Category: Safety

‘Digging trenches’ in Management Systems

Trench warfare, especially from WWI, involved a harsh and unforgiving environment where often the lives of troops…

Simplifying Targets and Objectives

The language from sport has permeated our national culture; terms from cricket, tennis and various codes of…

First Impressions count

First Impressions Count: The use of visual observations during HSE auditing

Visual observation is the probably the…

Auditing Planning to prevent poor performance

While an audit process is never intended to review everything on the site or within the organisation,…

SNG Meeting Report – March 2017

The quarterly Safety Networking Group session was hosted by Snapfresh, and explored the health and safety issues…

The Pros and Cons of using an External Auditor

Most contemporary audit programs advocate a combination of internal and external auditing. There are pros and cons…

Traffic Management Systems

The importance of managing the risks associated with traffic is generally recognised within the construction industry, especially…

Getting the most from Audits

Many Managers think of an upcoming audit and cringe. Some put on a brave face and focus…

Do standing desks mitigate the risks of sitting?

In recent times much has been written about stand up desks with ‘sitting’ seen to be the…