Isolation Procedures such as Lockout and Tagout (LOTO) processes are vital for protecting the safety of operatives and for protecting investments made in machinery and other equipment. Continue reading…

ISO 45001 – Health & Safety Management and the HSG 65 – Managing Health and Safety Standards both follow the Principles of Plan, Do Check and Act, embedding the fundamental principle of Continue reading…

Working out the probability of an incident occurring when carrying out your risk assessments can be subjective. Get it wrong may increase the risk of injuring a worker because your controls do not match the risk, or result wasting valuable resources because you are doing too much to control the risks.

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Q: When two people manually lift a load, does this mean the weight they can lift is doubled?

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Whilst there are changes to legal requirements, there are changes to guidance which will help you understand how and when you should submit a report under RIDDOR.

Main changes to the guidance include:

• more direct links to guidance on the various types of reportable incidents to help you decide whether a report is required.
• improved guidance on who should and should not report under RIDDOR.
• improved guidance on what is meant by a ‘work-related’ accident.
• information on when an occupational disease is not reportable.
• increased clarity on when an ‘over-7-day’ absence should be reported.

Main changes to the online forms include:

• the questions have been reordered to bring questions about the ‘severity of injuries’ to the beginning. This will help you quickly decide if your incident is reportable.
• pop-up messages will now redirect you if the incident is not reportable.
• guidance has been improved throughout the forms to make them easier to use.
• injured or affected people now have an increased number of options when completing the gender field.

Safety leadership is a crucial component of construction management, where the welfare of the workforce is of paramount importance. Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) management is not simply a set of guidelines but a culture that begins at the highest level. Continue reading…