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J. McCann & Co. Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

To win a RoSPA Health and Safety Award is by no means an easy feat. Last year alone, we received close to 2,000 entries from across the globe. To achieve one gold achievement McCann Masters 2018

award is a fantastic accolade for your organization… however, to continue that winning streak year after year is outstanding. In 2019, Nottingham based civil and electrical engineering firm J. McCann & Co. Ltd did just that and achieved their fourth RoSPA Gold Achievement Award (and they couldn’t be more delighted).McCann info

An Achievement Award truly is the accolade that safety professionals across all industries aspire to. In our

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Some Newport News parents voice concerns over ‘learning cottages’ at Heritage High School

A Newport News Public Schools spokesperson said the trailers were added “to accommodate the addition of another grade level this school year.”

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Some parents in Newport News are voicing safety concerns over a new addition to their children’s school. A parent sent 13News Now photos of a trailer unit behind the campus of Heritage High School.

While leaders are in the process of building a new middle school, Heritage High School continues to house Huntington Middle School. Last year, 6th and 7th graders were housed on part of the top floor.

“To accommodate the addition of

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The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

‘Blue Monday’ may not be supported by hard evidence, but depression and other mental health issues are a real concern in the workplace.

Before 2005 no-one talked about Blue Monday.

The reason for this is because the idea that the third Monday in the month of January, later dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, was invented in a press release 15 years ago. The method used to develop the concept has since come under a lot of scrutiny, but despite this, a lot of people do suffer with their mental health during the winter.

According to research conducted by pollster YouGov, as many

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Make well being and security your high precedence in 2020 – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

Warren Buffett, who was just lately named because the fourth wealthiest particular person on the planet, as soon as stated:

It takes 20 years to construct a fame and 5 minutes to smash it. If you concentrate on that, you may do issues in another way.”

That is good recommendation that may be utilized to many points of life, however it’s very true with regards to well being and security.

When an accident happens there are in fact measurable outlays: injury to tools, lack of income and sick days brought on by accidents. There are additionally intangible prices akin

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North Division Excessive Faculty principal passes away unexpectedly

MILWAUKEE — North Division Excessive Faculty Principal, Keith Carrington handed away unexpectedly after a medical complication Monday.

Carrington was a husband, father, and mentor to the neighborhood, devoted to citing the subsequent era by way of training. He labored as an educator with Milwaukee Public Colleges (MPS) for 25 years impacting the lives of hundreds.

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North Division Excessive Faculty Principal, Keith Carrington handed away unexpectedly after a medical complication Monday.

“He was the face of a constructive African American man. He was a father to many youngsters who did not have these father figures and simply an advocate for

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We’re with you each step of the way in which! – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

Whether or not you are a returning entrant, or model new to the RoSPA Well being & Security Awards, going by way of the entry course of can appear somewhat daunting… however do not panic! We now have a extremely devoted staff at RoSPA to assist.

We caught up with two members of the RoSPA staff, Dr Karen McDonnell and Matt Cryer, to learn the way they can assist entrants on their awards journey.


Dr Karen McDonnell, CFIOSH, Chartered FCIPD

OHS Coverage Adviser, Head of RoSPA Scotland, Previous President IOSH
As a extremely motivated advocate for security and well being,

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To a Mouse – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

This 12 months the beginning of Robert Burns and the Lunar New 12 months fell on the identical date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and ahead planning.

My favourite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest while ploughing a area, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter simply across the nook, its world in disarray .

There’s a line within the poem, ‘One of the best laid plans o’mice an’ males gang

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Meet Grant Fauver, highschool principal at Newcomerstown

  • Meet: Grant W. Fauver, Newcomerstown Excessive Faculty principal.

  • Schooling: Ashland Excessive Faculty, Excessive Faculty; Bluffton College, Bachelor’s diploma, Elementary Schooling; Muskingum College, Grasp’s diploma, Academic Management; Ashland College, Superintendent’s Licensure.

Inform us the place you grew up and what you loved most about your highschool days. What actions did you take part in throughout highschool? “I grew up in Ashland, with my mom and two older sisters. We had been all energetic in 4-H throughout our childhood, (my sisters had horses and I had sheep). I additionally stored busy throughout my childhood collaborating in soccer, basketball, baseball, actions at our