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7th February, 2023 - Management
The main focus of risk assessment is to control the risks in your work activities. But even after you have put health and safety controls in place, residual risk is the remaining risk - and there will always be some remaining risks. So what should you do about residual risk?
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Is your positive health and safety culture an illusion? Without bad news, you can't learn from mistakes, fix problems, and improve your systems. Here's how negativity can improve your health and safety culture.
Read Post1st December, 2022 - Management
Health and safety advice doesn't have to be confusing or complicated. Mostly, health and safety is just common sense. Sure, there are laws and regulations you need to comply with. But ultimately, it's about keeping you safe. Here's some of the shortest health and safety advice you will ever get.
Read Post17th August, 2022 - Management
Health and safety responsibilities for employers can seem overwhelming and come from many different places. In this blog post, we'll cover the essential duties that apply to every business - and the more specific responsibilities that only apply to certain hazards and situations.
Read Post12th July, 2022 - Management
Health and safety at work covers a wide range of topics and regulations. But who needs to put all of these rules and requirements in place? And who's to blame if things go wrong? Who is responsible for health and safety in the workplace?
Read Post28th June, 2022 - Management
Use these 10 free health and safety wallpapers to maintain a safety focus in your business. Set as a desktop background, or download and print as a poster to display at work. These wallpapers feature quotes, definitions, and phrases - helping you create a positive health and safety culture.
Read Post11th May, 2022 - Management
Confined spaces are dangerous places. Working in confined spaces is not something that can always be avoided, so you need to know the hazards to watch out for. In this post, find out the 7 main hazards associated with confined space work.
Read Post19th April, 2022 - Management
In health and safety, LOLER stands for the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations. This is a set of legal requirements surrounding lifting operations and the equipment used to carry them out. These regulations are often referred to as LOLER for short. But what is LOLER?
Read Post22nd March, 2022 - Management
How many first aiders do you have in your workplace? Is it enough? The number of first aiders you need isn't just based on the number of staff you have. Another consideration is your risk level. In this post, we assess how many first aiders are required in both high-risk and low-risk workplaces.
Read Post16th February, 2022 - Management
The health and safety representative is a role recognised under health and safety law and has legal responsibilities. There are two types of health and safety representative, with similarities and differences. Your business may use one, both or neither!
Read Post8th February, 2022 - Management
If you have ever struggled to get your team to wear and use their PPE correctly, or you are not sure why you need to wear PPE yourself, here are 50 reasons why you should wear and use PPE. After reading these 50 reasons, why wouldn't you wear PPE?
Read Post19th January, 2022 - Management
Need to improve your health and safety management? Want to create a more positive health and safety culture? You can, and what's more, it doesn't have to be costly. Start with these ten essential principles for your health and safety management system.
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