Changes to RIDDOR from April 2012
New RIDDOR After consultation on the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) the Health and Safety Executive has issued a free-to-download, web-friendly version...
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How Is a Health Hazard Different from a Safety Hazard? Many safety specialist believe they can protect health the same as they protect safety in the workplace. Many do not see the need for knowing the...
View ArticleDisplay Screen Equipment DSE and How to Set Up
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessment Nowadays setting up computer equipment ergonomically is one of the mainstays of Occupational Health (OH) work; many agency’s and independent OH consultancies...
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View ArticleOSHCR Reform Needed – Should I Stay? Pro’s and Cons
Judith Hackett has left the building and the HSE. On her way through the revolving doors of public office she tells us that the OSHCR is not doing what it should. To read the article: click here The...
View ArticleIs it a Health or Safety Hazard?
How Is a Health Hazard Different from a Safety Hazard? Many safety specialists believe they can protect health the same as they protect safety in the workplace, and do not see the need for knowing the...
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I’ve been contacted by an app developer to comment on a new risk assessment App. The entry-level (with in app purchases) is free but there is an option to upgrade to the corporate app for a modest sum...
View ArticleOSHCR Reform Needed – Should I Stay? Pro’s and Cons
Judith Hackett has left the building and the HSE. On her way through the revolving doors of public office she tells us that the OSHCR is not doing what it should. To read the article: click here The...
View ArticleRobot Safety – New Report from Denmark
I’ve just been reading a Danish report on how robots have become an essential part of the workplace future, and the health and safety risks they pose. Not just now, but in the future, because they will...
View ArticleWorking with Nano Particles
Risks from working with Nano Technologies The prefix ‘nano’ means dwarf, and a nanometer is 10-9 of one metre. Nanotechnology is defined as the ‘design, characterisation, production and application of...
View ArticleIs it a Health or Safety Hazard?
How Is a Health Hazard Different from a Safety Hazard? Many safety specialists believe they can protect health the same as they protect safety in the workplace, and do not see the need for knowing the...
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A New App for Risk Assessments I’ve been contacted by an app developer to comment on a new risk assessment App. The entry-level (with in app purchases) is free but there is an option to upgrade to the...
View ArticleOSHCR Reform Needed – Should I Stay? Pro’s and Cons
Judith Hackett has left the building and the HSE. On her way through the revolving doors of public office, she tells us that the OSHCR is not doing what it should. To read the article: click here The...
View ArticleLone Working – Are You Following the Rules?
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View ArticlePutting the H back into Elf and Safety
How many times do safety professionals add all the health risks into a health and safety risk assessment - try this health risk assessment checklist here The post Putting the H back into Elf and Safety...
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