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Workplace Safety Quiz 1 - The Sign Shed
Workplace Safety Quiz 1
How clued up are you when it comes to health and safety in the workplace? Try these test questions and see whether you need more training. Read more...
Environmental Awareness Quiz - The Sign Shed
Environmental Awareness Quiz
Test your knowledge of environmental safety issues with our online quiz Read more...
Are Smoking Breaks a Thing of the Past in the Workplace? - The Sign Shed
Are Smoking Breaks a Thing of the Past in the Workplace?
Smoking breaks at work - the UK law I recently came across a news article that stated that Nottingham Council are considering implementing a staff smoking break ban. This ban is... Read more...
Smoking Bans in the Workplace: What You Need to Know - The Sign Shed
Smoking Bans in the Workplace: What You Need to Know
Is smoking banned in the workplace? Were you aware that smoking in the workplace can result in a worker being fined up to £200 pounds (1) and businesses can face... Read more...
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...