Woodward SHE Ltd Health and Safety Training

IOSH released a video update on the 16th March 2025 about the serious difficulties that all IOSH Training Providers, including ourselves, are currently experiencing with the updated IOSH Training Provider Portal. IOSH are currently experiencing a system issue following recent updates, which has unfortunately impacted their ability to issue certificates. This means that, at present, certificates for completed IOSH courses cannot be generated or dispatched. IOSH have acknowledged the issue publicly, and their CEO, Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher, has issued an update confirming that their teams are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. However, at this stage, they have not been able to provide a confirmed timeframe for when normal service will resume. You can watch the video update […]

Almost half (43%) of buildings in England have failed their fire safety checks on the first visit in the past year, research has revealed.  The study, carried out by safety experts, Direct365, analysed the latest Home Office Fire Statistics in England to reveal why so many buildings are failing audits and which regions are leading the way in safety.    National safety standards have hit a 14 year low and fire safety compliance now stands at just 57%, marking a significant decline from 2016/17 when the satisfactory rate was 69%.   Emergency routes and exits were cited as the primary cause of audit failure, with 10,323 breaches recorded in the past year. These breaches are given for hazards including blocked exits, locked fire exit doors, broken emergency lighting or wedged open fire doors.   Maintenance failures were the second most frequent breach, accounting for 8,666 recorded instances. This reason for failure is […]

There are no easy routes to a NEBOSH qualification. Learners have to study hard and complete rigorous assessments, demonstrating their knowledge and understanding. That’s why NEBOSH qualifications are valued by professionals and organisations around the world. Unfortunately, some people try to cheat to gain a NEBOSH qualification. NEBOSH therefore has strict processes and dedicated experts to prevent and detect malpractice. Cheats do not have a place in the health and safety profession. This new edition of the NEBOSH quarterly Ethical Practice Report (July – September 2025) gave the following overview of recent malpractice cases and the penalties and sanctions given: Together we can stamp out malpractice and protect the integrity of the health and safety profession. Malpractice concerns If you […]

BREAKING NEWS ~ Woodward Safety Health and Environment Ltd are delighted to be able to announce that NEBOSH have chosen ourselves as the Learning Partner to deliver the prestigious L’Oréal International Bursary 2026 training courses. We look forward to welcoming the twenty successful applicants onto the course this summer. NEBOSH, the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health, has partnered with global beauty brand L’Oréal for the fourth year running to encourage and enable greater diversity within the health and safety profession. The ‘NEBOSH L’Oréal International Bursary: Enabling women in health and safety’ is back to offer learning opportunities for women who want to enter or progress within the profession. Twenty women, based internationally, will be chosen to receive […]

ACCIDENTS ARE the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, claiming over 3 million lives a year, and people in developing countries are far more likely to be killed in an accident than those in richer nations. That’s the shocking truth exposed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA)’s new report Accidental deaths and life-changing injuries: A global tragedy, in partnership with L’Oréal and Xylem. This groundbreaking study of international accident rates, based on analysis of data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources, reveals that:  In addition, RoSPA’s research reveals enormous inequalities across the globe: Many of these inequalities may be explained by poor infrastructure, weaker regulations and inconsistent enforcement in developing nations. RoSPA has also found that 80% […]

EDIT – This issue has now been resovled and our telephones are working again.We apologise for any inconvenience the disruption today may have caused. ————- ————- ————- ————- ————- ————- ————- ————- Telephone Disruption ~ Monday 19 January 2026. The ENERGUS phone line is currently down, which means that our office telephone system is also not working. While we may not be able to answer the phone, we can still be contacted by e-mail on info@woodwardgroup.co.uk today. We apologise for any inconvenience this disruption may cause.

Why Face-to-Face Training Still Matters – Especially with Woodward ! In a world full of online learning and AI chat-bots, we are continuing to deliver the same excellent classroom based training courses that we started delivering back in 1994. In recent times, the Virtual / Online Training has been the go-to for learning and development, but is that always a good thing? Teams/Zoom Fatigue is now is a well-documented phenomenon, referring to the exhaustion, stress, and burnout users experience after prolonged use of video conferencing platform. At Woodward, our classroom-based NEBOSH and IOSH training courses go beyond the screen to deliver real results in your workplace. Here’s what sets them apart: ✅ Live interaction with expert trainers – ask, discuss, […]

Every year, families across Great Britain face the devastating loss of a loved one killed by a reversing vehicle at work. These are not just statistics. They are family members, friends and colleagues whose lives were cut short by entirely preventable accidents. The stark reality is that being struck by a moving vehicle accounts for 16% of all fatal work-related injuries, claiming an average of 21 lives annually over the past 5 years, making it one of the leading causes of work-related fatalities in Great Britain. Looking at these incidents we see that many feature the same pattern – reversing vehicles. Recent months have brought this issue into sharp focus, with fines reaching £2.5 million as case after case reveals […]