Why Health and Safety Leadership Encourages Safe Behaviour
Many people believe that health and safety is packed with paperwork, chock full of checklists, and rampant with rules. This element, known as ‘compliance safety’, does exist and has an…
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6 important tips to help people working from home
Working from home is, for now at least, the new normal. But for millions of workers across the UK, this is far from normal. How can businesses prepare workers who…
How to cut out the safety clutter
Too many rules spoil the company – so you need to cut out the safety clutter. Cutting clutter in your health and safety practices can deliver real benefits to employee…
Five steps to construction safety risk management
Managing risk is important in any business, any industry, and every company. But it comes at a price – not that construction safety risk management is a costly exercise –…
How to improve safety culture in construction
CSI your Workplace – No, we’re not saying every workplace is a crime scene… not that type of CSI. Here we’re talking about continuous safety improvement. Establishing and improving safety…
It’s not all about slips, trips and falls: Psychological safety
While most people think slips, trips and falls as the main focus on health and safety, there are other aspects that are important to foster a sense of teamwork and…
Why a bowtie will keep you and your workers safe
Driving workplace accidents ever-closer to the zero option requires a change of mindset about the way risk is identified and managed. That’s never going to be a one-off employee awareness-raising…
Is health and safety culture built into the DNA of your company?
Safe working practices don’t just happen – they are the result of hard work and determination by everyone in your organisation. Making the workplace safer benefits everyone – from those…
Enough with the health and safety paperwork already
Over the years, health and safety provisions have become synonymous with bureaucracy. Ask any construction site manager or foreman and they’ll tell you – health and safety is nothing but…
Am I my brother’s keeper? Keeping colleagues safe on site
Most businesses have a responsible person tasked with ensuring health and safety standards are upheld on site. They will also draw up workplace risk assessments, confirm that employees understand how…
Some health and safety observations from the Notre Dame fire
All eyes were on the Notre Dame fire which gutted the historic Cathedral in Paris. Hundreds of years worth of history were engulfed in flames as the blaze tore through…
Workplace risk assessments myth busting
UK employers are legally obliged to conduct a workplace risk assessment for activities that are likely to cause harm to their workers. Risk assessments are one of the most common…
