Global warming has shown that we are experiencing more extreme weather conditions. The Met Office reports that we have had the warmest years in the last 2 decades (despite the rain in the UK!) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) (Increase in heat stress predicted to bring productivity loss equivalent to 80 million jobs | International… Read more »
ISO 45001 is the International standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management. This superseded the UK Standard OHSAS 18001. Attaining the standard allows organisations to benchmark themselves against a set criteria. This demonstrates best practice and statutory compliance within their activities. In addition, ISO 45001 helps companies manage risk in the workplace and improve employee… Read more »
Preparing for a visit from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is something many companies don’t worry about as they think they will never visit their company as it’s too small, they’ve only ever had minor incidents or they would just be seriously unlucky to be chosen. However, a Health & Safety Inspector may visit… Read more »
The health & safety of employees and others who could be affected by your operations is of paramount importance. However, despite implementing health & safety preventative measures, you can have an accident in the workplace. This can be quite a scary situation and people may panic or freeze, particularly if the accident is serious. Nobody… Read more »
Around 30% more waste is created around the festive season (source: gov.uk), below are a few top tips to help you have an Eco-friendly Christmas and save you money! Reduce Can we reduce the number of Christmas presents we buy in the first place? An estimated £4 billion is wasted, that is over 60 million… Read more »
We are offering a refer a friend scheme to all our existing clients. For every organisation you recommend to us that becomes a client, we will organise a gift for you to say thank you! We are offering either: £100 high street vouchers (of your choice) OR £100 donation to a charity (of your choice)… Read more »
Fire doors are something we probably walk past every day, without paying too much attention to them. We don’t realise their true importance. The purpose of fire doors should not be underestimated, they play a vital role in the defence against fire. Fire doors are one element of passive fire protection (fire safety provision that… Read more »
Poor standards of proper equipment maintenance, along with the act of cleaning or carry out maintenance on equipment, has caused many serious injuries including fatalities. In recent years 25-30% of manufacturing fatalities in Great Britain have been as a result of maintenance activities (Source: HSE.gov.uk). Proper equipment maintenance should be high on companies’ agendas, including… Read more »
Not all organisations have the resources/competence to manage health & safety internally, but the law requires you to have access to competent health & safety advice, to ensure that you are adhering to H&S legislation. So you may consider hiring a health & safety consultant. A health & safety consultant can perform an extremely important… Read more »
Whenever health and safety is discussed, one of the first things that is mentioned is usually ‘Risk Assessment.’ However, some people may not know what this involves. This blog aims to answer many of the questions around risk assessments. So, what is a risk assessment? Every workplace has hazards, some are minor and some can… Read more »
