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- *NEW* Managing and Inspecting Scaffolds
- 1a. NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals *NEW*
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- CDM for Designers and Principal Designers - Online
- CDM: An Overview
- CDM: An Overview - Online
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- CITB Director's Role for Health and Safety - Online
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- Course Dates and Fees 2021
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- Difficult Conversations - Online
- Directors Seminar: Health, Safety and Employment Law
- Directors Seminar: Health, Safety and Employment Law - Online
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- Display Screen Equipment Assessment Workshop
- Display Screen Equipment Assessment Workshop - Online
- Driver Safety Awareness
- Driver Safety Awareness - Online
- Duty to Manage Asbestos
- Duty to Manage Asbestos - Online
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- IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management
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- Legionella Awareness: Control of Legionella in Water Systems
- Legionella Awareness: Control of Legionella in Water Systems - Online
- Level 2 - Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
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- Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS7671:2018
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus Training
- Management of Water and Flood Incidents (MWFI) – Defra Module 5
- Managing Contractors (Including Permit to Work Systems)
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- SSG’s online Annual Conference a big success!
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- IOSH Chartered Fellowship success for Adam Worth!
- SSG Update - We're here and ready to help...
- SSG Coronavirus Update
- SSG team complete 'Everest Basecamp Virtual Challenge'
- SSG introduce new ‘Midweek Masterclass’ series
- SSG announces exciting company developments
- Staying safe – Local firm adapts to marketplace changes
- SSG reopen with new health and safety measures in place
- SSG COVID-19 Delegate Information
- SSG launch new COVID-19 Business Guidance and Support packages
- SSG launch new online face-to-face training programme
- CDM - beyond 'bricks and mortar'...
- SSG's NEBOSH learners achieve outstanding exam results
- We are Gold (Gold)!
- SSG’s Fourth Annual Conference
- SSG support local Armed Forces Day
- Men’s Shed takes part in Health and Safety course
- Adam Worth to present 'Mental Health at Work' at IOSH Branch Meeting
- Bad Weather Rules
- SSG compete in NSPCC’s ‘Festival of Trees’
- Christmas Site Shutdown
- Welcome to Our New Team Members!
- SSG receives Lord Lieutenant’s Award for Armed Forces Support
- SSG's Third Annual Conference
- Book Now for Your 2019 Training Courses!
- SSG Bowled Over to Support Local Cricket Club
- Brand New Facilities at SSG Plymouth Training Centre
- Understanding NEBOSH with SSG
- SSG Pledge Less Plastic
- SSG support local Armed Forces Day
- Member Milestone - 10 Year Anniversary - Blencowe Scaffolding Ltd
- SSG Training and Consultancy Ltd are pleased to advise we are a CITB ATO
- Local Firm Announces Staff Expansion
- SSG become proud sponsors of Building Plymouth
- A huge thank you to Exjet for 10 years
- Facebook Competition Terms and Conditions - Comedy Tickets
- SSG Annual Conference
- SSG 2nd Annual Conference
- Annual Conference 2017 – Guest Speakers Announced!
- Course Dates and Fees 2018
- SSG Annual Conference for Members - 19 October 2017 - 09:00 to 13:30
- Toolbox Talk Video - Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work
- SSG signs Armed Forces Covenant
- SSG welcomes new faces to the team
- Toolbox Talk Video - Working Safely at Heights
- Helping save lives at the region’s top zoos
- Cash lands role as new Chair of the IOSH Construction Group
- Putting children's safety first - the value to employers
- HSE to consult on new FFI disputes procedure ahead of court action
- Further Delays for ISO 45001
- Discontinued Production of FFP3 8835 Disposable Respirators
- First Aid Training Changes Introduce the use of an AED
- Facebook Competition Terms and Conditions - Mini marshmallows in a jar
- SSG Training and Consultancy put on their Pudsey Bear Ears to Raise Money for Children in Need.
- Environmental Management
- Local Company Supports PASMA Week with Mannequin Challenge
- Toolbox Talk Video - Environmental Management
- Colour Rush 2016
- SSG Annual Conference - Guest Speakers Announced!
- SSG backs free Asbestos Safety Training Campaign
- Colour Rush 2016
- SSG Supports 'Breaking Ground' 7 Steps WWT Event
- The Budget – HR impact
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
- SSG COVID-19 Delegate Information
- First Aid Training Course Protocol
- Coronavirus - An SSG Update
- How to deal with large scale flexible working arrangements
- How to avoid catching or spreading germs - Poster
- It's in your hands - Poster
- Coronavirus in the Workplace
- Employer guidance - Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
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Employment Law and HR Services
- Employees now able to self-certify for the first 28 days
- 14-year-old waitress dismissal was age discrimination
- How will the increase in National Living Wage affect you?
