Travelling to and from work you see many signs and signals to warn and inform drivers, but when you arrive in the workplace are you as familiar with the signs around the building and what they mean? [...]
The first Safety Games!
September 30, 2011 By
We’re asked to do some unusual things from time to time and this article that was published in Safety Management (published with permission) demonstrates one of our unique consultancy projects. Superyacht manufacturer holds shipshape Safety Olympics On a sunny day in August, Pendennis Worldclass Superyachts one of Cornwall’s largest employers and a member of the [...]
R is for Risk Management
September 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
R is for Risk Management Risk management is a business process rather than a safety process – it affects all areas of your business. I like to use this equation: (click here) Risk = Opportunity + Instinct and your ROI = Reward The first step in risk management is to identify all the [...]
Personal Protective Equipment – why bother?
August 31, 2011 By
We’ve all heard people complain about having to ‘put all this kit on, just for a simple job’; that usually means that they haven’t fully understood exactly what the kit is for and what might happen without it. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is not a case of the law being unnecessarily pedantic – it’s there [...]
What you need to know about working overseas
August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What you need to know about working overseas When staff are normally based in the UK, but travel overseas on business or on temporary assignment The Health & Safety at Work etc Act still applies. Companies should give the same level of protection to staff regardless of where they work. In relation to long [...]
Notices that can’t be ignored
August 2, 2011 By
When you’re in business you are in the firing line for all kinds of legislation – and you have to get it right or your business can suffer badly. In fact, it has been known for businesses to simply cease trading because of something they haven’t done, that they should; or something they have done [...]
Are you ready to be caught in the trap?
February 22, 2011 By
If the people who act as the enforcement authority then change hats and offer commercial consultancy – ostensibly to put right the issues they’ve identified, how comfortable would you feel? I recently attendeda Westminster Briefing on Health and Safety after the Young Review – and was astounded to discover that’s exactly what is on the [...]
