New rules in March 2022 for hand-held phone use while driving
18th February 2022
From 25th March 2022, it will become illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone for almost anything when driving following amendments to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations. Published last November, the Government has announced.
Read moreData Centre health and safety management – how are you managing yours?
16th February 2022
Are you managing your Data Centre health, safety and environmental responsibilities, and are your tenants/customers managing theirs? And importantly, are the lines of responsibility potentially blurred?
Read morePPE Regulations 2022 – do the changes affect you?
15th February 2022
The updated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) regulations come into force on 6th April 2022. The change is part of the HSE strategy to make sure that workers in the GIG economy have the same health and safety protection in the workplace as traditional employees.
Read moreAre you visiting Data Centre World 2022?
9th February 2022
This is the first year that Assurity Consulting is exhibiting at Data Centre World, ExCel London, and with the event fast approaching on 2-3 March, I thought I would share our experience of how we, and I as an account manager, support our existing Data Centre customers.
Read moreHave you cracked the new changes to the Highway code?
28th January 2022
Most of us, either for work, privately or both, drive, with the “playbook” for this activity governed by the Highway Code. From Saturday, the 29th Jan 2022, it undergoes some of the biggest changes in many years (with 33 rule changes), which all road users need to be aware of.
Read moreCOVID-19 Plan A - Communicate your workplace changes
28th January 2022
With the trend in reported COVID-19 cases dropping, we are also staring to see restrictions being eased across the UK. While the timetable for easing is again at a different pace of change for England, Wales, Scotland and Nr Ireland, the topic areas (mainly activities and self isolation) are relatively consistent.
Read moreFood safety and hygiene resources for school years 1-6
25th January 2022
A new teaching resource for primary school children has just been launched by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) that will educate young learners about food safety and hygiene.
Read moreLessons learned in workplace compliance
14th January 2022
As we look out hopefully into the brighter, sunlit uplands of the year ahead, I am acutely aware of something that Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said about getting expert advice…
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