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2nd May, 2024 - Management
HSE Improvement Notices Vs Prohibition Notices
If the HSE visit your premises or site and find something wrong, they will expect you to put it right. You may get an enforcement notice, an improvement notice or a prohibition notice. But what are the differences between an improvement notice and a prohibition notice?
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30th April, 2024 - Management
What The Law Says About Hot Water At Work
No hot water at work? Hand washing is important for cleanliness, at work and home. As an employee, you have legal rights to certain welfare facilities at work. As an employer, if you don't provide it, you could find yourself in a different kind of hot water with the HSE or local authorities.
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21st March, 2024 - Management
How To Measure Health And Safety Performance
How do you measure health and safety performance? Usually, we are looking for zero. Zero accidents, zero ill health, zero harm. When we measure by accidents, we are measuring failure. But you can also measure health and safety success.
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19th March, 2024 - Management
4 Common Reasons For Underreporting In Health And Safety
Underreporting can leave you blind to health and safety issues and incidents in your business. But why do people stay silent when bad things happen? Here are common reasons for underreporting in health and safety (and how to fix them).
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13th March, 2024 - Management
Why Health And Safety Is NOT Your Number One Priority
Is health and safety the number one priority for any business? Probably not. Of course, health and safety is an important aspect of running your business, but it's not your number one priority. Find out why.
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20th February, 2024 - Management
The Responsibilities Of A Health And Safety Manager
A health and safety manager is responsible for the health and safety performance of a business. They must protect workers and members of the public from harm by developing safe systems of work to prevent accidents and ill health.
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17th January, 2024 - Management
What Is PPE In Health And Safety?
PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. In health and safety, you wear PPE to keep yourself safe. It protects the wearer from health and safety hazards and is a last line of defence. Examples of PPE include hard hats, safety footwear, hi-viz clothing, ear defenders, safety goggles, and gloves.
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9th January, 2024 - Management
Why People Ignore Health And Safety Rules (And 9 Ways To Fix It)
You can avoid accidents and ill-health at work when you work safely. So why do employees ignore health and safety rules when it puts them and other people in danger? And how can you fix it and stop people from breaking the rules?
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3rd January, 2024 - Management
What Is Health And Safety?
Health and safety is about preventing harm. It means keeping people safe and healthy. In this introduction to health and safety, we'll look at the need for health and safety, and the moral, legal and financial arguments for health and safety at work.
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12th December, 2023 - Management
The Differences Between LOLER And PUWER
LOLER and PUWER are two sets of health and safety regulations. The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). When does LOLER apply? When does PUWER? And when do both? What are the similarities and differences?
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6th December, 2023 - Management
Prevent An Accident Tomorrow By Reporting One Today
Accidents are preventable. But they do say hindsight is a wonderful thing. It's easier to look back and see that there was a better way, once you have learned from your mistakes. Accident and near-miss reporting can be a proactive safety measure, preventing future accidents.
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30th November, 2023 - Management
The Consequences Of Setting A Bad Health And Safety Example
If you set a bad health and safety example, you'll struggle to create a believable health and safety message within your business, and your health and safety culture will suffer. Here are five ways you might undermine your health and safety message and set a bad health and safety example.
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