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April 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced several new words

and phrases.

Here are the key ones along with a brief explanation of what

they mean:

Coronavirus - Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which

may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several

coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections

ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such

as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute

Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered

coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.

COVID-19 - This is disease caused by the coronavirus. The first

cases of it were detected in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The

disease primarily affects the lungs.

Lockdown - Refers to the restrictions on movement or daily

life, where public buildings are closed and people told to stay

at home. Several countries have imposed lockdowns as a

means to limiting the spread of the disease.

Pandemic - Is an epidemic of a serious disease (such as COVID-

19) that spreads rapidly in many countries simultaneously.

Self-isolation - Staying inside and avoiding all contact with

other people. The aim is to prevent the spread of a disease.

Social distancing - Keeping away from other people, with the

aim of slowing down transmission of a disease. The

government advises not seeing friends or relatives other than

those you live with, working from home where possible

and avoiding public transport.

Virus - A microscopic agent that copies itself inside the living

cells of another organism. Viruses can cause the ’host’ cells to

die and interrupt the body's normal chemical processes,

causing disease.

Flatten the curve - This means to slow the rate of transmission

so the peak (in terms of numbers of cases) is flattened into a

smoother curve when drawn on a chart. The aim is to prevent

a very high instance of coronavirus cases overloading health

services.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and

Public Health England updated their guidance for employers

and businesses on 7 April 2020. The guidance can be accessed

at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-

employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-

employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19

At the time of publication, the guidance covered:

• What you need to know

• Symptoms

• Good practice for employers

• Social distancing in the workplace - principles

• Shift-working and staggering processes

• Staying at home if you, or someone in your household, has

symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) on site

• Sick pay

• Certifying absence from work

• What to do if an employee needs time off work to look

after someone

• Limiting spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in business and

workplaces

• Use of face masks in the community

• Moving goods

• Cleaning and waste disposal

• Handling post or packages

• Food safety

Coronavirus - know your key terms

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze

• Dispose of tissues in a bin immediately and then wash your hands

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands

• Observe social distancing and self-isolation rules

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World Health Organisation - https://www.who.int/

emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Public Health England - https://www.gov.uk/government/

organisations/public-health-england

Health Protection Scotland - https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

Public Health Wales - https://phw.nhs.wales/

Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland -

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/

The UK government are posting regular updates on the

outbreak on their website at:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

The UKs Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also have a

website at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has provided guidance

on RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous

Occurrences Regulations 2013) during the current COVID-19

outbreak.

They say that you must make a report under RIDDOR when:

• an unintended incident at work has led to someone’s

possible or actual exposure to coronavirus. This must be

reported as a dangerous occurrence.

• a worker has been diagnosed as having COVID 19 and there

is reasonable evidence that it was caused by exposure at

work. This must be reported as a case of disease.

• a worker dies as a result of occupational exposure to

coronavirus.

More information about dangerous occurrences is available in

RIDDOR regulation 7, Schedule 2 – Section 10

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/schedule/2/

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More information about cases of disease, specifically exposure

to a biological agent is available in RIDDOR regulation 9 (b)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/regulation/9/

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More information about work related fatalities is available in

RIDDOR regulation 6 (2)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/regulation/6/

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More general information about the types of reportable

incidents is available at:

https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/reportable-incidents.htm

RIDDOR reports can be made online

Dangerous occurrence can be reported at:

https://notifications.hse.gov.uk/riddorforms/

DangerousOccurrence

A case of disease: exposure to a biological agent can be

reported at:

https://notifications.hse.gov.uk/riddorforms/Disease

A work-related fatality due to exposure to a biological agent

can be reported at:


COVID-19 Key sources of information RIDDOR reporting of COVID-19

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

https://phw.nhs.wales/

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/schedule/2/made

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/schedule/2/made

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1471/regulation/9/made




https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/reportable-incidents.htm

https://notifications.hse.gov.uk/riddorforms/DangerousOccurrence

https://notifications.hse.gov.uk/riddorforms/DangerousOccurrence




April 2020

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A Blackburn logistics company has been fined after failing to

provide fall protection for workers replacing the roof of its

premises.

Blackpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 29 May 2019,

Health and Safety Executive inspectors visited a warehouse in

Blackburn and observed two workers on the roof without any

physical protection or any work equipment in place to prevent

or minimise the distance of a fall.

Further investigation by HSE also found that the roof of the

warehouse was fragile and people were at risk of coming

through it. The company, Speed Drop Logistics Ltd, did not have

any measures in place to prevent workers falling from or

through the roof from which they could suffer personal injury

or even death. The removal of tiles should have been carried

out from underneath the roof using a scissor lift or a cherry

picker. Scaffold should have been in place to create a barrier

against and to minimise the distance of a possible fall.

Speed Drop Logistics Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation

6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The company was

fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1570.60.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Stuart Hadfield, said:

“Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of

work-related fatalities in this country and the risks associated

with working at height are well known. Companies should be

aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate

enforcement action against those that fall below the required

standard.”

