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elcome to the Spring
issue of Industrial Compliance. In an exclusive Q&A on page 18, Blackline Safety discusses
the development of its new G8 con- nected safety wearable, revealing how advanced gas detection, lone worker protection and cloud connectivity are helping to improve safety across high- risk industrial environments.
- Victoria White, Editor S SSE OPENS FASKALLY SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE
SE is opening the doors of its Faskally Safety Leadership Centre to organisations across Scot- land and the UK as part of its commitment to strengthening safety culture across high-risk sectors. The multi-million-pound facility offers an immer- sive safety training experience, delivered by Ac- tive Training Team (ATT), that blends film and live action to help participants build the leadership skills needed to improve decision-making, influence be- haviours, and reduce risk in the workplace. Since opening in 2024, the Centre has hosted nearly 9,000 SSE employees and contract part- ners. SSE is now making the facility available more widely to support businesses across Scotland and the UK that are looking to develop more robust safety cultures within their own
organisations.SSE opens Faskally Safety Training Centre The move reflects SSE’s belief that safety leadership should be shared across industry, particularly in sectors
HALF OF WORKERS SKIP ESSENTIAL HSE TRAINING
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ata from Astutis has revealed that a growing number of UK employees are funding their own health and safety training from their own pockets. The report revealed that one in every 10 employees funded their own training, raising serious concerns about under-investment and culture gaps across industries such as con- struction, logistics and manufacturing. The report, which surveyed 920 workers, also found that nearly a third (31 per cent) of UK workers said that their employer’s training budget was insufficient for their role or risk level. Half of Brits (50 per cent) also say that health and safety training is skipped due to a lack of time at work, showing that it isn’t treated as a priority.
One of the Learner Report’s biggest findings was that over half (51 per cent) of employees said that a safer workplace is down to colleague behaviour, not rules or lack of knowledge. This shows that employers need to be more aware of cultural issues as well as compli- ance, and need to invest in accountability and team-wide behavioural change. Steve Terry, managing director of Astutis, commented on the findings:
“When workers are reaching into their wallets for absolutely critical training, it’s a wake-up call. We’re not just talking about professional development, but we’re talking about life-saving knowledge being treated as an option rather than an absolute necessity.” “In fast-paced sectors, safety generally gets
where people under- take high-risk oper- ations every day. By opening the centre to other organisations, SSE aims to support wider collaboration and help raise stan- dards beyond its own operations.
The immersive training is designed to embed be- havioural change over time rather than treat safety as a one-off classroom exercise. This includes a newly launched modular approach focused on man- aging self, influencing others, and leading others, helping participants apply learning in real-world environments between sessions.
SSE
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DUPONT INTRODUCES LIGHTWEIGHT COVERALL
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squeezed and is considered something to just do when you’ve got the time on your hands.” However, to businesses, the cost of an acci- dent, injury or regulatory fine, as well as the sadness and psychological side effects, far outweighs the time it takes to train a team. Putting in an extra few hours of training with someone could potentially save their life at work.” Last month, the government released statistics on workplace safety and fatalities in the work- place. The report revealed that in March 2024- 2025, there were 124 deaths in the workplace. The most common cause of fatality was a fall from a height (35), while the most com- mon industries to experience a fatality in the workplace were construction (35) and agri- culture, forestry and fishing (23). There were also a total of 33.7m days lost in this period due to a work-related illness and workplace injury – a huge cost to both the government and to employers.
Astutis
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uPont has launched DuPont Tychem 6000 SFR, a lightweight hooded garment designed to help protect people working in challenging environments against multiple chemical and flash-fire hazards, in the European market. Especially benefi- cial in environments where combined chemical and flash-fire hazards are a serious concern, Tychem 6000 SFR garments may be suitable for applications and industries that require multi-hazard protection in- cluding refineries, petrochemical plants, laboratories, maintenance operations, and fire departments.
Tychem 6000 SFR provides a barrier to permeation up to 30 minutes against more than 250 chemical challenges, such as toxic industrial chemicals, chem- ical warfare agents, and flammable organic solvents. The coverall also helps ensure secondary flame resistance when worn over primary flame -resistant (FR) garments like those made with DuPont Nome. In a flash fire, the Tychem 6000 SFR garment will not cause additional burn-related injury if such appropri- ate primary FR personal protective equipment is worn beneath. It can even help decrease the level of body burn rate that may occur when wearing a primary flame-resistant clothing only.
DuPont
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