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Christmas is an interesting time for businesses. There are lots of temporary changes to work patterns, lots of parties (hopefully!) and most important of all, it’s the time of the year to dust off the decorations and make your office suitably festive. None of these things form part of your usual work activities and so […]
We know Winter generally hits the North the hardest, but it doesn’t matter if you operate in the north or the south, we all can be affected. Extremes of snow, ice and longer periods of darkness make driving in the Winter months more hazardous than in other times of the year. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY Regularly […]
Many employees often find themselves the only one left in the office at the end of a busy day or driving to see a customer alone. If this situation sounds familiar it is likely that your employees are lone working. If your employees work alone you are required to consider, and then deal with, any […]
Are your machinery risk assessments adequate? Failure to carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessment can place your employees at risk of harm and leave your company vulnerable to prosecution. Risk assessments are a legal requirement introduced by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. As well as being a legal requirement they […]
The safest workplaces are those where H&S standards are set at a high level – from the very top right down throughout the organisation. You must lead by example and encourage everyone to adopt a safe and compliant attitude to working safely. Why directors and board members need to act Directors and boards need to […]
Being a Director can sometimes be a thankless task, can’t it? The whole success of the business rests on your shoulders and everyone expects you to know what to do in every situation. It is, after all, why you supposedly earn the big bucks – right?! Often, the truth could not be further from the […]
The football world cup mission to find the champion team of 2018 continues to surprise. Many of the traditional giants of the game are no longer at the table, but England still remains; and can you believe through a penalty shootout? There are no surprises, however, in establishing the champion accident fatality type. It is, […]
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world-leading chartered body for health and safety professionals. The IOSH Managing Safely certificate is targeted at managers in any organisation or sector who are required to manage risk and resources. The course aims to: Ensure that safety issues are appreciated by those who are employed […]
Most of us love the hot weather. It’s great to get outdoors and have fun as the temperature rises but it’s not always comfortable. High temperatures can make work feel harder and it’s not uncommon to hear complaints that it’s too hot! Most healthy people can cope with hot weather and adapt without problems but […]
It is now just over two years since the new sentencing guidelines were introduced for health and safety offences in the UK and it seems that courts were not reluctant to impose very large fines for health & safety failings in 2017. Some notable fines – for companies such as London and Southeastern Railways (LSER), […]