Workers were allowed to walk on the roof, despite a sign on the building saying ‘Danger – Fragile Roof’. Yet another sad reminder that working at height can prove fatal and in Mr Hoskin’s case it did. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation at the South Devon crematorium discovered that Mr Hoskin didn’t have any training or […]
Why health and safety training matters
If the middle name of your business is safety, then there’s an added pressure to have robust and effective health and safety policy and procedures throughout the organisation. If what your business makes and sells is for the safety industry, then you’d better make sure that staff and management realise with clarity, their important role within that health […]
Slow accidents are happening every day
Slow accidents are happening every day at work, we just don’t realise it. I’m talking about the kind of accidents that happen over time, sometimes many years. They are usually avoidable if thorough risk assessments have been carried out, because risk assessments are designed to do just that; avoid injuries and harm to people. Specifically, I […]
Accidents don’t happen, they’re caused
In the news this year we have already heard about some horrific deaths and injuries to people whilst at work. All of which could have been avoided if risk management had included health and safety. At the age of 14, my boss told me that ‘accidents don’t happen, they’re caused’, and this has been proved to be […]
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