All You Need to Know About Risk Assessment in Construction – Guide
When working in construction, the health and safety (HSE) of your workers and the general public should be a key priority. There are, however, several variables that must be considered and adhered to when thinking about construction site risk assessment: in...
Guide to the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 - A Guide With manual handling accidents making up for a third of all workplace accidents in the UK, each year, more than 300,000 workers nationwide suffer back pain caused by an injury associated with manual...
Using RiskMach to Support your Compliance Service Delivery: Procter Machine Safety
Using RiskMach to Support your Compliance Service Delivery: Procter Machine Safety RiskMach is the ultimate software solution for all your risk management and compliance activities. The app is designed to support both businesses that do their risk inspections...
How to effectively report potential health and safety risks at work?
How to effectively report potential health and safety risks at work? Health and safety concerns often remain unreported because the workers feel like reporting is not important and they would be laughed at if they did go to their superiors, or because they don’t have...
10 Tips: How to Improve Safety Culture in The Workplace
Safety culture in the workplace and how to improve it According to the HSE, safety culture can have a significant impact on safety outcomes. Achieving a positive safety culture should be a priority for any business owner who wants to maintain high-quality standards of...
Why is it important to assess health and safety risks?
Why is it important to assess health and safety risks? Whether you are self-employed or you run a business, regardless of its size, you are legally required to carry out risk assessments at work. Non-compliance can lead to large fines and in case of an accident where...
What is a Risk Based Inspection? | RBI in PUWER Inspections
What is a Risk Based Inspection and how does it apply to PUWER Inspections? As an employer, you have a legal responsibility (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999) to ensure the occupational health and safety of your staff, as well as anyone...
How health and safety risk assessments are monitored and reviewed
If you are familiar with the five steps of a risk assessment you know that monitoring and reviewing risks is the fifth and final step of the risk assessment process. It allows you - the responsible person, to check whether the measures you have implemented to control...
The Ultimate LOLER Guide | All You Need To Know To Ensure Compliance
Does your business involve the use of lifting equipment? If your operations employ the use of lifting equipment, whether you own it or not, it is your legal responsibility to comply with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). We have...
Near Miss in The Workplace: All You Need To Know + Examples
A near miss or a close call in the workplace can easily get ignored and forgotten due to the fact that no one really got hurt… that one time. However, on another occasion further down the line, the same situation could have tragic consequences. This is why you should...