Health & Safety

This month Neil Hughes-Hutchings, Head of Health and Safety at AfterAthena, is talking about working at height. Working at any height can cause serious injury. A fall from a height…

This month Neil Hughes-Hutchings, Head of Health and Safety at AfterAthena, embarks on the journey that is Portable Appliance Systems. The hazards presented by Portable electrical appliances in your workplace…

This month Neil Hughes-Hutchings, Head of Health and Safety at AfterAthena, embarks on the journey that is ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance. We can say it is a collective…

In this month’s episode, Head of Health and Safety at AfterAthena, Neil Hughes‑Hutchings, looks specifically at moving and handling operations, as well as: Hierarchy of control and how employers can…

Alternatively, read it here:  Electrical Safety In a previous blog we covered electrical safety and more specifically, fixed electrical installations. This article will look at portable electrical  equipment. The maintenance…

In this month’s episode, Head of Health and Safety at AfterAthena, Neil Hughes‑Hutchings, looks specifically at one of the new safe environments quality statements under the key question of safe.…

‘Safe environments’ is one of the quality statements under the key question of safe from the Care Quality Commission. Quality statements are the commitments that health and social providers should live up to. The quality statements are part of the CQC’s new Single Assessment Framework which has been introduced as part of a phased approach from November 2023 until the end of March 2024.