Creating a positive workplace health and safety culture at work What is a safety culture? Whilst there isn’t a particular definition of ‘safety culture’, the Chernobyl disaster was the catalyst for safety culture’s birth. It was first defined in the International Nuclear Safety Group’s 1988 report as “an organisational atmosphere where safety and health is… Read More
What is COMAH? COMAH stands for The Control of Major Accident Hazards, helping businesses to take all the necessary measures to prevent major accidents with hazardous substances. It also limits the ramifications of any large scale accidents which do manifest, through enforcing regulations on hazardous substances to protect people and the environment. COMAH is enforced… Read More
The HSE are launching a new initiative to raise the awareness of construction works to the risks arising from exposure to asbestos. While this is not new, what is of interest is the statistics attached to the campaign and a rising number of companies being prosecuted for material breaches of safety around asbestos, this is… Read More
We are holding our ever popular Asbestos Awareness course which is accredited by UKATA, on Firday the 15th March 2013. The course runs from 9:30am to 1pm with tea and coffee included. At just £50+VAT this is a cost effective and thought proking course. Exposure to asbestos still continues to raise concerns within safety circles… Read More