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Is Your Company Fully Prepared For Heat Stress This Summer?
If there’s one thing we British are known for it’s complaining about the weather. For months now the conversations I have heard regarding this seem to have been along the lines of what atrocious weather we’ve had all spring, and will summer ever arrive. Just recently that’s changed, and now we’re all moaning about how …Read the Full Post
Two Further Safety Reminders Of Asbestos Risks
I wrote recently about an incident in which a building firm dismantled some asbestos roof tiles without taking the proper precautions, exposing employees, workers in nearby offices and members of the public. Astonishingly last week we have heard of a further two incidents of this happening. It cannot be emphasised enough how important it is …Read the Full Post
The Risk Of Misplaced Trust In Health And Safety
In the world of health and safety there’s no doubt that guards and guard rails are highly important. But there are three types of guards: those which are present and working those which are entirely absent those which are present, deemed to be fine, but which are unfit for purpose. I think that when it …Read the Full Post
Government Allays Work Experience Health And Safety Fears
We’ve mentioned in previous posts about how health and safety can sometimes get a bad press, and nowhere has this concern been more of a problem than in the world of work experience. Fortunately the Government has recently announced changes to eradicate many of these issues. No one can deny the importance of work experience …Read the Full Post
New Drive To Improve Safety In Waste And Recycling
Despite the fact that we are all being actively encouraged to increase the amount of recycling we do, the waste and recycling industry has been fraught with health and safety problems, with a number of very serious issues being brought to light recently. The result of this is a new five point plan for reducing …Read the Full Post
The Number One Risk Management Misunderstanding
Health and safety, as we’ve noted in a recent blog post, often gets some bad press. Partly this is down to the fact that risk management can often be misunderstood or misinterpreted. So let’s clear up some of these misconceptions. We live in a risky world. Quiet apart from thirty ton metal presses, scaffolding hundreds …Read the Full Post
Health And Safety For Small Businesses – In 500 Words
Whether you’re starting up a new business, or reassessing your business following an expansion, understanding health and safety law needn’t be difficult. In fact understanding health and safety for small businesses is so simple we can cover the main points in just five hundred words. Step 1 – The Competent Person The first step is …Read the Full Post
The Health And Safety Myth Busters
Let’s be honest, Health and Safety doesn’t always get a good press. It’s a rare week that we don’t come across an article in the news about an apparently ludicrous and unnecessary application of health and safety rules and regulations. The problem is though that invariably these claims are utter nonsense, and have nothing at …Read the Full Post
A Common Health And Safety Oversight Costs A Life
There’s a serious issue in the world of Health and Safety, and one we see far too frequently. It’s also an issue which has just cost BAE Systems £350,000 in fines, and one innocent man his life. Very often we see businesses applying good Health and Safety advice complying with the HSE recommendations and requirements, …Read the Full Post
Top 6 dangers lurking in your office
Afraid of losing our jobs, we’re putting in hours of overtime and it can sometimes feel like we spend more time at work than at home. But offices can be a minefield of potential health disasters waiting to happen which can cause you serious, long-term harm if you don’t take care of yourself. These are …Read the Full Post