This Health and Safety Executive publication will be useful for employers, managers/supervisors, health and safety personnel, trainers, safety and union representatives and cleaners themselves.
Guidance is provided on recognising and controlling the manual handling and upper limb risks faced by cleaners at work.  A number of case studies are also provided, focusing on how organisations have reached a solution.

This particular resource has been adapted from the Mental Health First Aid Training and Research Programme (Depression: First Aid Guidelines).

A guide to some commonly-used recreational psychoactive substances in the UK.

You may have heard the term ‘ergonomics’.  In some industries, such as major hazards, defence and transport, ergonomics is also called ‘human factors’. This Health and Safety Executive leaflet helps to explain how applying ergonomics can improve health and safety in your workplace.

The link below will take you to the British Red Cross website.  

Which will provide you with fast first aid tips is a sequence of short video clips (about 2 minutes each) giving advice about how to handle everyday situations.

British Red Cross website 

This information can be useful as a refresher, as a stop gap prior to training, to accompany Chocking Charlie, or the mannequin used for CPR.

Please note these are not in depth resources.

If you are unable to access the British Red Cross website the Fast First Aid Tips tips will help you to learn basic skills.

In recent years there has been a move towards more office based jobs which has resulted in a nation of people who spend hours a day sitting stationary and hunched over in front of a desk.  It is not surprising that a growing number of office workers complain of back pain.  The lack of activity and movement as well as the bad posture associated with sitting in front of a desk all day means our backs are under a great deal of stress.  However, despite this there are ways to protect your back from the strains of office work.  This short guide will give you some tips on what you can do whilst at work to reduce the impact of back pain.

Many older people in Scotland feel lonely; Social isolation and loneliness are associated with poorer health and well-being. A preventative approach looks for ways to maintain and build social and community connections for older people. These cards, created by Iriss, are reminders to think about ways you can work with people you support to help them keep connected.

A brief overview of the Health and Safety Executives risk factors associated with pushing and pulling of loads.

Ten food safety tips from the Food Standards Agency.

The Honest Heart stars the people we support from Turning Point Scotland's Viewpoint service.  The documentary explores their determination to lead independent lives.

Turning Point Scotland's Viewpoint service in Ayr supports adults with learning disabilities to access their local community.  Documentary film maker Ruth Carslaw worked with people who use the service to film each members as they filmed themselves capturing hand-held self-portraits, or point the lens outwards to the world before them.

Made whilst busy with their day to day lives, their films are full of candid glimpses: going to the gym, swimming, meeting friends and dancing.

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