- Imposter syndrome - the new mental wellbeing challenge
- Is unlimited holiday the way forward?
- Importance of good goal setting
- Rebuilding company culture post-pandemic
- Estate agent wins £185,000 in sex discrimination claim for rejected flexible working request
- Discrimination risk of co-workers accessing personal information
- Employers should not dismiss unvaccinated employees
- How to spot signs of burnout
- Is your organisation toxic?
- Supreme Court rules – Claimants need to provide evidence of discrimination
- 'Freedom Day' backlash
- Discrimination must be tackled proactively
- Nursery worker awarded compensation for process issues during dismissal
- Tribunal waiting times worsen
- Employee’s dismissal for drinking at a club when off sick is unfair
- Furlough scheme – tapering begins on 1 July 2021
- How to attract candidates when there is a shortage in your sector
- Top 10 most stressful tasks at work revealed
- “Spoilt child” comment leads to successful age discrimination claim
- Employees more comfortable taking time off sick than before pandemic
- How to build the human skills of your team
- How to support employees with invisible disabilities
- CoSHH: six simple steps towards compliance
- Are we moving towards the four-day working week?
- British Gas enforces new terms and conditions of employment
- Dismissed firefighter wins claim for procedural breaches after calling a gay colleague ‘half a man’
- Vento bands
- After a one-year delay – IR35 comes into effect on 6th April
- Early finish Fridays – most desirable employee perk!
- Furlough scheme update and new rules
- How to support employees with 'Long Covid'
- Police officer told to stop drinking Coke wins harassment claim
- "No jab, no job" contracts
- Commonly asked question
- Managing employee holiday entitlement in 2021
- National Minimum Wage - Age range changes and rate increases
- Reducing employee turnover during economic uncertainty
- Uber drivers are workers, rules Supreme Court
- Can employers force employees to have the Covid-19 vaccine?
- How to help teams stay happy, healthy, and productive when working from home
- EU citizens working in the UK – what you need to know
- Furlough rules change to cover childcare
- 90% of homeworkers drink on the job
- Lifetime skills courses to launch in April 2021
- Restrictive covenants - are they worth it?
- Returning to structure
- 2022 - Additional bank holiday in June
- Christmas party or cash bonus?
- Importance of issuing written contracts on time
- Recruitment - selection tips for hiring homeworkers
- Homeworking bills - are employers responsible?
- Job support schemes - the latest developments
- Legal update - recent caselaw
- Protecting employees from inappropriate behaviour
- Winter Economy Plan - What you need to know
- How to conduct remote inductions
- New domestic abuse advice line for employers launched
- Pharmacy worker wins claim for age discrimination after mocking about hearing and memory
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - What happens in November?
- Health and Contracts - What is and isn't acceptable?
- Trade Unions - Outdated or the future?
- Royal Mail loses appeal over agency workers' status
- Changes to DBS checks
- Job creation scheme
- Recruitment post-Brexit
- Video meetings - here to stay
- How to conduct a SWOT analysis
- Racism in the workplace - what to watch out for
- Unfair dismissal for disability whistle-blower
- Vicar rejected for job because of skin colour
- Furlough scheme extended until October
- It’s a ‘buyer’s market’ – Recruitment post-Corona
- Most frequently asked questions
- Culture more important than money for UK workers
- Engineer wins claim against employer for “nightmare” treatment after coming out
- Furlough - Job retention scheme update
- Working from home – how to alleviate neck, back and shoulder pain
- Budget 2020 overview
- Occupational nurse apprenticeship available from this year
- What are ‘lay-offs’?
- 40% of UK workers live pay day to pay day - how can employers help?
- Changes to IR35 in April 2020 – What you need to know
- Engaging employees in organisational strategy
- Attention spans shortened
- BBC equal pay case sends clear message to employers
- Ethical veganism - Myth buster
- Government invests in new jobseekers’ scheme
- Newsletter Quiz Questions
- Anxiety and depression contributed to unfair dismissal
- What is 'associative discrimination'?
- Brexit - What to watch out for...
- The dreaded 'A' word
- Blokey banter is on its way out!
- Christmas party - are you liable if things go Pete Tong?
- Employee who fell for fraud doesn't have to refund employer
- Unfair dismissal following criminal charge
- Bad Weather Rights Explained
- Digital Burnout on the Turn?
