R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Health and Safety basic law doesn’t change very much – which is why I prefer to blog about the barriers to progress in health and safety as being more about the way people interact with each other. Get H&S Done […]
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
This old saying was around in my parents’ days and so I heard it when growing up. In the days where mending your own clothes was more widespread it made sense to start on a repair early, because if you […]
‘Are you sure you know what you’re doing?’
A lot of organisations have been encouraged by the HSE’s keep-it-simple approach over the years to put together their own so-called Health and Safety ‘Arrangements’ Normally, I like to review pre-existing documents when enquiries comes in. They tell me a […]
Health and Safety is a bit of a scream sometimes…
Like any profession, working in H&S can have some amusing moments but on this occasion, I’m referring to Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Why? Because over the years a form of unrealistic ‘cake-ism’ has become apparent in some new enquiries that […]
On Balance and In Proportion
In the latest IOSH health and safety industry magazine there was a good article about keeping H&S in proportion, with particular emphasis on risk assessment. Over a 4-year Doctorate study the article writer, Dr Lawrence Ball-King, interviewed 34 senior risk […]
Drowning in H&S? Follow our steps to the fresh air
‘Yesterday I did the weekly shop at Tesco and at the checkout was served by a new trainee. Far from the service being worse, it was actually better. Slower, but better. Why? Because the cashier was processing things at a […]
Don’t let H&S slip between the back burner and the gap behind the cooker…
Naturally enough, the COVID-19 public health crisis has taken up a lot of everybody’s time and attention and continues to do so. However, some organisations have still managed to keep other Health and Safety (‘H&S’) issues on the back burner. […]
Look ahead, before it’s too late
I recently read an article on why we fail to prepare for disasters. Obviously this related to the lack of preparation for the viral pandemic that we are currently experiencing. But it’s familiar because this is something that all health […]
Time to think outside of the box
Changes to our H&S Service For some years now, we’ve been creating a stock of online forms for our Clients to use. These forms are ‘smart’ in that they are set to respond to user-input and are a much more […]
How do you carry out a risk assessment for the COVID-19 virus?
Strange Times It is unusual, to say the least, to be asked in a workplace setting to carry out a risk assessment for a disease that is prevalent in the community. After all, most workplaces don’t carry out risk assessments for […]