environment – from corporate to retail – stress is the biggest threat to satisfactory health and safety provision. Chronic stress is not... Read more...
Working with asbestos - The Sign Shed
Working with asbestos
Vital safety measures if you work with asbestos Asbestos is one of the most significant health risks in the building trade, with the Health and Safety Executive estimating that around... Read more...
How your business can help protect the environment - The Sign Shed
How your business can help protect the environment
The environmentally responsibility of your business No matter how small or large your organisation, all businesses have a responsibility to manage their impact on the environment. For some businesses, this could... Read more...
What is a risk assessment? - The Sign Shed
What is a risk assessment?
Help! I need to do a risk assessment! A risk assessment is a process in which you thoroughly examine any factors in the workplace that could cause harm to your... Read more...
Lifting operations at work: how to avoid injury - The Sign Shed
Lifting operations at work: how to avoid injury
How to avoid injury when lifting Unfortunately, no matter how many instructions are given in training or afterward, lifting injuries are still commonplace in warehouses and workplaces up and down... Read more...
Who is responsible for employee safety? - The Sign Shed
Who is responsible for employee safety?
Is worker safety the responsibility of the business owner or the worker? Safety at work should be a priority for any business, particularly in high risk environments such as building... Read more...
Forklift safety - The Sign Shed
Forklift safety
Safety measures for businesses using forklift trucks Safety is paramount when operating a forklift, and while there are numerous health and safety regulations in place to ensure proper and secure... Read more...
Car parks: packed full of hidden hazards - The Sign Shed
Car parks: packed full of hidden hazards
The hidden dangers in car parks It’s not just fast-moving traffic that you have to watch out for when it comes to health and safety; even slow-moving and stationary vehicles... Read more...
Workplace vision problems - The Sign Shed
Workplace vision problems
Why your employees need their eyes testing Isaac Newton was a physicist who thought that, by staring up at the sun, he could better understand how the universe worked. Fortunately,... Read more...