- New Guidelines on 'Gagging Clauses'
- The Menopause Discussion
- 20% of UK Workers Struggle to Exercise Because of Their Job
- Addressing Employee Resistance to Change
- Employee Wins Harassment Case Against Colleague - After Employer Took All Reasonable Steps
- Part-Year Workers - Ruling on Calculating Holiday Pay
- How to Minimise the Risks of Pregnancy Discrimination in your Organisation
- Part-time Workers Should Not be Excluded from Promotion Opportunities
- Sainsbury's Held Vicariously Liable for Employee's Sexual Harassment by Colleague
- Tips for a Smooth Office Move
- A Third of Employees Feel Ignored by Management
- Fixed Term Contracts - When Does an Employee on a Fixed Term Contract Become Permanent?
- Investigating Claims of Sexual Harassment
- Risk of Dismissal for Inappropriate Conduct Outside the Workplace
- Big Five Equal Pay Claims - Update
- Dyslexic Helpline Worker Unfairly Dismissed
- NDAs and Their Enforceability
- The Admin Trap
- Blanket IR35 Assessments Are No Longer Recommended
- Do You Record Working Hours?
- How To Performance Manage Your Apprentice
- Telephobia Is On The Rise!
- Gamify Your Workplace
- Sexual Harassment Case Pays £270,000
- TUPE De-mystified
- 3 Things To Do - April 2019
- Four-Day Week Trial Shows "Huge" Boost In Employee Productivity
- How To Help Your Interview Candidates Relax
- Three Simple Staff Appreciation Ideas
- Virgin Dress Code Relaxed - What Should Other Companies Do?
- Don't forget...
- Medical Dismissal
- The Pursuit of Happiness
- Data Subject Access Request - Latest Developments
- Greater Clarity Regarding On-Call Hours
- Have Your Employees Signed Their Terms and Conditions?
- Restrictive Covenants Put to the Test
- What Are Probation Periods Good For?
- Is Veganism a 'Belief' Under the Equality Act?
- The Dreaded A-Word
- 'Gay Cake' Case Overturned
- Christmas Party Tips
- HR Quiz
- HSE Issues New Guidance on Mental Health
- The Importance of Considering Reasonable Adjustments
- End of Year HR Actions
- Equal Pay Strike in Glasgow - Requirement for Fair Pay Practices
- How to Positively Influence Your Team
- Morrisons Found Liable for Data Breach
- Royal Marine Reservist Fired After Requesting Seven Weeks Off Loses Appeal
- Eight out of Ten Interviewers Have Asked Inappropriate Questions While Recruiting
- Enforcing a Reduction in Hours Can Lead to Claim of Unfair Constructive Dismissal
- Giving Notice to Leave a Job May Not be a Resignation
- Key Employment Law Dates - 2019
- Young Women Fear Losing Their Job if They Report Sexual Harassment
- BA Crucifix Worker Files Another Claim
- Penny Pinching - What You Can Do to Help
- Revealing Acquittals in Record Checks is Legal
- What's Up With WhatsApp?
- 3 Things to Do in August
- Considering a Restructure - Key Steps in a Redundancy Process
- Reducing Loneliness in the Workplace
- The Impact of Absence on a Small Business and What You Can Do About It
- Understanding Harassment in a Diverse Workplace
- Millennials - Mental Health Issues at Record High
- Pimlico Plumbers Worker Wins Claim for Employment Status
- Six Ways to Guide Your Employees Through Change
- The True Cost of Owning a Business - Personal Life and Wellbeing
- Employees Feeling Undervalued - The Impact to your Business
- How to be an Approachable Manager
- How to Manage Misconduct Arising from Mental Illness
- Things to Watch out for when Conducting an Interview
- April's FAQ
- How Teambuilding Can Benefit your Business
- Should you Discriminate in Job Adverts?
- Surprise Ruling in Ali v Capita Customer Management
- Tough Times
- 3 Things to Do in April
- GDPR - General Data Protection Regulations 2018
- Maximise Your Personal and Team Productivity
- Teams with Gender Balance Management Are Safer and More Engaged
- The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill - Expected to be Enacted by 2020
- Crackdown on Unpaid Internships
- GDPR - Are You Ready for May?
- Have You Considered the Impact of Neurodiversity?
- Three Things to Do in March
- Work Uniforms - How to Get It Right
- Are We Addicted to Being Busy?
