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First Aid Training – 3 days to learn how to save a life

In the UK, thousands of people die every year in incidents where first aid could have saved them, if only there was someone there who knew how to help. The sad fact is that many people don’t know even the basics of first aid. In the workplace though, this is countered by legislation requiring that trained first […]

Work Related Stress – what can employers do to help?

Work-related stress is the second most commonly reported cause of occupational ill health in Great Britain, accounting for 44% of all work-related ill-health cases. It is also the most common reason that people are absent due to ill health, being responsible for 57% of all days taken off. This is why the HSE has made it one of […]

PPE Regulation Changes – The Basics

The law on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is changing. The new PPE Regulation will reflect changes in how PPE is developed, produced and sold, and will affect everyone in the PPE industry – including manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers. Although full enforcement of the PPE Regulation won’t take place until April 2018, following a two-year transition […]

Businesses set straight about high heels

As a company that cares a great deal about employee well-being, we welcome the news that the government inquiry into dress codes has recognised that action needs to be taken to improve the law around dress codes. The inquiry came about because of a petition started by Nicola Thorp, whose employer sent her home without pay for refusing to […]

Fire Safety Training – Protecting Lives in your Workplace

All our fire safety training courses are delivered by highly experienced professionals, who have worked for many years in the UK Fire and Rescue services as operational firefighters and fire safety educators. This means that they have the knowledge and experience to deliver courses that are relevant, realistic, and interesting. Fire Warden Course Our fire […]

Discount on training courses booked in January 2017

To help your business to start the new year off right, we’re offering a great 10% discount on all bookings made in January for our First Aid and IOSH Working Safely training courses. We run both courses on a monthly basis, so it’s easy to find dates that fit in with your business needs. Focusing […]

Merry Christmas!

All the team at Amalgamate would like to wish you a very merry christmas, and a happy hogmanay. 2016 has been a busy, interesting and challenging year, and we’ve enjoyed working with new clients, developing our relationships with our existing clients, moving into our new office, and learning some different skills. We can’t wait to see what 2017 has in […]

HSE Health and Safety Statistics for 2016

The Health and Safety Executive has recently released its annual report on health and safety statistics for 2015-16. While it’s good to see that some numbers are dropping, it is also sobering to see that a number of statistics around health and safety have plateaued. It seems that while positive changes are still being made in some areas, […]

AED Training saves lives

AED training is now available as part of all our First Aid at Work courses. From 31 December 2016, the Health and Safety Executive will require all First Aid at Work courses to include training on the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). At Amalgamate we are already including AED training in our First Aid […]

World Mental Health Day 2016 – take time for Tea & Talk

Today is World Mental Health Day, and the Mental Health Foundation is encouraging people to take time for ‘Tea & Talk‘ – an initiative designed to raise awareness of mental health issues, raise money, and encourage people to have conversations with their friends and colleagues about their own mental wellbeing. It aims to tackle the […]