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Health and Safety with an International Workforce

25th April The UK workforce is seeing an increase in international workers, especially from countries within the European Union. It is not uncommon for a large portion of a team to have English as a second language.

What does Scottish Solar Energy and SQE have in common? Over 100MW that’s what!

28th March It’s not often that we get to compare what SQE health and safety consultants is doing to that of an entire country. Here’s why: Ofgem, the energy regulator, reported that Scotland now has 106MW of solar PV, a 36% rise since this time last year.

2013 has been a year of Solar Projects for SQE

20th December SQE specialise in supporting solar and renewable energy projects with their health and safety and CDM, the following is a brief roundup of 2013 with a short video. 2013 has been an exceptionally busy year as we have worked with several solar companies, clients and their contractors, many of which were

Today is World Quality day!

14th November You may not have know it but today is World Quality Day! Quality is about making sure you have systems and processes in place to make sure whatever you’re doing is of the highest quality whether its customer service or manufacturing. Organised

Wretch32 – Rapper helps awareness of Rail safety

27th September Rapper Wretch 32 is voicing his support for a new awareness campaign on the risks young people face when they trespass on railway lines. Network Rail has launched the Track Tests scheme as research shows more than a half of males between the ages of 16 and 24 think they could

A reminder about corporate health and safety responsibilities

19th July Health and Safety responsibilities are common sense in many cases, but businesses sometime have responsibilities that weren't immediately obvious. For example in the news recently it has been reported that a third of all road fatalities happen whilst at work, that's 20 per week which is a staggering amount.

What is CDM and why it’s so important

18th July At the beginning of July (the 8th) the HSE prosecuted a roofing contracting company and a construction company for the entire project after one of the contractors fell through a roof and suffered life changing injuries. The

What is the cost of a poor working environment?

10th June A recent article published by the Institute of Safety & Health states that a recent survey found firms are losing £7.2 billion annually in sick pay through desks and chairs being set up badly. Ergonomics

We’ve been saying it for years

3rd April It looks like the media (well some of them) are finally starting to see a bit of sense with regards to Health & Safety. Health & Safety hasn’t always had the best reputation and has taken a bit of a battering because it has been used as a scapegoat for people

2013 Budget: Tax relief to incentivise workplace health interventions

26th March Employers will be able to access tax relief for health-related interventions recommended by its planned health and work assessment and advisory service, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced in his Budget. Each