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6th December, 2023 - Management
Accidents are preventable. But they do say hindsight is a wonderful thing. It's easier to look back and see that there was a better way, once you have learned from your mistakes. Accident and near-miss reporting can be a proactive safety measure, preventing future accidents.
Read Post30th November, 2023 - Management
If you set a bad health and safety example, you'll struggle to create a believable health and safety message within your business, and your health and safety culture will suffer. Here are five ways you might undermine your health and safety message and set a bad health and safety example.
Read Post28th November, 2023 - Management
HSE inspections are carried out by people called HSE inspectors. These health and safety experts are employed by the HSE to check that workplaces are complying with health and safety laws. To carry out their work HSE inspectors have several legal powers. Here are the powers of a HSE inspector.
Read Post22nd November, 2023 - News
This month we've launched a new training plan. With this update, you can now create your own health and safety courses, starting with inductions! The latest version of our training plan is available for teams from today.
Read Post16th November, 2023 - Management
Your health and safety culture is something that can't be seen and is difficult to measure. But every business has one, and it could be good or bad. Growing a positive health and safety culture is one of the best ways to improve health and safety performance.
Read Post14th November, 2023 - CDM
There have been 191 prosecutions under CDM since the latest version came into force in 2015. There have now been over £16m in fines, and 2022 saw the largest fine to date under CDM 2015 (£900,000). Let's look at - and learn from - the HSE data.
Read Post8th November, 2023 - Construction
The principal contractor has overall responsibility for managing health and safety on a construction site - but they're not the only one. In this blog post, we will look at when the principal contractor is responsible, and who else has health and safety responsibilities too.
Read Post7th November, 2023 - Guides
If you've purchased a health and safety course and need to transfer it to another HASpod user, this guide will show you how. This guide works with single-access courses. If you have a team membership plan, you don't need to transfer courses - your team will automatically get access.
Read Post6th November, 2023 - Guides
Completing health and safety courses is easy with HASpod. In this guide, we will show you how to complete a health and safety course on HASpod, including how to complete the lessons, pass the test and get your certificate.
Read Post6th November, 2023 - Guides
Creating your own health and safety induction courses is easy with HASpod. In this guide, we will show you how to create your inductions, including how to add lessons, embed videos, add quizzes, add assessments, and publish your course.
Read Post2nd November, 2023 - Health
Health often takes a back seat when it comes to health and safety. But last year there was triple the number of ill-health cases compared to injuries at work (1.8 million ill-health cases reported, 0.6 million injuries). So remember, remember, your health this November!
Read Post31st October, 2023 - Construction
Contact with underground services can be deadly, and expensive. Buried services are a major construction site hazard, particularly in excavation work. Following safe digging practices will help keep you and your team protected when working near underground services.
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