Poor management control puts workers at risk

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Tayside Health Board has been fined following three

incidents where patients died by suicide using ligature

points.

Perth Sheriff Court heard that, between 1 April 2012 and 4

November 2015, on the Moredun Ward at general adult

psychiatry ward of Murray Royal Hospital, Perth, three

patients were able to utilise ligature points to take their

own lives. Patients on Moredun Ward are acutely unwell

and often not in a position to ensure their own safety.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that Tayside Health Board failed to assess, manage

and control the risk of severe injury and death associated

with ligature anchor points.

Private bedrooms within the facility had multiple ligature

points which could have been removed to reduce the risk

to patients on the ward. The Health Board failed to

effectively communicate risks associated with the ligature

points to staff who were required to monitor and assess

patients.

A previous attempt by one patient to secure a ligature to a

ligature anchor point was not communicated to the staff

who monitored her. She later successfully took her own

life by the same method.

Tayside Health Board of Ninewells Hospital, Clepington

Road, Dundee pleaded guilty to breaching Sections 3(1)

and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work Act

and was fined £120,000.

A landlord has been sentenced after failing to maintain

gas appliances and failing to have landlord’s gas safety

checks undertaken at his rental property in Plymouth.

Plymouth Crown Court heard how, in August 2018, a

concern was raised with the Health and Safety Executive

(HSE) by a previous tenant that no landlord’s gas safety

checks had been carried out for three years. HSE made

numerous attempts to contact the landlord, Mr Thomas

Brumby, but received no replies or representations.

Having failed to provide HSE with a copy of any landlord’s

gas safety records for his tenanted property, a formal

Improvement Notice was served on Mr Brumby requiring

him to arrange for the gas appliances at his tenanted

property to be checked and maintained. Mr Brumby

ignored this Improvement Notice.

Thomas Brumby pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations

36(3)(a) and 36(2)(a) of the Gas Safety (Installation and

Use) Regulations 1998. He was sentenced to 15 weeks in

prison for each offence, both suspended for 18 months,

and ordered to pay costs of £1,500.

Speaking after the hearing HSE inspector Simon Jones

said: “Thomas Brumby put the residents and other

members of the public at risk of harm by failing to

maintain gas appliances in a domestic property. He

showed contempt of the law surrounding gas safety at a

tenanted property.

“Landlords must ensure they obtain a landlord’s gas safety

record and they maintain all gas appliances in accordance

with the law.”

Food Safety & Hygiene - Level 1

RoSPA & CPD Approved

60 mins approx

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Food Safety & Hygiene - (Catering) Level 2


90 mins approx

£6.50—£12.00 +vat £

Food Safety & Hygiene - (Manufacturing) Level 2


90 mins approx

£6.50—£12.00 +vat £

Food Safety & Hygiene - (Retail) Level 2


90 mins approx

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Food Allergen Awareness

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Asbestos Awareness (Category A)

IATP & CPD Approved

180 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Warden / Fire Marshal


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

IOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Approved

16—24 hours approx

£125—£135 +vat £

• No hidden charges • Study at a time and

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access to the course, tutor support, the assessment and certificate

• You get 190 days to complete your courses

Working at Height Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Buy IOSH Managing Safely for £135+vat and receive these additional IATP / RoSPA and CPD Certification Service approved courses at no extra cost.

Manual Handling Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

COSHH Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that on

19 June 2019, an agency worker at E.G.L.

Homecare Limited suffered a severe crush

injury to his arm as he attempted to remove

dirt from a press roller.

He was working on a production line that

glued sponge to abrasive sheets to make

scourer sponges. His job was to remove the

sheets of scourer sponges from the conveyor

onto a pallet when his right hand got dragged

into the nip point of two in-running rollers up

to his shoulder. He was diagnosed with

forearm compartment syndrome, a painful

condition caused by bleeding or swelling

within an enclosed bundle of muscles. He had

an operation on his arm and had to stay in

hospital for six days.

An investigation by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) found that the company failed

to provide a tunnel guard on the press roller

to prevent access to the rollers.

E.G.L. Homecare Limited pleaded guilty of

Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of

Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The

company was fined £80,000 and ordered to

pay costs of £5,314.08.

Speaking after the case, HSE inspector Carla

Barron, said: “This incident could have been

avoided had the company properly assessed

the guarding arrangements on the machine

when it was installed. Unfortunately access to

in-running rollers is a common cause of injury

but it can be easily avoided by providing

effective control measures such as the

provision of tunnel guards.”

Fine after agency worker was dragged into a press roller


April 2020

Many fish and other marine species have been hunted almost

to extinction. Meanwhile, oil spills and other forms of pollution

have poisoned the seas, making it a more difficult environment

for the remaining species to populate.

In recent decades, the growing influence of climate change has

bleached corals and seen the ocean's acidity increase. This was

documented in last year's special report from the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

But despite these challenges, a new scientific review points to

the remarkable resilience of the seas.

