Behavioural Safety Past, Present & Future
Paul Bizzell, Operations Director at Ryder Marsh Safety Limited, explains the background to Behavioural Safety and briefs on current thinking about Safety Culture…
The actual origin...
Healing wounds through innovation
Prof Keith Harding, Prof Michael Clark and Dr Douglas Queen from the Wound Healing Unit at Cardiff University details the significant problems wounds can cause,...
A novel silicon dietary supplement
Made from 100% natural Icelandic geothermal silica
Millions of people have bathed in the mineral rich geothermal waters of Iceland for the beneficial effects of the...
Reducing the barriers for deafblind people
AG looks at how technology such as hearing aids can help people with deafblindness lead independent lives.
In the UK alone it is believed that...
E-learning – from alternative to norm
Alastair Creelman, Vice-President at EFQUEL sheds light on why e-learning is no longer an alternative form of education.
The concept of e-learning is in danger...
The importance of maritime safety throughout Europe
Markku Mylly, Executive Director at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) details how they work with the European Commission to maintain safety and implement EU...
Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl door
Polar Fishing Gear from Iceland, has completed a big step in their latest development of trawl doors – the Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors...
Skaginn – Icelandic pioneers in Super Chilling
Driven by the ingenuity and innovational vision of its co-founder and now pioneer CEO, Skaginn's Super Chilling solutions offer a range of benefits. Through...
Forest engineering, the backbone of timber and fiber supply
Forests and some of the services they provide have been prominently on the international agenda, gaining considerable public attention: conservation, biodiversity, carbon storage, recreation...
Managing the forests of Switzerland
Forests play a pivotal role in the environment, here AG assesses how Switzerland’s forests are maintained.
Forests not only act as places of tranquillity and...
Added value to animal nutrition
The need for the world’s food products from animal origin, like meat, milk or eggs, will continue to grow in the coming decades. The...
A Bio-secure future for poultry farms
Biosecurity is an integral part of poultry farming to ensure a high level of health and welfare is achieved, here the European Rural Poultry Association...
A biosecurity and disease control partnership
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland sheds light on how government and the poultry industry are working together to help...
A Warning to the World
Dr Jan-Gunnar Winther, Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute gives an overview of the environmental challenges facing the Polar Regions.
Scientific information from the Polar...
10% of NHS drugs budget spent on diabetes drugs
According to the Health and Social Care Information Centre, prescriptions for diabetes account for almost 10 per cent of the NHS primary care drugs...
Volunteering: developing key employment skills
Volunteering can help young people develop essential skills they need for the world of work, here Fiona Blacke, CEO of the National Youth Agency...
UK unemployment rates have fallen
Figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that unemployment figures are at the lowest rate since 2008.
Unemployment rates fell to 6.4 per...
Unlocking SME trade competitiveness
Rajesh Aggarwal, Acting Director in the Division of Business and Institutional Support at the International Trade Centre (ITC) provides insight into the role of...
Practising patient safety during blood transfusions
Diana Agacy, Blood Transfusion Nurse Practitioner and Phlebotomy Manager at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation gives an overview of the importance of patient safety...
Armed forces need to be mentally fit
Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes, Military Psychologist, and Director at the Veterans and Families Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, highlights the importance of our armed forces...
