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Do you prioritise health and safety compliance? For some years now, if you were found to be in material breach of health and safety law, you would have had to pay for the time it takes the HSE to identify the breach and help you needed to put things right. This includes investigating and taking […]
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), […]
For our last health and safety blog of 2017 we thought we would reassure you that everybody can get it wrong when it comes to health and safety! You may not be aware that the HSE conducts a lot of research on various production techniques at their full time laboratory in Buxton. In October 2016, […]
Quite often you can be left wondering what a HSE inspector will be looking at when or if they decide to visit. Is it equipment they’re going to look at? Will it be my premises? Could they be looking at everything? Well the answer to these questions is “they might do”. One thing we do […]
As you may already know, we offer a variety of health and safety training courses at ProAktive. We hold them at our Doncaster office and can also arrange the course to be held at your own venue or premises, depending on delegate numbers. What do we offer? The IOSH Managing Safely 4 day training course […]
Often, if you get a visit from the dreaded HSE Inspector, you can be left feeling that they have focused on some strange things. These might seem completely arbitrary and not a reflection of the true hazards present in your business. Actually, the Inspector’s focus is anything but strange! Each year the HSE identifies a […]
Health and Safety is a serious matter and the consequences of getting it wrong can be devastating. Despite this, we all know some companies who have ‘gotten away with it’. That said, things might just have changed. Not only has the HSE introduced “Fee for Intervention”, (a charge of £129 per hour for intervention), but […]
An organisation’s culture can have as big an influence on safety outcomes as the safety management system. The safety culture of an organisation relates to the values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behaviour that determine a company’s commitment to health and safety management. Key aspects of an effective culture: Management commitment: If employees can […]