Your occupational health and wellbeing “wake-up call”
Has “health” become the forgotten part of “health and safety”? What can be done to promote the importance of workplace health and wellbeing? Politicians are being urged to place a greater emphasis on...
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Has the horsemeat scandal damaged the reputation of the supply chain?
In June 2013, FoodManufacture.co.uk conducted a survey of food and drink manufacturing professionals, based in the UK, to find out how they felt about the state of the industry and what issues caused...
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Studying for the NEBOSH National Diploma Unit A exam
Unit A is the first module in the NEBOSH National Diploma and I wanted to do well. Peter and Andrew had taught us all the content for the unit in the first two training weeks and now it was down to us...
View ArticleFood labelling – Allergic reaction
As of 13 December 2014, the rules concerning allergen labelling are set to change. Under the new system, information about allergenic ingredients will be located in a single place (i.e. the ingredients...
View ArticleManaging allergies away from mum and dad
A survey by leading allergy charity Anaphylaxis Campaign, has found that more than a third of people aged between 15 to 25 who suffer from severe allergies do not always carry their potentially...
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Santia employees bring a whole new meaning to the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme
This week Santia employees are cycling 150 miles from Crewe to Cardiff to raise money for charity in the 5 C’s Challenge; Crewe to Cardiff Charity Cycle Competition. After getting a bike through the...
View ArticleQatar World Cup in perspective
In stark contrast to the zero fatalities achieved during the construction of venues for the London Olympics, an investigation by the Guardian newspaper alleges that dozens of labourers have died during...
View ArticleKeeping you on the ball!
How is a business supposed to comply with the law if the rules keep changing? This is a question which many health and safety managers have doubtless asked themselves from time to time. Health and...
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NEBOSH National Diploma Unit A exam
Today I took the Unit A exam for the NEBOSH National Diploma. I knew I had prepared the best I could, going through practice questions and completing the background reading, but I was still a little...
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NEBOSH National Diploma training Week 3 – Unit B
I was excited about starting Unit B of the course because I find hazardous agents in the workplace a really interesting topic. I got to Santia House a bit early and started chatting to some of the...
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Highlights from the Dubai International Food Safety Conference 2013
Last month hundreds of delegates attended the eighth Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC) 2013. Organised by the Food Control Department of the Dubai Municipality and supported by the...
View ArticlePromise of more workplace mental health support
More support has been promised by the government for the management of mental health issues in the workplace. A new report from the Department for Health entitled Closing the gap: priorities for...
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Five useful health and safety resources
We have selected five resources about general health and safety that you may find interesting. These sites have been specifically chosen because of the range and depth of information they provide:...
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Five useful asbestos resources
We have selected five asbestos resources that you may find useful. These sites have been chosen because of the range of information they provide, from managing asbestos to asbestos removal: Asbestos...
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Five health and safety training resources
Santia offers a wide range of industry recognised health and safety qualifications: IOSH – over 130,000 people take an IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) course each year. These...
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Studying for the NEBOSH National Diploma Unit B exam
After passing the Unit A exam with credit I was confident I could apply the same revision techniques to the Unit B content. An additional benefit of studying the NEBOSH National Diploma with Santia was...
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Five resources for the construction industry
We have selected five resources specific to the construction industry that you may find interesting. These sites have been selected because of the range and depth of information they supply: WRAP –...
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Five useful food safety resources
We have chosen five food safety resources that you may find useful. These sites have been selected because of the range and depth of information they provide: Food Standards Agency – Responsible for...
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Santia’s top five industry resources
There are so many resources and news sites available on the internet it is hard to know which ones are useful and regularly updated. To save you time we have searched the World Wide Web and put...
View ArticleIs the norovirus affecting your Food business?
With reports of Heston Blumenthal’s London restaurant, Dinner having been closed following an outbreak of norovirus, what can food businesses do to limit an outbreak of norovirus? Let’s start with...
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