The Kegworth Air Crash 1989
The Incident On 8th January 1989 a Boeing 737-400 aircraft left Heathrow airport for Belfast with 8 crew members and 118 passengers on board. About […]
Health & Safety
Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash 1952
Welcome to our blog series looking at the causes and consequences of well known disasters. This blog looks at Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash 1952. […]
How do you organise for Health and Safety?
Guest blog written by Liz O’Brien at Terra Firma 360. When you have tons to do, lots of paperwork, people, meetings and just general everyday […]
How to Handle Rainy Days & Snow Days
Severe adverse weather conditions in the UK are uncommon but when they do occur it can seem as if the country comes to a stand […]
Is this the most important Clause in H&S Standard ISO 45001?
The international standard for occupational health and safety ISO 45001, was a long time coming, with organisations using British Standard OHSAS 18001 as a governance […]
ISO 45001 the Interesting bits “abridged”
ISO 45001:2018 is an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) which is going to supersede ISO 18001 in the next 2-3 years. ISO 45001 […]
Some Alternatives to ISO Certification
ISO Certification is recognised across the world to represent the best practice in a variety of management disciplines. However, for many smaller organisations the formality, […]
Ways to Measure Health and Safety Performance
A guest blog written by Paul Holcroft from Peninsula. The purpose of health & safety in the workplace is simple: prevent illness, injury, and death. Yet […]
DS…Eh?! What are DSEs and How do they work?
Have you suffered lately from a bit of back ache? Shoulder pain? How about numbness or pains in your hands or wrists? It’s a bit […]
Why Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Should be your Last Resort: Although it’s still important!
Say the words “Health & Safety” and I wouldn’t blame you for thinking of people wearing hi-vis vests. The teacher at my children’s school even […]