The researchers identified

nine components that are

key to rebuilding the

oceans:

• salt marshes

• mangroves

• seagrasses

• coral reefs

• Kelp

• oyster reefs

• fisheries

• megafauna

• deep ocean.

The scientists recommend a range of actions that are required

including protecting species, harvesting wisely and restoring

habitats.

It is recognised that a big challenge is climate change, which is

raising sea levels and making the waters more acidic. The

amount of warming that has already taken place will likely

make rebuilding tropical reefs quite difficult.

Another big challenge will be money. The study estimates that

it will cost $10-20bn a year to rebuild marine life by 2050. But

the review also points out that for every dollar invested, the

expected return would be $10.

The authors acknowledge that governments have many other

issues on their minds right now but they believe that rescuing

the oceans is a very achievable goal.

The study has been published in the journal Nature and can be

viewed at:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2146-7.epdf

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April 2020

We have listened to feedback from our customers and used it

to improve the design and functionality of the dashboard that

our eLearning customers use to allocate courses to students.

Known as Dashboard 2.0, it has:

• an improved design;

• simplified functions;

• faster performance; and

• at-a-glance reports.

All new customers are automatically allocated a Dashboard 2.0

login. Existing ‘coordinators’ are being migrated over to the

new system in a phased rollout.

Early customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive

with the increased speed and more intuitive enrolment

process attracting most positive comments.

As ever, any feedback will be gratefully received.

Overview of the main page on

Dashboard 2.0

Example student progress report,

enabling searches and exportable

reporting.

Our Dashboard 2.0 is being rolled out to our eLearning customers


April 2020

Abrasive Wheels Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

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Health and

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Asbestos Awareness for Architects & Designers

IATP & CPD Approved

180 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Asbestos Awareness (Category A)

IATP & CPD Approved

180 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Safety Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Warden / Fire Marshal


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

IOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Approved

16—24 hours approx

£125—£135 +vat £

IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Site Managers

IOSH Approved

16-24 hours approx

£195—£225 +vat £

IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers

IOSH Approved

6-8 hours approx

£80.00—£95.00 +vat £

IOSH Working Safely

IOSH Approved

6-8 hours approx

£60.00—£65.00 +vat £

Extremism & Radicalisation Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Extinguisher Awareness


60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Electrical Safety Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

IOSH Safety for Executives & Directors

IOSH Approved

8 hours approx

£95.00 +vat £

Confined Space Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

COSHH Awareness


90 mins approx

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Slips and Trips Awareness


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Legionella Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Work Equipment Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Working at Height Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Slips, Trips & Falls Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£10.00 +vat £

Manual Handling Awareness


90 mins approx

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Ladder Safety Awareness


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Lone Working Awareness


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Method Statement Awareness


90 mins approx

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Moving & Handling People Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

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Risk Assessment Awareness


90 mins approx

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Silica Dust Awareness


90 mins approx

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Noise Awareness


90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Mental Health Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Mental Health Awareness for Managers

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Vibration Awareness


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April 2020

Extremism & Radicalisation Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Children - Level 1

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Moving & Handling People Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (Advanced) - Level 2

CPD Approved

120 mins approx

£7.50—£20.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness for Construction workers

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Home

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Home & Work

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Work

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness - Giving up Plastic

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - Level 1

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Children (Advanced) - Level 2

CPD Approved

120 mins approx

£7.50—£20.00 +vat £

Designated Safeguarding Lead (Vulnerable Adults)

CPD Approved

150 mins approx

£12.50—£25.00 +vat £

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The value bundle brings together 5 set courses in a

money saving deal. The value bundle includes:

• Asbestos Awareness (Category A) [IATP & CPD]

• COSHH Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

• Fire Warden / Fire Marshal [RoSPA & CPD]

• Manual Handling Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

• Working at Height Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

These are full courses, not cut-down versions.

Students will receive a certificate for each of the

courses that they complete. Students have 90 days

from enrolment to complete their courses.

£40+vat per user.

The Mix and Match bundle enables you to self-select

5 online training courses from a selection of IATP,

RoSPA and / or CPD courses. A full list of the

courses included in the deal is provided on our

website.

These are full courses, not cut-down versions.

Students will receive a certificate for each of the

courses that they complete.

Students have 90 days from enrolment to complete

their courses.

Bundle deals underpin our commitment to provide

approved training in vital skills at affordable prices.

At the time of publication, we also have the

following bundle offers available:

• Food Safety & Hygiene - Level 1 Bundle (£30+vat

per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Catering - Level 2 Bundle

(£30+vat per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Manufacturing - Level 2

Bundle (£30+vat per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Retail - Level 2 bundle

(£30+vat per user)

• IOSH Managing Safely Bundle (£125 - £135+vat

per user)

• IOSH Safety Health & Environment for

Construction Site Managers Bundle (£215 -

£245+vat per user)

• IOSH Safety Health & Environment for

Construction Workers Bundle (£105 - £120+vat

per user)

• IOSH Working Safely Bundle (£80 - £90+vat per

user)

We frequently update our bundle offers, so please

check our website for the latest offers at:

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