by Michael Hutton | Feb 6, 2025 | News
Fight or Flight is the term that describes the physical changes that occur within a person’s body during a threatening or stressful situation. (Walter Cannon, Physiologist 1929) The changes prepare the body to physically fight the cause of the stress or to flee from...
by Michael Hutton | Feb 6, 2025 | News
In a fire or terrorist attack, human behaviour can vary greatly depending on the situation, but common patterns include initial shock and disbelief, confusion, panic, a strong desire to find loved ones, attempts to gather personal belongings, a tendency to follow the...
by Michael Hutton | Feb 6, 2025 | News
The author spent two years in the police and twenty-two years in the ambulance service. Attending thousands of 999 calls so has witnessed countless instances of people thinking they are immune from harm, danger or unpleasantness. How wrong they were. The author,...
by Michael Hutton | Feb 6, 2025 | News
Since the 1970s, when the Health and Safety at Work Act was introduced (1974) in the UK, there has been a significant decline in both workplace deaths and injuries, with the number of fatal accidents dropping by around 80% due to improved safety regulations and...
