Systems, schmishtems! I can’t count the number of businesses I’ve visited who have been given a ‘system’ to use by their consultants. But I do know it’s the the exact same number who haven’t a clue as to how to […]
One day in a Small-to-Medium sized Enterprise (SME) somewhere in the catchment area of ‘Just Health and Safety’… Some time later… During a quick break… Then back to the Group… After the next Board meeting…
Recently we’ve noticed that new Clients frequently have old H&S Policies that have either: No commitments – at all…to doing anything (usually these are the one’s who mistakenly think a H&S Policy is an information handbook for staff) Hidden commitments […]
Intro: Human beings like to have things nailed down, and consequently some become very attached to their risk assessment scoring systems – just like the nail gun they recently bought from B&Q. Consider how opinion polls have got things wrong […]
The Puzzle: We’ve been tortured by this puzzle for years: how can you check that you’ve taken the right actions to comply, not with H&S law this time, but with your own adopted H&S Policies (which usually contain a mix […]
Choices of Analogy: Over and over you hear people reaching for analogies (note to self: check spelling!) to explain complex situations. If you like, and understand, football then this will come natural to you – unfortunately I’m not in that […]
I.N.T.R.O. You’re probably thinking that his article is going to be about banging your head against a brick wall if you hear another acronym….well, you’d be wrong, a bit. I’ve recently added to my list of H&S acronyms we H&S […]
They say that one of the tricks when you’ve got writers block is to write about…. writers block. I’ve been mulling this over whilst considering the topic for this blog, and lo and behold a fine example dropped into my […]
What’s the issue? Over the years we’ve seen dozens of accident reports but very rarely do we see a thorough investigation leading to a satisfying ‘that’s never going to happen again’ conclusion and action plan. Here is a summary of […]
I recently read an article by Michael Harris which I agreed with – people don’t read so much, and maybe certain people are losing the ability to concentrate and read longer text pieces and register their meaning. The article suggests […]
