You Must Take Extra Precautions Where Someone is More Susceptible To Injury [Video]

You Must Take Extra Precautions Where Someone is More Susceptible To Injury

Following on from the video I did yesterday (‘What Do I Do As A Trainer If I Believe a Learner is Not Fit Enough To Undertake the Training?’) I’ve been sent some information by a good friend of mine who is also a very competent and highly qualified Health & Safety Professional that adds additional value to what I put out yesterday.

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How I Met Sam Childers, The Machine Gun Preacher

Sam, Deb, Me and Kevin

Sam Childers (and not the Hollywood star Gerard Butler) will be speaking at the South Hayling United Reformed Church on Tuesday 16th April 2019 as part of his UK tour.

Sam will be speaking about his work rescuing children in war-torn Africa and you can help us to make Sam’s visit a memorable one by coming along and by sharing the event with your friends and colleagues who may also be interested in attending.

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A Lawyer’s Opinion On Handcuffs [Video]

Eric Baskind, a highly qualified and competent lawyer of many years standing, has confirmed that any person in the UK can carry and use handcuffs and provided their application was ‘reasonable in the circumstances’ they would be viewed as a ‘use of force’ option, no different than physically restraining someone by manual effort.

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How To Retire A Millionaire

How To Retire A Millionaire

Imagine you’re retired now and you are sitting in your rocking chair looking back over the best years of your life, wondering what your life could have been like and how your retirement could be different now had you made different choices and taken different decisions. You’ve worked hard all of your life. You are a good person. You never … Read more

Using Force To Maintain Good Order and Discipline

USING FORCE TO MAINTAIN GOOD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE

Using Force To Maintain Good Order and Discipline In the past, I’ve spoken about the use of restrictive techniques that may cause (either intentionally or unintentionally) some discomfort, harm or pain. I’ve mentioned that these techniques are not illegal, provided that they are used reasonably to prevent a greater harm, where no lesser use of force option would be an … Read more

What is The Difference Between Control and Restraint, PMVA, MVA, Positive Handling, Physical Restraint, Physical Intervention and Care and Control Training?

Making My Day Friday 17th February 2017 [Video]

Hi guys, Mark Dawes here. You’ve probably figured out I’m in the car; I spend a lot of time in the car so I thought, “Well hell, we’ll shoot a video while we’re in the car.”

The reason I’m shooting this video is I wanted to share something with you. Because if you’ve ever had one of those days where someone’s phoned you or you’ve met them or you’ve spoken to someone and they’ve made your day … Well, I’ve just had one of those days and I want to share it with you.

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