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11th May, 2022 - Management
7 Hazards That Make Confined Spaces Dangerous Places
Confined spaces are dangerous places. Working in confined spaces is not something that can always be avoided, so you need to know the hazards to watch out for. In this post, find out the 7 main hazards associated with confined space work.
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19th April, 2022 - Management
What Does LOLER Stand For?
In health and safety, LOLER stands for the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations. This is a set of legal requirements surrounding lifting operations and the equipment used to carry them out. These regulations are often referred to as LOLER for short. But what is LOLER?
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22nd March, 2022 - Management
How Many First Aiders Do I Need? Low Vs High Risk Work
How many first aiders do you have in your workplace? Is it enough? The number of first aiders you need isn't just based on the number of staff you have. Another consideration is your risk level. In this post, we assess how many first aiders are required in both high-risk and low-risk workplaces.
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16th February, 2022 - Management
The Health And Safety Representative Role And Responsibilities
The health and safety representative is a role recognised under health and safety law and has legal responsibilities. There are two types of health and safety representative, with similarities and differences. Your business may use one, both or neither!
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8th February, 2022 - Management
50 Reasons Why You Should Wear And Use PPE
If you have ever struggled to get your team to wear and use their PPE correctly, or you are not sure why you need to wear PPE yourself, here are 50 reasons why you should wear and use PPE. After reading these 50 reasons, why wouldn't you wear PPE?
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19th January, 2022 - Management
10 Essential Principles Of Good Health And Safety Management
Need to improve your health and safety management? Want to create a more positive health and safety culture? You can, and what's more, it doesn't have to be costly. Start with these ten essential principles for your health and safety management system.
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5th January, 2022 - Management
Time For Your Annual Health And Safety Review?
You should review your health and safety systems at least annually, and the start of a new year is a great time to do it. That doesn't necessarily mean updating every document and procedure though. In this post, we look at what you should review and how to decide when updates are needed.
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1st December, 2021 - Management
15 Quick Ways To Reduce The Risk Of Slips, Trips And Falls
Slips, trips and falls are all huge contributors to the number of workplace injuries each year. The great news is, you can reduce slips, trips and falls on a budget, and you can put in place all of the suggestions in this post relatively quickly to start. Here are 15 quick ways to reduce the risk.
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9th November, 2021 - Management
5 Examples Of How Near Miss Reporting Can Stop Accidents
Near-miss reporting might not be a legal requirement, but reporting the accidents and incidents that follow will be. So it makes sense to get near-miss reporting in place because near-miss reporting can help prevent future accidents before they happen. Here are 5 examples.
Read Post 20th October, 2021 - Management
Proactive Vs Reactive Health And Safety Management
Is your health and safety management mostly proactive or reactive? Which one you focus on could have a big impact on your safety culture, and your bottom line. But what's the difference between proactive and reactive safety? Should you use one, the other, or both? Let's take a look!
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30th September, 2021 - Management
'So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable' Meaning Explained For Health And Safety
So far as is reasonably practicable is a term that comes up a lot in health and safety. But what does it mean? How do you decide if something is reasonably practicable? And how does the law define it? Let's look in detail at the health and safety phrase 'So far as is reasonably practicable'.
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8th September, 2021 - Management
Does My Business Need First Aid Training?
Every business should have suitable levels of first aid cover. In an emergency medical situation, the delivery of first aid could quite literally be the difference between life and death. If an accident happened in your workplace, who would know what to do and how to help?
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