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30th 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 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 Post19th October, 2023 - Management
The first aid appointed person isn't a first aider. But they still have an important role in your first aid cover at work. So when can you use the appointed person? First, you need to understand what an appointed person is, and their responsibilities.
Read Post3rd October, 2023 - Management
ALARP stands for as low as reasonably practicable. It's written into a lot of health and safety regulations, in several different ways. But how do we apply ALARP in the real world? And what is reasonably practicable anyway? First, we need to understand the meaning of ALARP.
Read Post8th August, 2023 - Management
A confined space is any enclosed place with limited access, and so is a higher-risk environment to work in. Confined spaces can be above or below ground, fully or partially enclosed. In this blog post, we explain confined spaces, with definitions and examples.
Read Post25th July, 2023 - Management
Around 30% of workplace injuries are caused by slips, trips and falls on the same level. But what's causing this huge amount of accidents at work? Here are 14 causes of slips trips and falls that led to around 170,000 injuries in the UK last year.
Read Post19th July, 2023 - Management
In this simple guide to slip and trip hazards at work, we will look at some examples of slip and trip hazards, and the best ways to prevent those hazards from creating slips and trips in your workplace.
Read Post13th July, 2023 - Management
In health and safety, a hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm. It might not have harmed anyone yet, but if it could cause harm, then it is a hazard. In this post, we look at the definition of hazard in health and safety, and some common examples of workplace hazards.
Read Post11th July, 2023 - Management
When you work alone, by yourself, it's called lone working. And often it's safe to work alone. In this blog post, we will discover what counts as lone working, look at some examples, and see what the law says about it.
Read Post5th July, 2023 - Management
When you work alone, you have less help and support, and you can be more vulnerable if things go wrong. If you plan on working alone or have lone workers on your team, follow these 13 tips to stay safe.
Read Post29th June, 2023 - Management
What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? If you carry out a risk assessment, you need to identify the hazards before you can assess the risks. But these two terms are often confused with each other. In this blog post, we explain the difference between hazard and risk.
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