Manual Handling – why proper training is essential

Picking up an object and moving it is something that millions of people do daily in both the home and the workplace without giving it a second thought. We all take for granted that it won’t cause us pain, discomfort or injury but the reality is far removed from this...
Your Health And Safety Management System

Your Health And Safety Management System

Dusty folders lie forgotten in a broken shelf in the corner of an office. In these folders are safety records and documents. This forgotten shelf holds the secrets to keeping this business and its employees free from potential damage and harm. It holds the secrets of...
Creating A Health And Safety Audit Template

Creating A Health And Safety Audit Template

Auditors are often represented in fiction as cold and aloof. The wonderfully mysterious Observers from American tv series Fringe are characterised thus: otherworldly men in hats and suits who stand on street corners in pairs. They watch silently from another...
Incident Management: A Health & Safety Whodunit

Incident Management: A Health & Safety Whodunit

Incident Management: A Health And Safety Whodunit In this blog post we will talk you through the process of investigating a workplace accident or incident. We will use an example accident and take you step by step through the incident management process so that you...
The Most Common Accidents in the Workplace

The Most Common Accidents in the Workplace

How to Avoid Becoming a Health and Safety Headline No one wants to read about health and safety news. Instead, we’ll try and make this article (about recent news) relevant to you, i.e. how your business can avoid becoming another HSE headline. We’ll summarise...