23 March Simply Put – Risk Assessments ‘Simply Put’. In this series, we’re going to be taking a simpler look at some of the key phrases and ideas we frequently come across in health and safety. – such as Risk Assessment. At the heart of our company’s ethos is the desire to provide helpful, practical advice. Part of that comes from speaking in … Read More
22 June Should you stand or sit? Working on DSE, do you stand or sit? This question has come up several times for our team as we have been assisting some larger organisations with their DSE Assessments. Paul, one of our Health and Safety Consultants, put together an illustrative piece to get people to think about the alternatives. Q: What have Da … Read More
18 October Simply Put – New Guidance For Self-Employed Workers Simply Put New Guidance For Self-Employed Workers The 2011 Löfstedt Review has led to changes in legislation for the self-employed. It recommended that self-employed people whose work does not pose a potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from health and safety law. This has since been accepted by the government. Read More
6 July Simply Put: Management Systems In this Simply Put Article, we are taking a look at principles of health and safety management systems. A health and safety management system forms an important aspect of the health and safety culture of a business. Rarely is it possible to achieve a successful health and safety management system by a one-off intervention, and … Read More
29 June Simply Put – Vulnerable Persons Vulnerable Persons This week’s Simply Put article looks at vulnerable persons. We’re thinking about who needs special consideration in health and safety policies. Read More
22 June Spotlight On – Positive health and safety culture Positive health and safety culture We often talk about a company’s health and safety culture, and how important and beneficial a positive health and safety culture can be. First of all, it’s important to understand what a health and safety culture is. The HSE define it as ‘the way we do things around here’. It … Read More
15 June Simply Put – Reviewing risk assessments Reviewing risk assessments Risk assessments are an important part of health and safety in the workplace. In fact, you can read our previous Simply Put article about risk assessments here. In this article, we’re looking at when companies should be reviewing risk assessments. Read More
8 June Simply Put – Health and Safety Policies Health and Safety Policies This week’s Simply Put article is all about Health and Safety Policies, why they are important, and ways to think about their effectiveness. Read More
1 June Simply Put – Identifying hazards in the workplace Identifying hazards in the workplace In an earlier post, http://www.lrbconsulting.co.uk/case-studies/point-risk-assessments/ we’ve spoken about what hazards are, but today, we’re looking at different methods of identifying hazards in the workplace. Read More
25 May Simply Put – Confined Spaces Confined spaces tend to cause a more confusion that you would think. Everyone knows what one is, until you ask them to define ne. A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. … Read More