news and blogs Archives
231 results
Many fires in the workplace are preventable and some businesses never recover after a fire. Helping businesses to manage their fire risks and hazards, and potentially to save lives and safeguard their businesses against financial and commercial loss is of key importance. Simple measures to reduce risks of a fire starting and ensuring staff know how to respond in the right way can help to keep people safe and makes business sense. At this time...
Surpluses in food businesses can arise for many reasons; for example, over-supplied, over-ordered, obsolete seasonal stock, off-specification, packaging issues, and production trials. By diverting this surplus stock to FareShare Cymru, you will be helping hundreds of charities across Wales. The Surplus with Purpose Cymru Fund aims to help make it easy for Welsh food and drink businesses, to donate their surplus, by overcoming any barriers to donation. This might include: Ensuring food is ‘donation-ready’ in...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for businesses, beyond December 2024. This applies to 18 regulations owned by DBT. These are: toys pyrotechnics recreational craft and personal watercraft simple pressure vessels electromagnetic compatibility non-automatic weighing instruments measuring instruments measuring container bottles lifts equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX) radio equipment pressure equipment personal protective equipment (PPE) gas appliances machinery equipment for use outdoors...
Throughout Europe, 700 million Europeans are represented in the Council of Europe's 46 member states and all are encouraged to discover more languages at any age. This stems from the Council of Europe’s conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore, the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. At the Council of...
The Welsh Government and the Toyota Lean Management Centre, Deeside, have collaborated to offer businesses in Wales a unique opportunity to achieve sustainable improvements in competitiveness. The Toyota Lean Clusters Programme aims to bring measurable improvements in productivity, through the sharing and coaching of lean management principles. Hear the stories of companies that have engaged with the Programme, as well as from Toyota Lean Management Centre Members; who will support the activity, sharing their experiences...
The UK Government have published details of the Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. Details include: A guide to the Online Safety Bill How the online safety bill will protect children How the online safety bill will protect adults Types of content that will be tackled Underage...