If your business operates a fleet of vehicles or has a workforce that is regularly using the roads as part of their job, you’ll recognise how important it is to improve road safety.Having a good road safety records is not…
What to do with Risk? You may not have to take action to reduce every risk facing your business or project but there are other risk strategies you can adopt: Reduce The obvious and instinctive action might be to reduce…
Winter’s gone but the Environmental Impact Remain. It’s finally happening; the snow is melting and the sun is starting to shine. But have we really considered the cost of such a long and arduous winter? No matter what organisation you…
A Legionnaires outbreak totalled 101 cases in Edinburgh last year (2012), an outbreak that would have been prevented if the risks had been managed correctly. Lack of awareness of the risks is often the cause of these events when they…
Announced 26/11/15 As part of the Spending Review settlement the government has decided to wind down the national delivery of the Business Growth Service. No further grant applications accepted after 30 All projects must be delivered by 31 — Original…
Announced 26/11/15 As part of the Spending Review settlement the government has decided to wind down the national delivery of the Business Growth Service. No further grant applications accepted after 30 All projects must be delivered by 31 — Original…
A recent call from a panicked client has led to this blog post regarding PAT testing. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT), is a process of periodically testing electronic devices to ensure they are maintained and safe for use. If a device…
It is common practice for Organisations to develop and implement a health, safety and environmental management system. The driving force is to put the organisation in a frontal position in tendering for contracts and for managing contractors, suppliers etc. in…
Using the OHSAS 18001 framework as the basis of your occupational health and safety management system can lead to many benefits including: – A Reduction in accidents and incidents. – Lower insurance premiums. – An advantage when responding to tenders.…
