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.
From the CEO’s Desk: HSE addresses the influence of ‘human error’
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is changing their approach when assessing the robustness of company safety procedures. It will now take into account the high percentage of incidents that are caused not by a poor procedure being in place, but rather a robust procedure not being adhered to by the personnel involved. This will become a test of competency rather than a test of systems.
Top tips for driving in fog
Road safety charity the IAM offers regular motoring tips from one of Britain’s top advanced drivers, Peter Rodger. This week he is advising motorists on how to drive safely through fog.
Remember, remember…
Sometimes, it seems like there’s an awareness date for everything from Bacon Connoisseurs Week to National Talk like a Pirate Day (It’s in September in case you were wondering). But among the balderdash are some initiatives which can be useful for raising awareness of key health and safety issues in the workplace, or for adding impetus to existing campaigns. As we publish the HSM Year Planner this month it’s an appropriate time to flag up some dates for the diary for 2014.
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