What is the Experience API (xAPI)?
When it comes to learning and development (L&D) programs, a key consideration for many organisations is how effective the training program would be. Currently, there are a number of specifications that can be used to measure eLearning effectiveness such as SCORM, AICC and Experience API (xAPI). xAPI is the newest of the specifications and widely […]
What is the Difference Between an LXP and an LMS?
In the world of business eLearning, the Learning Management System (LMS) has long been the preferred option for delivering relevant content to employees. Administrators enrol learners on to the courses they need and learners work their way through them, often in a linear fashion. Recently, a new option for learning and development teams has emerged: […]
What are the Benefits of an LXP?
With technological advances and vast changes in the way people consume content, the eLearning industry was ready for a new form of platform to take over from the traditional Learning Management System (LMS). Learning Experience Platforms (LXPs) have arrived to optimise employee training experiences for today’s users. What is an LXP? LXPs differ from LMSs […]
What Hazards and Risks are there in the Workplace?
The hazards and risks present within a workplace can be extensive or minimal – it is entirely specific to your particular workplace. There are some risks and hazards which will be clearly visible within your workplace, but there are some which will be hidden and less obvious. By conducting a risk assessment, your team will […]
What are the Health And Safety Executive’s ‘Five Steps’ to Risk Assessment?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has created five steps for organisations and employers to follow when carrying out risk assessments within their workplace. It can be daunting and confusing to conduct risk assessments, so these five steps are certainly helpful and provide a thorough guide for organisations to follow. What is the Health and Safety Executive […]
What are Control Measures?
Our control measure Courses A risk assessment is an organisation’s health and safety responsibility, and control measures are a vital component within this risk assessment process. Control measures are introduced following the identification of hazards and risks within the workplace. The purpose of control measures is to protect individuals in the workplace from the identified […]
What is Work-Related Violence and Aggression?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK are responsible for monitoring and receiving reports of work-related violence. The HSE have defined work-related violence and aggression as: any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work. In recent years, there has been an increase in work-related […]
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Personal protective equipment is developed to ultimately reduce risk in the workplace. The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have made it very clear that UK employers have a strong duty regarding the provision, use of and enforcement of personal protective equipment in the workplace. Personal protective equipment is essentially the equipment which can be used […]
What is a Risk?
Risk can be defined as the likelihood or probability that an individual will be harmed or affected by an adverse health effect if they are exposed to a hazard. Risk assessments must be conducted by employers to ensure that risks and hazards are identified and then subsequently minimised, to protect the safety of all individuals […]
What is a Hazard?
When it comes to defining a hazard, particularly when it is involved in the workplace, it is most commonly considered as any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone. It is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that the workplace is free from hazards to protect the safety of all […]
