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65 min 44 sec
Health & Safety
Blade injuries remain one of the most common — and costly — workplace incidents across warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, retail and food production environments. While many businesses rely heavily on PPE as the primary control measure, the HSE’s guidance makes it clear that a more proactive and structured approach is needed to achieve meaningful reductions in injuries.In this webinar, we’ll explore the HSE’s recommended 8-step approach to reducing blade injuries and discuss how organisations can move beyond reactive safety measures towards safer cutting processes and better tool selection. The session will look at practical areas including elimination of unnecessary blade use, selecting safer cutting tools, improving working environments, training considerations and creating stronger cutting safety behaviours across teams.We’ll also examine why many companies continue to experience recurring blade injuries despite existing controls, and how a hierarchy-led approach can help significantly reduce risk without negatively affecting operational efficiency. Rather than focusing solely on hand protection, this webinar will consider the wider causes of blade injuries, and the practical steps businesses can take to address them more effectively.Whether you work within Health & Safety, Operations, Warehousing, Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement, this webinar will provide practical insight into building a safer, more sustainable approach to workplace cutting safety — aligned with current HSE guidance and real-world operational challenges.
61 min 32 sec
Health & Safety
How connected, purpose-built gas detection can help improve visibility, efficiency and worker safetySafety teams are under increasing pressure. With more work to manage, fewer people on site and rising expectations around safety performance, the tools used for confined space entry, sampling and gas detection need to do more than simply alarm when hazards are present.This webinar with MSA Safety, will explore how gas detection needs are evolving, and what safety professionals should consider when selecting equipment that supports both frontline workers and wider safety programmes.Rather than focusing purely on device features, the session will look at the real-world challenges facing teams responsible for confined spaces, turnarounds, contractor management and multi-site operations. From equipment readiness and ease of use to data visibility and connected safety insights, the discussion will consider how modern gas detection can help teams make faster, more informed decisions.Drawing on customer feedback and field observations shared in MSA’s webinar materials, the session will also introduce the thinking behind the development of the ALTAIR io™ 6 Multigas Detector - a purpose-built sampling tool designed around reliability, flexibility, connectivity and practical day-to-day use.What the webinar will coverDuring the session, attendees will hear about:The changing pressures facing safety managers, operations teams and gas detection fleet ownersCommon challenges with pumped multi-gas detectors, including reliability, readability, maintenance and equipment availabilityWhy sampling gas detection should be viewed as a task-critical tool, not just another item of PPEHow real-time connected gas detection can support better visibility across workers, sites and confined space activitiesPractical considerations around maintenance, charging, sensor flexibility and data reportingHow connected solutions such as the ALTAIR io™ 6 Multigas Detector and MSA Grid can support safety teams at different stages of their digital safety journeyGas detection plays a critical role in helping workers return home safely. But as work environments become more complex, safety teams need tools that not only detect hazards, but also support better planning, clearer decision-making and improved visibility.Join this session to gain a practical perspective on how modern, connected gas detection can help address today’s challenges - and support safer, more efficient working practices in the future.
62 min 9 sec
Health & Safety
Creating Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) is essential for maintaining safety and compliance, but for many organisations, the process is still time-consuming, inconsistent, and overly reliant on manual methods.In this webinar, we’ll explore how safety professionals can move away from fragmented processes and improve both the speed and quality of their RAMS without compromising compliance. Drawing on real-world challenges faced by organisations in construction, engineering, and other high-risk industries, this session will focus on practical ways to streamline workflows, reduce rework, and improve documentation standards.We’ll also look at how better visibility of training and competency data supports stronger RAMS and safer project delivery, helping teams ensure that the right people with the right skills are assigned to the right tasks .What you’ll learn:Why RAMS are often rejected, and how to improve quality and consistencyPractical ways to reduce time spent creating and reviewing RAMSHow to standardise documentation across teams and projectsThe role of training and competency tracking in strengthening RAMS and complianceHow to move from reactive paperwork to a more proactive safety management approachWhether you’re a Health & Safety Manager, Compliance Lead, or Project Manager, this session will give you actionable insights to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen your organisation’s approach to safety documentation.
67 min 51 sec
Fire Safety
This CPD session on Understanding fire safety in battery energy storage systems (BESS) provides an in-depth overview of what an energy storage system is, focusing on prevention, detection and suppression strategies. Participants will learn about the current international standards like NFPA855, UL9540 and the layered approach to detection and suppression. This session will explore the importance of early gas and smoke detection and the role of extinguishant panels. Case studies from the UK, China, and the US identify real-world failures and reinforce the need for proactive fire safety measures to protect people, infrastructure, and the environment.
56 min 13 sec
Health & Safety
For EHS teams, the challenge is rarely defining the right processes, but ensuring they work together to support confident, real-time decision-making in complex, operational environments.In many organisations, safety, risk, competency, and wellbeing data still sits across disconnected systems. This limits visibility, creates inefficiencies, and delays the identification of emerging risks, even where robust processes exist.This webinar explores how leading organisations are taking a more connected, digital-first approach to compliance, one that better reflects how work is actually carried out. We will look at how bringing data together across safety, risk, and workforce systems creates a clearer, more actionable picture of operational risk.We will also touch on the growing role of AI in helping teams surface insights sooner, reduce administrative burden, and support more confident, real-time decision-making, without adding unnecessary complexity.
57 min 47 sec
Fire Safety
Most of you will be aware of The Building Safety Act 2022 and the subsequent amendments to Building Regulations 2023 put in place requirements for both individuals and organisations to prove competence.I will cover:What is FESS UK Employers Forum structure and how it is leading the way.What the challenges facing companies, associations, institutions, inspectorates and the impact proof of competence it will have on them and individuals.What is the FESS Sector competency card structure and how individual’s competence can be demonstrated against it.What are the experienced worker routes for assessment and do you need retraining.Where do you get your competence assessed and what is involved. What is the cost and will you need to get it renewed?How you keep yourself up to date on all of this– the FESS UK web site.
