HSM July/August Magazine available online
HSM’s July/August magazine is now available to read online at www.hsmsearch.com and it contains a special supplement on the hottest topics in health and safety training.
Latest accident statistics show a mixed picture
Roger Bibbings from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) discusses latest figures highlighting a fall in the number of workers killed in Britain.
Why did you have to go and make things so complicated?
As the government’s red tape reforms gather momentum: changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) and the HSE’s Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) are underway, and over 3,000 regulations are due to be scrapped or overhauled by December 2013, the picture for businesses is mixed….
How not to get stung
A hot topic on our LinkedIn Group this month has been the question of how much you trust safety product sales representatives.
From the CEO’s desk
As we move into and through the party political conference season, it will be very interesting to see what prominence, if any, health and safety receives. Will the parties ignore the issue? Make outlandish statements about its burden? Or recognise the true value of a healthy workforce?
Making decisions about risk
Roger Bibbings, occupational safety adviser at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) explores risks and benefits in safety decision-making.
Not another health and safety review
In his Keynote Speech at the Health & Safety North Conference and Exhibition held in Bolton earlier this month, HSE Deputy Chief Executive Kevin Myers charted a list of reviews and critiques that health and safety has been subject to since the present government has come into power.
Top tips for driving in the dark
With the clocks going back at the weekend, in the first of HSM’s Guest Blogs, Simon Elstow head of training, at IAM Drive & Survive offers some tips on driving in the dark.
Spread the safety culture
Roger Bibbings, occupational safety adviser at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) examines how spreading safety culture beyond the workplace can have a positive effect on public health.
Drop in recorded workplace injuries in the UK
At the end of October, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released the 2012/2013 annual statistics for the UK, which showed an 11% drop in major injuries in the workplace.
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