Screwfix and BHF roll out 870-store defibrillator plan
Screwfix has joined with the British Heart Foundation to install defibrillators in all of its 870-plus stores across the UK and the RoI.
The group is also registering its network of defibrillators onto The Circuit,...
‘Lunch and Learn’ H&S with the GGF
The Glass and Glazing Federation has launched a new ‘Lunch and Learn’ Health and Safety webinar programme with a series of lunchtime webinars where both members and non-members can hear from industry experts and...
DGCOS targets mental health again with second survey
The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme is launching a second survey of mental health across the industry to assess how the problem has changed since the first in 2022 and determine what still...
Lighthouse teams up with CITB and Samaritans for wellbeing support
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry wide initiative called Make It Visible in the face of research showing...
Mind gains £4k from trades’ tournament
Tradespeople from all sectors helped to raise over £4,000 when they took part in a special football tournament organised by IronmongeryDirect in aid of the mental health charity Mind.
Around 50 took part in the...
Schüco looks at protecting people and property with iNOW No 3
Schüco UK will unveil its latest aluminium and steel product innovations designed to protect people and property in iNOW Secure, the third of its Innovation Now live broadcasts from its Milton Keynes showroom, on...
New rooflight safety alert warns of net use risks
A new safety bulletin warning of the risks of using rooflight safety nets has been published by The Rooflight Association and FASET, the Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training association.
While FASET supports the use of...
Report reveals the extent of mental health issues in the industry
Four fifths of window worker and joiners experience mental health issues at least once a year due to work-related issues, with the cost of living rating the highest among the causes, according to a...
British Safety Council launches Safety Management app
The British Safety Council has launched a new Safety Management app which allows readers to browse news keep abreast of the changing UK and international health and safety landscape.
Safety Management is aimed at anyone...
New conformity guidance on partitioning in social distancing
The “How Business Owners Can Use Partitioning and Ironmongery to Help Manage Social Distancing” guide, jointly produced by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers and FIS, which represents the finishes and interior sector, has been...
