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From Awareness to Action: Promoting Hearing Health in the Workplace

Ensure workplace safety with regular audiometry testing. Early detection and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss.

John Southall
John Southall
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Forklift truck safety: Your back-to-basics guide

A rise in lift truck accidents means courts are cracking down on common compliance issues. Get a refresher on the fundamentals of forklift safety.

Ian Hatherly
Ian Hatherly
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Fire risk assessments: Safety basics and best-practice guidance

Fire safety begins with a solid risk assessment. Get a rundown of FRA fundamentals and seven critical actions to protect your people and premises.

Ian Hatherly
Ian Hatherly
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Fire Door Safety Week 2024: Protect your people and premises

Mark Fire Door Safety Week 2024 with expert guidance on fire door essentials, preventative maintenance, and critical compliance checks.

John Southall
John Southall
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Falls from height – step in to keep customers safe

Falls from height can happen at any time, but the summer months present a particular problem.

John Southall
John Southall
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Face-fit fundamentals: Reducing risks with the right RPE

Mitigate wood dust hazards and maximise your team’s respiratory protective equipment (RPE) with the best practice basics of face-fit testing.

John Southall
John Southall
Case Studies

Building a safety-driven workforce at Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK)

Bringing health and safety in-house across a national operation

Case Studies

Elevating safety at Bunting Magnetics

Pushing beyond everyday compliance with end-to-end digital safety

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Case Studies

Strengthening safety at McLaughlan Transport

Establishing a structured safety programme from the ground up

Whitepapers

Creating a culture of safety: The business case for a compliance-first mindset

A practical guide to building a strong, compliance-first safety culture - making the business case, comparing strong and weak cultures, setting out five steps to embed accountability, and tracking maturity with the Bradley Curve.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Whitepapers

Selecting your health and safety partner: A guide to choosing the right level of support

A practical guide for business leaders weighing in-house, ad hoc, retained, and competent person partnership models, with the criteria for choosing a provider that scales with your business.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Whitepapers

Protecting against noise-induced hearing loss: Choosing the proper protection for your team

A guide to safeguarding employees from permanent hearing damage caused by workplace noise exposure, covering legal responsibilities, noise reduction solutions, and PPE selection.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Whitepapers

Occupational health: The business benefits of a proactive approach

This whitepaper examines how a proactive occupational health strategy reduces costs, prevents long-term sick leave, and builds a compliant, high-performing workforce.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Whitepapers

Occupational health: Protecting long-term lung health

Practical guidance for protecting workers from chronic lung conditions through proven control measures, covering respiratory hazards, legal duty of care, and occupational health programmes.

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MD, Builders Merchant
Name Surname
Whitepapers

RIDDOR: Making sense of reporting requirements

Opus Safety's whitepaper addresses widespread confusion surrounding RIDDOR reporting obligations in the UK, providing expert guidance on incident reporting thresholds and key legislative definitions.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Whitepapers

Safer storage and distribution: An essential guide for warehouse operators

A practical guide delivering proven safety solutions for warehousing and distribution sectors, covering risk assessments, health and safety legislation, forklift accidents, falls from height, racking systems, and compliance technology.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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