Which Health and Safety Training Is Legally Required?
“Is this training a legal requirement?” and “how often do we have to refresh it?” are the two questions employers ask most often, and the answers are less obvious than they look. Very few UK health and safety regulations name a specific course, and fewer still set a refresher interval. What the law generally requires… Read more »
Comparing NEBOSH General Certificate & NVQ Level 3 in OHS Practice
SMSTS vs IOSH Managing Safely: Which Do You Need?
In any workplace, the right safety training is what turns legal responsibility into safe practice on the ground. For managers and supervisors, two qualifications come up again and again: the Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) and IOSH Managing Safely. Both are management-level courses, and they look similar at a glance — but they’re built… Read more »
Stonemasonry Safety: Silica, Vibration and the 2026 HSE Crackdown
Stonemasonry has always carried risk, but the nature of that risk has changed sharply. The slab that crushes someone is still a danger. The dust that kills them twenty years later has become the bigger one — and in May 2026 the Health and Safety Executive made clear it intends to do something about it…. Read more »
What Does a Tech IOSH Membership Entail?
Whether you work in health and safety, need an occupational health and safety qualification for your role, or simply want to develop in the field, membership of IOSH is worth considering. How far you take your membership and qualifications is up to you — but joining the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health gives you… Read more »
What Is Health and Safety?
Guidance · Reviewed August 2026 What the term actually means in UK law, who carries the duty, and what it asks of employers and employees in practice. ⚖️ The short answer Health and safety is the legal duty to protect people from harm arising out of work — employees, contractors, visitors and the public. In… Read more »