- 3 Things to do in February
- EAT Rules That Perceiving Condition as a Disability is Discriminatory
- Employers Rebrand Training as Apprenticeships to Access Levy Fund
- "Blue Monday" Highlights a Need for Employers to Tackle Mental Health Issues at Work
- 85% of Employees Are More Likely to Work for Employers Who Offer Clearly Labelled Workplace Benefits
- 2018 Statutory Pay Rates for Maternity, Paternity, Shared Leave, Adoption and Sickness Confirmed
- EU Citizen’s Rights Confirmed in Brexit Agreement
- Sainsburys Employee Sacked for Wearing Headphones was Unfairly Dismissed
- Thousands of Morrisons Staff in Line for Compensation Following Data Breach
- General Data Protection Regulations 2018
- Reporting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Six Steps to Prevent Reputational Damage
- Three Things to do in December
- Tribunal Victory for Engineer Dismissed Whilst he was Depressed - Lessons to Learn
- Foster Carer Claims Worker Status
- General Data Protection Regulations 2018
- Three Things to Do in November
- TUC Fights for Equal Pay for Young Workers
- 59-year-old told she'd be more suited to a 'traditional' office wins tribunal
- Employment Law Quiz - the answers!
- Getting ready for GDPR
- Pension regulator commences first auto-enrolment prosecution
- The importance of the lunch break to our health and productivity
- Employment Law Quiz
- Employment Tribunal Fees Abolished
- Look After the Mental Health of Your Employees
- Self Employment - Further Caselaw Clarifies Rules
- Three Things to Do in September
- All You Need to Know About the Taylor Review
- Apprenticeship Levy - Are you making the most of it?
- Brexit Update
- Three Things to do in August
- 3 things to do in July
- Common Summer Challenges
- Moving on - Considerations for your office move
- The Queen's Speech
- Work Perks Increase Engagement
- 3 Things To Do in June
- Employee Responsibilities After Wannacry Ransomware Attack
- Identify and Address Conflict Before it Happens- A Managers Guide
- Research Shows a Rise In Presenteeism
- Increase in mental illness at work – practical guidance for employers
- Managing the uncertainty - employment of EU nationals
- Three Things to do in May
- Apprenticeship Levy 2017
- Salary Sacrifice
- Statutory Increases from 01 April 2017
- Three Things to do in April
- Facial Hair in the Workplace
- Three Things to do in March
- Are you nervous about long term absence?
- Grandparent Leave
- Surveillance at Work – The Legal Implications of CCTV
- It’s the January Blues... The Majority of UK Workers are Looking for a New Job...
- Three things to do in February 2017:
- Do not use Fixed Term Contracts to Cover Permanent Roles
- How to Deal with Abuse Allegations in the Workplace
- Three things to do in January
- What’s in Store for 2017?
- Changing Contracts – is it Lawful?
- Disciplinary Pitfalls
- Dismissal for Refusing to Work Overtime is Lawful
- On-Employment v Pre-Employment Health Questionnaires
- Three things to do in December
- Urgent Update: Commission and Holiday Pay – ACTION REQUIRED
- Flexible Working Requests following Maternity Leave - New test cases
- HMRC vows to crack down on use of freelance staff
- ASDA Workers Win Equal Pay Claim
- Three things to do in November
- Emotional Intelligence
- Holiday Pay
- The Role of HR in Disciplinaries
- Three things to do in October
- Without Prejudice Conversations
- ACAS Disciplinary Code not applicable to ill health dismissals
- Three things to do in September
- HR Quiz Answers: Can you answer these most commonly asked questions?
- Tribunals Confirm Seriousness of Health & Safety Breaches
- Cases of Auto Enrolment Fines increase by over 300%
- Alcoholism in the Workplace
- Apprenticeships now fall under the DfE
- Can you answer these most commonly asked questions?
- CV Lies
- Final Countdown for Lock Decision
- Three things to do in August
- Three things to do in July
- ‘Street Talk’ can still be Discriminatory
- Cutting benefits to make up for costs of the National Living Wage?
- Do you Record People Data?
- Positive Discrimination or Positive Action?
- Immigration Act changes
- Sunday Working Unravelled
- Indirect Religious Discrimination Claim surprisingly succeeds
- Three things to do in June
- Mental Health Awareness Week: It's Time to Talk Mental Health
- The Enterprise Bill 2016 – Facts & Figures
- Three things to do in May
- Legal representation at disciplinary hearings: when is there a right?
- The 2016 Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines: How have things changed for companies?
- 'Leaveism': the new workplace wellbeing threat
- Quarterly Overview
- Three things to do in April
- Hot off the Press - Review Holiday Entitlement Wording
- HR Policies - How much is too much?
