Trainer’s toolkit: the golden rules
Paul Smith rounds off his safety training series by giving his 10 top tips for leading a successful session.
7 Jun 2010

EXPO PREVIEW: Simple instruction
Most of the major health and safety training providers have stands at the NEC this year. Mike Birch looks the products on offer.
30 Apr 2010

Trainer's toolkit: all aboard
Paul Smith suggests ways of maximising delegate involvement.
8 Mar 2010

Work at height: right on course
The standard of work at height courses can vary considerably. Andrew Murphy reveals what high quality training should include.
9 Feb 2010

Trainer's toolkit: board games
Flipcharts and white boards may seem low-tech, but they are very versatile training tools and, being simple pieces of equipment, are virtually foolproof and very reliable.
7 Dec 2009

Trainers' toolkit: slide shows
Gone are the days when the overhead projector with slides was the trainer's main aid. Like it or loathe it, PowerPoint is now the ubiquitous tool for business and training…
9 Nov 2009

Trainer's toolkit: turning tables
A room is a room for training purposes, as long as it's big enough, right? Wrong. The right room, laid out correctly, can be a huge help to you in…
7 Sep 2009

Drama to avoid crises
Health and safety managers have a tough job getting their messages to hit home. Tess Allen describes how introducing some am-dram into health and safety training can engage employees.
11 Aug 2009

Trainer's toolkit: mind your Ps
It's been said that prior planning, preparation and practice prevent poor performance. These are the "Seven Ps" (you may know a version with eight!) and they are especially relevant to…
11 Aug 2009

Fit for the road
Each year, thousands of UK employees take advanced driver training courses. Becky Allen finds out what's involved and what employers stand to gain.
11 Aug 2009

Talking points
As the HSE recently issued an updated Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) on the two sets of Regulations on consulting workers on health and safety, the time seems right to…
8 Jul 2009

Ring the changes
Peter Savage from St John Ambulance explains how the overhaul of the official requirements for first aid at work training, due in October, will affect employers and workplace provision.
8 Jul 2009

Dodging bullets
Dave Merchant continues on his theme of making your own safety training materials with some lessons on livening up PowerPoint presentations and avoiding copyright infringement.
8 Jun 2009

Site manoeuvres
Workplace transport and safe vehicle movements are Lawrence Bamber's theme in the latest of his revision articles for NEBOSH National Diploma students.
1 May 2009

Machine age
Dave Merchant introduces a new series on harnessing the technology on your desktop and in your pocket to make cheap and effective safety training and recording systems.
3 Apr 2009

Behind the wheel
Jon Abbott says that in-car training is the obvious way to coach your higher-risk drivers.
6 Mar 2009

CDM 2007: duty bound
In the latest of his series for NEBOSH diploma students, Lawrence Bamber supports this issue's construction theme by focusing on CDM 2007.
10 Nov 2008

Pass it on: cascade training
Cascade training offers a lot of potential benefits to the training buyer. Using an external trainer to train your own trainers minimises the cost, as the bulk of the training…
5 Sep 2008

Taming the revision monster
Exams for professional safety qualifications are no different from any others. They create the same anxiety and fear for many students and raise the same worries about understanding what the…
5 Sep 2008

E-learning: avoiding systems failure
There are few areas of life which have not been changed by the coming of the internet. The way we work, shop, play, meet our spouses and develop our understanding…
5 Sep 2008