A barrister who specialises in health and safety has informed us that many businesses are leaving themselves open to problems. This is because they’re not following their own systems. What’s to know?
Published 16.05.2013
You’ve become aware that safety isn’t managed to the same standards on all of your sites - especially not the smaller ones away from your main base. What are the potential issues and how should you
deal with them?
Published 16.07.2007
Following a workplace incident at the end of last year, you now need to review your health and safety arrangements. What key areas should you focus on now and what can you sort out at a later date?
Published 12.02.2007
Has the topic of health and safety slipped down the priority list? Are your staff starting to fall back into bad habits? Or do you just want to check everything is OK? If so, why not use our quick
fix audit document?
Published 22.10.2007
You have recently employed a new operations manager who has come from one of your major competitors. Since he joined he’s been trying to introduce his former employer’s policies and procedures.
Should you go along with this?
Published 16.01.2017
During an audit of your business, a consultant identified that you should have better training records and shouldn’t rely on grandfather rights, i.e. you’ve been doing it for years so what’s the
harm. What is your position?
Published 05.06.2007
You completed risk assessments for all of your operational activities but they’ve not been reviewed. What are your legal requirements to do so and will it be necessary to employ a consultant, or can
it be completed in-house?
Published 30.01.2006
Many businesses are caught out when it’s shown that their paperwork doesn’t reflect what’s actually happening in the workplace. To prevent this, use our new compliance audit.
Published 14.03.2016
18 months ago you employed a consultancy to help you put a health and safety policy together. However, it doesn’t reflect your business or how you manage safety issues. Must you address this?
Published 04.09.2015
You recently carried out a personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance spot check. During your inspection it became apparent that many staff were ignoring the rule about high-visibility vests. How
should you deal with this?
Published 14.07.2008