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25th September, 2025 - Paperwork
What Is A Method Statement And Why Are They Used In Construction?
You will find method statements on nearly every construction project. They are often used with risk assessments for the tasks and activities carried out during the project. But what is a method statement document, and why are they used in construction?
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23rd September, 2025 - Paperwork
The Purpose Of Writing Method Statements And Risk Assessments
Why do businesses create method statements and risk assessments? It might seem like you are just going through the motions to satisfy legal and client demands, but are there any other benefits? If you're wondering if these documents are just another box to tick, keep reading...
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31st July, 2025 - Paperwork
5 Best Risk Assessment Control Measures With Examples
Control measures are the things you put in place to reduce risk and prevent harm. A successful risk assessment must check existing controls, and consider if you need to do more. In this blog post, we look at the five best risk assessment control measures (with examples), and in which order you should apply them.
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3rd July, 2025 - Paperwork
The Purpose Of A Permit To Work System
Permits to work are often found in high-risk industries like construction, but what is their purpose? When and why would you use these documents? And what makes permits to work different from risk assessments and method statements? Let's look at how permits to work make high-risk tasks safer.
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22nd May, 2025 - Paperwork
The 5 Steps To Risk Assessment (And How To Complete Them)
In this blog post, we look at what the 5 steps to risk assessment are, why you need them, and how to complete them - from identifying hazards and risks in your workplace to deciding on precautions and recording your assessment.
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22nd April, 2025 - Paperwork
What Injuries At Work Are RIDDOR Reportable?
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) makes reporting some accidents at work a legal requirement. But what accidents do you need to report? In this post, we look at the types of deaths, accidents, injuries, diseases and events that are RIDDOR reportable at work.
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16th January, 2025 - Paperwork
The Difference Between Site Specific And Generic Risk Assessments
If your health and safety management is being reviewed, you will often be asked for copies of site-specific risk assessments. And one of the reasons risk assessments fail the review is that they are too generic. So what do the terms site-specific risk assessments and generic risk assessments mean?
Read Post 8th January, 2025 - Paperwork
10 Free Health And Safety Documents For Your Business
Do you need to create health and safety documents for your business? Want to save time on paperwork? Not sure where to start? Here are 10 free health and safety templates you can edit, fill in, download, and use. Created by health and safety experts, ready for your work.
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28th November, 2024 - Paperwork
How To Use (And Understand) A 5x5 Risk Matrix
The 5x5 risk matrix might be something you've seen in health and safety documents, management systems, or something you've heard referred to in safety briefings. But what is the 5x5 matrix? What do the numbers mean? And what do the colours show? Here's how to use (and understand) a 5x5 risk matrix.
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25th September, 2024 - Paperwork
RIDDOR Reporting Timescales Explained (When To Report)
Under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) there are duties to report certain types of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. Some will need reporting without delay, and others within 10 or 15 days. So what are the RIDDOR reporting timescales?
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17th September, 2024 - Paperwork
What Are RAMS Documents?
If you are asked for your RAMS, what does it mean? And why would you need a ram on your project? RAMS is a term often used in construction and it refers to two types of health and safety documents. In this blog post, we look at what RAMS documents are, and how you can create them.
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14th August, 2024 - Paperwork
Accident Books, The Law, And How To Complete Them
Do you need an accident book at work? When should you complete it? Who fills it in? Is the accident book a legal requirement? If you have questions about the accident book at work, this article is for you! Let's look at accident books, the law, and how to complete them.
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