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Bite-sized learning
Our interactive mobile learning aids are a great little reference and checking tool. Each one contains information in small chunks and a timed ‘challenge’ or game to check knowledge. Designed for mobile devices, they also work on PC/Mac. Access them via the web or upload them to your LMS.
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Ask Ashford: Infection Control
An interactive refresher guide to preventing the spread of infection at work.
Protect yourself and others: what actions to take to keep people safe
Protect your workplace: rules for keeping your work area clean and safe
Infection control challenge: how many true statements can you spot in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: Fire Emergency
An interactive refresher guide to fire prevention and emergency action.
Fire prevention: the fire triangle, common causes of fire and important fire safety rules
Emergency action: what to do if you discover a fire, and after the alarm has been raised
Fire safety challenge: how many true statements can you spot in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: A Calculated Risk
A fun, interactive refresher guide to risk assessment and hazard spotting.
Hazards: what they are and how to spot them
The six steps of risk assessment
Risk assessment challenge: how many true statements about hazards and risks can you identify in 45 seconds?
Ask Ashford: The Safe Workstation
A handy refresher guide to working safely with display screen equipment.
Get wise: how to set up your work station, including your desk, chair, monitor, laptop/mobile device, mouse and keyboard
Work station challenge: how many safe ways of working can you identify in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: Stay Safe Online
An interactive refresher guide to cyber security and the different forms of cyber attack.
- Cyber attack definitions: Phishing, Spear Phishing, Hacking, Profile Cloning and Ransomware
- Cyber attack challenge: how many types of cyber attack can you correctly identify in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: Hand Hygiene
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- What you will need
- How to wash your hands properly
- Hand-wash challenge: how many hand-washing necessities can you spot in 30 seconds?
Ask Ashford: Mind Your Back!
A handy, interactive refresher guide to correct manual handling.
The five principles of safe lifting
The TILE approach to manual handling risk assessment (Task, Individual, Load, Environment)
‘Think Before You Lift’ challenge: are these lifts safe or risky?
Ask Ashford: Food Allergens
A handy, interactive refresher guide to the major food allergens. Suitable for everyone who works in an environment where food is prepared, cooked, consumed or sold.
- The 14 major allergens
- Allergens challenge: how many allergens can you correctly identify in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: What Fire Extinguisher?
A fun, interactive refresher guide to different fire extinguishers and the types of fire to use them on.
- The five main types of extinguisher
- Firefighting challenge: how many fires can you put out with the correct extinguisher in 60 seconds?
Ask Ashford: Dealing with Bomb Threats
An interactive refresher guide to dealing with terror threats on the phone.
- What to do if you receive a bomb threat
- What information to write down during and after the call
- Practice session: listen to a realistic bomb threat, complete your paperwork and compare your notes with ours.