Teachers strike over safety fears
Having clear policies, procedures, and training in place for teachers and pupils is a must. Robust policies act as a comprehensive...
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Trevel Henry
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Protecting Retail Businesses from Shoplifting
According to the Office for National Statistics theft in general has increased with 1.7million offences in the year to June, up ten per...
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Trevel Henry
- Oct 10
- 1 min
Can you be sacked for using a restraint on a patient who is deemed vulnerable but in danger of harm?
You should not automatically be sacked for using physical intervention on a vulnerable person. That said, it will come down the the...
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Trevel Henry
- Oct 2
- 3 min
Defending the Right to Self-Defence at Work
Across the scope of employment law, the right to self-defence at work is a critical aspect that needs to be explored in more detail....
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Trevel Henry
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Defining Reasonable Force - Balancing Control and Injury Prevention
The concept of reasonable force is a fundamental principle in legal frameworks worldwide, governing the permissible level of force...
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Trevel Henry
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Flight Attendant Chased Home by Irate Passenger that yelled 'F*** your Airline'
An Airline flight attendant posted a tearful video on TikTok describing how an unruly passenger chased her out of the airport parking lot...
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Trevel Henry
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Aggression towards GP Staff is now Routine
According to studies across 5 countries including the UK, Aggression towards GP receptionists is a ‘frequent and routine’ occurrence....
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Trevel Henry
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Are You Sleepwalking Your Way into a Complete Disaster?
There are many training providers who will not deliver training which they insist falls outside of their approved training course. So...
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Trevel Henry
- May 3
- 1 min
Zero Tolerance policies do not work.
They imply everyone will have the same judgement regarding behaviours towards them or around them. The key point will always remain...
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Trevel Henry
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Whose Responsible for Workplace Safety
Risk assessments are designed around identified potential hazards to either remove or reduce the risk Employers are responsible for...
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Trevel Henry
- Apr 26
- 5 min
The Importance of Writing An Effective Incident Report
Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you may have to rely on it...
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Trevel Henry
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Who decides what is defines as workplace bullying?
Is it you or the people sitting in judgement of you? The HSE defines reportable incidents as anyone who is abused, threatened or...
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Trevel Henry
- Apr 21
- 1 min
Moving a person under restraint up/down stairs...why?
Question - what is your immediate need to carry out this particular task? Click on this link to see our blog post on this subject -...
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Trevel Henry
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Deputy Head Teacher Dismissed for Using Physical Intervention
Deputy Head Teacher Dismissed for Using Physical Intervention A Deputy Head Teacher was dismissed from his £60,000 a year job for after...
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Trevel Henry
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Working Alone/Travelling Alone
- Where are you going? - Who are you going to see? - When will you be returning to work/home? Planning and preparation…a must do!...
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Trevel Henry
- Mar 26
- 1 min
What the law says - Violence and Aggression at Work
Health and safety law applies to the risks from work-related violence in the same way it does to other risks across the workplace area....
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Trevel Henry
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Control Measures to Prevent Violence and Aggression
Once you have assessed the risk of violence in your workplace, and where you cannot remove it, you must put the right controls in place...
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Trevel Henry
- Mar 24
- 1 min
DEFINING VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION AT WORK
Violence can lead to increased staff sickness, poor morale, and a damaged reputation, making it difficult to recruit and keep staff. It...
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Trevel Henry
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Finding the Right Training Provider!
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers have a duty to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and...
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Trevel Henry
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Should Physical Intervention training include jogging as part of the warm-up?
Warm-ups should be designed to prepare the body for movement and the activities about to take place. Most warm-up shouldn’t take too long...
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