Manual Handling training for local Tree Surgeons
As part of our on-going health and safety support for Ayrshire Tree Surgeons (ATS), we are delighted to announce that the team have successfully completed our Manual Handling course. The course forms part of ATS’s commitment to train its employees, improve competency and make health and safety a core part of its business practice. The […]
Read MoreMobile Tech and Repetitive Strain Injuries
We take our tech usage for granted these days but rarely consider the risk to our health from using our beloved gadgets. We recognise the serial user and will perhaps mock the stereotype of the moody teenager hunched over their phone or tablet, but I suspect that really we are all a little guilty of […]
Read MoreWelcome to the team…
Anne Blacklock, who joins us in Business Development and Marketing to contribute to the future growth of the business. Anne is well known in the construction sector, having worked for many years with companies including Morris and Spottiswood and Land Engineering. She was also business development manager in the Centre for the Built Environment, a […]
Read MoreFire Warden training in Edinburgh
Our trainers have had a busy few months delivering training up and down the country. One of our recent trips was through to Edinburgh to deliver Fire Warden training to a client’s team there, which included being joined by volunteers from Maidenhead and London via a video link. The Fire Warden course is designed to […]
Read MoreEmergency First Aid training in Central London
Our trainer James has just delivered an Emergency First Aid training course to one of our client’s offices in Central London. The 1 day course is designed to provide practical life-saving skills in accordance with UK workplace health and safety regulations. The London team had an interesting day learning about cardiac arrest and heart conditions, […]
Read MoreOur new recruit
A very warm welcome to the newest member of the Amalgamate Team, Kiri Goss. Having previously worked in both the public and private sectors, Kiri brings with her a wide range of experience and skills to enhance and support the smooth running and development of the business. She has previously worked in areas such as […]
Read MoreAre you sitting comfortably?
Modern working practice, elongated hours and travel demands can all increase our risks of injury from musculoskeletal disorders. So whether we are sat at our desks, hunched over a laptop or working while on a long train journey we all need to take a collective responsibility for managing the risks to our wellbeing. Recently published […]
Read MoreMusculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace
Over the last few years UK statistics have demonstrated a general downward trend in musculoskeletal disorders including upper limb disorders. However, this still remains a significant risk with manual handling, keyboard use, repetitive movement and awkward/tiring movements all contributing to reported injuries in the workplace in 2016/2017. The traditional high-risk sectors such as post/courier, agricultural […]
Read MoreDelivering successful CSCS card training
Another productive week sees us deliver CSCS Professional and Managerial test training for Argyll based Cowal Design Ltd. We oversaw the whole process from initial training needs identification to training delivery, test and card applications, to ensure our client received the benefits of the process, with the organisational aspects covered by us. “Many thanks for […]
Read MoreWhy invest in health and safety?
In today’s business world, risk has to be managed by all organisations. This means that gut feeling and basic instincts count for less. The history of risk management has been one of making tacit knowledge explicit and of validating and supporting expert judgments by quantitative analysis. Decision making in the presence of risk is becoming […]
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