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28th August, 2024 - Management
Collective Protective Measures Vs Personal Protective Measures
Collective protective measures protect everyone or a group of people, they can be put in place once, and control the risk for many. Personal protective measures protect individuals, activated by each user to protect themselves. Let's look at some examples.
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31st July, 2024 - Management
10 Signs Of A Poor Health And Safety Culture At Work
Health and safety culture at work is important - your business health and safety performance relies on it. But how do you know if your health and safety culture is good or bad? And what can you do to fix it? In this blog post, we look at 10 signs of a poor health and safety culture at work.
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17th July, 2024 - Management
Can Health And Safety SAVE You Money?
Health and safety has a cost. Buying safety equipment, training, and ongoing maintenance and management. But you also get a return on that investment, with reduced risks, reduced costs, a better reputation and increased productivity. Let's see how health and safety can save your business money.
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11th July, 2024 - Management
60 Examples Of LOLER Equipment
LOLER applies to both lifting equipment and lifting accessories used at work. But what is lifting equipment? In this blog post, we'll look at what equipment is covered by LOLER with 60 examples.
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9th July, 2024 - Management
How Often Should LOLER Equipment Be Inspected?
Lifting equipment should be inspected regularly, as required under LOLER. These inspections are needed on initial use or installation, periodically every six or twelve months depending on the type of equipment, and after exceptional circumstances.
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14th May, 2024 - Management
Your Near Miss Reporting Procedure Needs These 6 Simple Rules
If you are thinking about starting a near-miss reporting system, you need more than a form. A successful near-miss reporting system starts with good design and ends with results. Here are six simple rules that will help you get the most out of your near-miss reporting procedure.
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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).
Read Post 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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