There is now an updated version of this article regarding Safety Culture Be honest! Are you and your organisation robust enough to deal with an accident or visit from an inspector? In my career as a worker, manager, inspector and director, I wish I had a £1 for every time someone said to me, “my health and safety is […]
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The Importance of Managing Fatigue in the Workplace by Abby Hart
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Nowadays, people often glorify overtime culture and not getting enough sleep — all in the name of hustling and hard work. Unfortunately, this has made stress part and parcel of work to the point that its serious repercussions are often overlooked, allowing a seemingly typical “tiring day” to stretch into fatigue. Fatigue is defined […]
Of the £7.4million spent on fines so far in 2018, every one of the companies had Employer Liability Insurance, which did not cover 1p of the fines. Employers liability insurance does not cover your costs if you have an accident or breach of health and safety regulations, nor does it provide protection when your company […]
Correct punctuation can save a life… Let’s eat Grandpa. Let’s eat, Grandpa. So if the correct punctuation can save a life, what does it mean when safety-critical information hasn’t been understood due to a worker speaking a different language? It will take 5 minutes to read this article, maybe the best 5 minutes you […]
Risk Assessments Can you really be sure your business is managing H&S as the law requires? Section 3 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 states: 3.1 Every Employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of – (a) the risks to the health and safety of his employees to […]