- Three things to do in March
- Three things to do in February
- Viewpoint - Monitoring of Private Messages
- Zero Hour Contracts Demystified
- Equal Pay – Outlook for 2016
- Viewpoint – Holding Difficult Conversations
- Three things to do in January
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Health and Safety News
- HSE Statistics 2020/21
- Preparing for winter conditions
- Monitoring and improving ventilation in the workplace to support Covid-19 safe-working conditions
- Organisation of traffic routes - separating vehicles and pedestrians
- The hierarchy and suitability of machinery guards
- Temperature - is it too hot to work?
- Workplace fatal injuries in Great Britain increase for 2020/21
- Workplace returns post-pandemic
- Protecting workers when using metalworking fluids
- RIDDOR reporting made simple
- Top tips for improving your health and safety culture with communication
- Worker engagement with procedures – closing the gap
- Asbestos – Have the awareness to protect your health now
- Noise at work – controlling exposure by using your ears
- NEBOSH introduce changes to course syllabuses
- Raising awareness of fly-tipping within UK industry
- Safe use of stepladders
- Toolbox talks for your workplace
- Back behind the wheel - safe driving
- Effective management of health and safety - the importance of checking the system works
- Protecting lone workers
- Risk assessments in a strategic context
- Advice on upcoming refresher certificates during Covid-19
- What to do if site workers show Covid symptoms
- HSE Statistics 2019/20
- New fire safety draft bills announced
- Systematic control in a turbulent world
- HSE Construction Health Inspection Initiative - October 2020
- Wellbeing tips and tricks - finding balance with your phone
- Manager guidance and resources on managing drug and alcohol misuse
- Government publishes draft building safety bill
- Top tips for storing chemicals safely
- HSE releases Coronavirus disease report figures
- SSG guidance for first aid and first aid training during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
- COVID-19: How to ensure a safe return to work
- Legionella risk following lockdown
- HSE Updates
- Advice to distribution centres and other sites on maintaining social distancing for drivers
- Mental health in challenging times
- Temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers' hours rules: drivers supplying supermarkets
- Gap analysis tool launched to help safety professionals manage work-related road risk
- Protect home workers
- The importance of fire training in the workplace
- January blues - Guide to helping workers beat the Winter slump
- Modern slavery in the supply chain
- The switch to electric
- Festive period travel – Keeping employees safe over Christmas
- HSE updates guidance on enforcement for welding fumes
- Keeping safe whilst working at height this winter
- Revised guidance: exposure to welding fumes
- The shockingly simple ways to save lives
- Time to act
- HSE Statistics 2018/19
- Remember, Remember… to Stay Safe on Fireworks Night
- Driver Safety - Why We Need to Talk About Fatigue
- HSE Issues Work-Related Stress Investigations Criteria
- HSE Launches Vibration Calculator
- Office Regs are Behind the Times
- Presenteeism - the Hidden Statistic
- Change Management - 5 Reasons Employees Resist Change
- Do Smartphones at Work Do More Harm or Good?
- Dust in Not Just in the History Books
- EU-OHSA Resource to Help Get Workers Talking About MSDs
- Work-Related Stress
- New Updated NEBOSH Syllabus
- Work- Related Stress
- ESOS - Phase 2 Deadline Imminent!
- Does Taking Annual Leave Cure Burnout?
- HSE Safety Alert Issued
- IS0 Plans Travel Risk Management Guidance Standard for 2021 Launch
- Plan to Regulate Construction Professionals to Reduce Building Failures Post-Grenfell
- UPDATE: Changes in the Hand Arm Vibration Regulations (HAVS)
- 676 Schools Reported to HSE Over Non-Compliance with Asbestos Regs, DfE Admits
- Change Afoot for Work at Height?
- MPs Launch Inquiry to Gather Evidence on Construction Sector's Silicosis Burden
- Staying Safe - Solar Radiation/UV Exposure
- Feeling the Heat? What Can you Do to Keep Your Employees Safe?
- 'Stop. Make a Change' Campaign Returns in September with Focus on Seven Risks
- HSE Launches New Round of Dust Inspections
- HSE Targets Schools on Transport Safety and Automatic Gate Risk
- Where's Your Head At? Employees Are Three Times More Likely to Discuss Physical Ailments Over Mental Health Issues at Work
- Driver Fatigue
- Driverless Dumper Trialled on A14 as Gasbots Fix Londons Victorian Pipes
- Increased Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Linked to Workplace Exposure and Air Pollution
- Are Complacent Attitudes Towards PPE Compromising Your Business?
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