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OHS is BS

October 19, 2015 by Admin 32 Comments

Some Occupational Health and Safety is BS – Should Safety be Third? Does making SAFETY FIRST make SAFETY LAST? YOU WILL LOVE OUR HOT TOASTER PAGE!! UPDATE October 2015 - THIS WAS ONE OF MY VERY FIRST BLOG POSTS - I'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN and UNLEARNED A LOT OF TRADITIONAL SAFETY RUBBISH - … [Read more...] about OHS is BS

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Safety Humor, Simplistic Safety, Zero Harm Tagged With: Health and Safety Policies, safety culture, safety is bullshit, safety third

At What Point Does Safety Become Overly Intrusive?

January 16, 2014 by Phil LaDuke 1 Comment

At What Point Does Safety Become Overly Intrusive? By Phil La Duke on his blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. Phil says: Companies are beginning to recognize that the lifestyles of workers while off-the-clock can have profound influence on the company's bottom line. More and more safety … [Read more...] about At What Point Does Safety Become Overly Intrusive?

Filed Under: Health, Phil LaDuke Tagged With: Health and Safety Policies, intrusive, lifestyle, Safety

Health and Safety myths debunked

January 9, 2014 by Admin 1 Comment

Health and Safety myths debunked Guest Post from one of our UK based authors Everyone has a story about a health and safety rule which is affecting them at work or they have read about in the newspapers. They are rarely entirely accurate and sometimes don't have even a kernel of truth in them, … [Read more...] about Health and Safety myths debunked

Filed Under: Risk Aversion Tagged With: Health and Safety Policies, ladders, safety myths

Safety Policy Examples

October 1, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Health and Safety Policy Examples The UK Health and safety Directive is a great resource for all sorts of safety and risk management tools. Here is a link to their example health and safety policy . This illustrates what you need to think about if you are developing or reviewing your company's … [Read more...] about Safety Policy Examples

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: all sorts, health and safety, Health and Safety Policies, policy and procedures, risk management tools, safety policy, uk health

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May 17, 2013 by Barry Spud 11 Comments

Free Health and Safety Documents Limited Time Offer for Readers of this Blog – OFFER ENDED - NEW ONE COMING SOON - WATCH THIS SPACE: We’ve just heard from Mike at Summit Safety Technologies who has been inundated with emails from people requesting his Free Safety Documentation Package. He has been … [Read more...] about Free Health and Safety Documents

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Free Safety Stuff, Free Safety Training, health and safety, Health and Safety Documents, Health and Safety Policies, ohs documents, safety documents, safety manuals

8 Fast Tips To Ensure Health And Safety In The Workplace

September 9, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

  Tips To Maintain A Healthy And Safe Workplace Guest Article For businesses and companies to operate effectively, it is important to ensure that the employees are provided with a safe working environment. The law requires that employers follow safety regulations that make the workplace safe … [Read more...] about 8 Fast Tips To Ensure Health And Safety In The Workplace

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