Companies are often confused about what is required of them when it comes to providing human resource for Health and Safety. While small & medium sized enterprises might assign Health and Safety duties in addition to an existing job role…
EDIT Jan 2019: ISO 19650 was published in January 2019, replacing PAS 1192-2. An Integrated Management System provides the home for your BIM capability. The unstoppable force that is BIM means that contractors of all types and size will need…
The long awaited International standard for Occupational Health and Safety ISO 45001, which was expected to be published in 2016, is now looking unlikely before December 2017, which is switching organisations off the ISO standard, in favour of the established…
It has been eight years since the British Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management (OHSAS 18001) was last revised.In the absence of an international standard, OHSAS 18001 has gained a strong position in the certification market both in the…
Risk Management firm Assent have announced the public launch of Risk Assist, a service desk that provides support to companies on a variety of issues including information security, health & safety, the environment and quality management. Assent Director Robert Clements…
From February 2016, new sentencing guidelines come in to force which could mean fines of around £10 million for the most serious breaches of health and safety law. Following consultation, the Sentencing Council has reviewed the sanctions available for health…
The familiar Orange Hazard pictograms seen on many household cleaning products is changing under the CLP Regulations (Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations). The CLP Regulations The change has been driven by European Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and…
What are lone workers?Many organisation’s stray in to the territory of lone workers without realising it, because it is not just applicable to the security guard doing the night shift. Lone workers are employees who carry out an activity in…
Smoke free zones outside and their impact. I heard on the news today that Bristol are trialling set outdoor zones where smoking is banned. It is part of a drive to encourage it’s citizens to give up smoking. However, it…
