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27th June, 2023 - Management
The A-Z Of Health And Safety Acronyms And Abbreviations
In health and safety, every other sentence seems to contain an acronym or abbreviation. Some words and phrases are just easier to remember if you shorten them down to a few letters. But if you're lost in the lingo when asked for your RAMS on the ACM's required in the CDM CPP, this guide will help.
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13th June, 2023 - Management
How To Identify The Biggest Hazards In Your Workplace
The first step of a risk assessment is to identify hazards. But it's not always that easy to do. Some hazards might stand out and be fairly obvious. Others might be harder to spot. And it's easy to overlook some hazards when you have been carrying out an activity for a while.
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1st June, 2023 - Management
The Definition Of A Near Miss In Health And Safety
Near misses (or close calls) are events that didn't harm anyone - but could have. They are not accidents, but they could have been accidents if the circumstances had been slightly different. Near misses happen more often than you might think because they are easy to forget.
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16th May, 2023 - Management
The Legal Health And Safety Responsibilities Of Employees
Do employees have health and safety responsibilities? In a word. Yes. Employees do have legal health and safety responsibilities. Not to the same extent or level as employers, but duties nonetheless. So how can employees make sure they meet these legal requirements? Let's take a look.
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18th April, 2023 - Management
How To Report Health And Safety Concerns
If you're worried about something, it helps to speak up. Reporting your concerns means they can be addressed. Problems can be fixed. Accidents can be avoided. But how should you report your concerns, and who should you report them to? Let's look at ways to report health and safety issues.
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12th April, 2023 - Management
The Health And Safety Competent Person
The competent person isn't someone employers can hand over all their health and safety responsibilities to. But it is someone who can assist and advise. In this post, we discuss this role, including the meaning, definition and legal requirements of the health and safety competent person.
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9th March, 2023 - Management
The Hierarchy Of Risk Control
How should you reduce risk? One of the best ways to assess existing controls and identify new control measures is to consider how effective they are - based on the hierarchy of risk control. In this blog post, we will look at the full list of controls, and how to apply them to your work activities.
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7th March, 2023 - Management
What PUWER Stands For (And What The Regulations Mean)
PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. The regulations require that equipment is safe, suitable, maintained, inspected and installed correctly. PUWER also requires that equipment is used only by competent people when it is safe to do so.
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9th February, 2023 - Management
Can Risk Ever Be Zero?
When we aim to reduce risk, the obvious target is zero. Ideally, we would eliminate the hazards and get rid of the risk. If we can create a risk-free environment in the workplace, we know everyone will be safe and go home healthy. But can risk ever be zero?
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7th February, 2023 - Management
Residual Risk: How To Manage The Risks You Can't Stop
The main focus of risk assessment is to control the risks in your work activities. But even after you have put health and safety controls in place, residual risk is the remaining risk - and there will always be some remaining risks. So what should you do about residual risk?
Read Post 18th January, 2023 - Management
Why A Positive Health And Safety Culture Needs Negativity
Is your positive health and safety culture an illusion? Without bad news, you can't learn from mistakes, fix problems, and improve your systems. Here's how negativity can improve your health and safety culture.
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1st December, 2022 - Management
Health And Safety Advice In Three Words (Or Less!)
Health and safety advice doesn't have to be confusing or complicated. Mostly, health and safety is just common sense. Sure, there are laws and regulations you need to comply with. But ultimately, it's about keeping you safe. Here's some of the shortest health and safety advice you will ever get.
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