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How to Ensure Migrant Worker Safety

How to Ensure Migrant Worker Safety

25 August 2015

With the labour migration situation in Europe worsening by the day, the health, safety and protection of legal migrant workers in the UK can be easily overlooked. […] read more

​How To Onboard a Superhero

​How To Onboard a Superhero

20 August 2015

The process of effectively onboarding training new employees into your organisation, and embedding them into your working culture can be tricky. Conducted properly, you will ensure […] read more

It’s Not Rocket Science: Shutdowns and Turnarounds, a...

It’s Not Rocket Science: Shutdowns and Turnarounds, a Guide

19 August 2015

The Shutdown, Turnaround and Outage (STO) process, is arguably one of the biggest logistical operations your company is ever likely to face. If you get it […] read more

Guest Blog: Staying Complacent and Sticking to a Routin...

Guest Blog: Staying Complacent and Sticking to a Routine

18 August 2015

Dan Henrie is a Construction Production Manager based in the UK and writes regularly about construction process management on his blog, he can also be found […] read more

What New Hire Training Can Learn from Sesame Street

What New Hire Training Can Learn from Sesame Street

13 August 2015

We all remember watching Sesame Street, Oscar, Big Bird and Bert & Ernie when we were young. Personally I was hooked from an early age and, I don’t […] read more

When Drinking At Work Becomes A Problem

When Drinking At Work Becomes A Problem

11 August 2015

Drugs and alcohol are a leading contributor to workplace accidents with the incidence of use at 12% in the construction industry according to AFL-CIO. The International […] read more

Theme Park Safety: Best Practice

Theme Park Safety: Best Practice

07 August 2015

Employee Health and Safety Training at Disney Parks We have written quite a bit on health and safety in our previous blogs, but today we’re looking […] read more

Safety Training for Younger Workers

Safety Training for Younger Workers

05 August 2015

In 2013 there were 18.1 million US workers under the age of 24, with 375 young workers dying from work-related accidents, according to the National Institute for […] read more

Managing Contingent Workers Survey

Managing Contingent Workers Survey

31 July 2015

Utilizing Total Talent Management Total talent management (TTM) is a management theory that says, when you need a task done, you should consider all the available […] read more

PPE guidelines

PPE guidelines

30 July 2015

One in five worker deaths were in construction, according to numbers by the US Department of Labor, which is an average of 88 workers per week. That’s […] read more

The Employer’s Guide to Implementing Health and S...

The Employer’s Guide to Implementing Health and Safety Training

10 July 2015

Who Needs Training Anyway? The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a new guide giving tips on how to properly implement a health and safety […] read more

Shutdowns Scope Management

Shutdowns Scope Management

09 July 2015

Shutdowns and Turnarounds: Managing Work Scope Take a Free Demo Today “You plan your scope, you know what you are intending to do, the question is […] read more

The World’s Toughest Workplaces

The World’s Toughest Workplaces

08 July 2015

What to learn from the world’s toughest Take a Free Demo Today We write a lot about workplaces, but we rarely write anything about tough and […] read more

Employee Guided Productivity

Employee Guided Productivity

03 July 2015

How to Raise Worker Productivity A new report says the UK has experienced a sharp drop in worker productivity, with per hour output 17% below the average. […] read more

Training for Productivity

Training for Productivity

02 July 2015

How to avoid outages by improving productivity and communications A new survey by Motorola conducted by IDG Connect of industries like oil and gas, manufacturing and transport […] read more

Listen up, social media is a must

Listen up, social media is a must

30 June 2015

Social media in the workforce Take a Free Demo Today A new study by Microsoft found that the adoption of social media at work can increase worker […] read more

New Hires Onboarding the Right Way

New Hires Onboarding the Right Way

30 June 2015

A report by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), gives a practical overview of the proper utilization of the onboarding process, a pivotal part of […] read more

America May Have an Outsourcing Problem, Again

America May Have an Outsourcing Problem, Again

29 June 2015

The H1B Visa Debate The introduction of the H1B Visa, a type of visa created to solve the apparent skills gap within specialist jobs in the […] read more

Accentuate the Positive in Your Workplace

Accentuate the Positive in Your Workplace

22 June 2015

How to make your workplace good for your employees health One in five workplaces in the U.K. are bad for workers’ health, according to a new […] read more

Orlando Blooms Again

Orlando Blooms Again

16 June 2015

Learning from the Orlando Hospitality Industry Orlando’s hospitality and tourism sector is booming. According to statistics from the Orlando Economic Development commission, the city now has an […] read more

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