The other day I found myself pondering what the impact of the last year-or-so of covid has been on the nation’s work-related accident statistics. (I mean aside for the 127,841 covid fatalities. Or 152,183 fatalities. Or any other depressingly high number that takes your … [Read more...] about RIDDOR and the lockdown year
Waste Management ‘Duty of Care’ 101
In this post I thought we could look at the basics of managing waste. The requirements are largely based around UK law, but even if not law in the country where you exist these are still likely to set a high standard. The ‘duty of care’ for waste is a UK legal term. It sets … [Read more...] about Waste Management ‘Duty of Care’ 101
Open Book Exams (OBE)
What a Year One of the big changes that has happened over the course of the pandemic is the seismic shift away from interactions in the real world to the virtual. This has happened in the world of H&S training and assessment. NEBOSH introduced online Open Book Exams (OBE) … [Read more...] about Open Book Exams (OBE)
Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective
Introduction When trying to undertake a task in the workplace I am always a great fan of structure. Rather than picking ideas out of my head in a random sort of way it is better to have some formalised approach. This then avoids missing something that should have been … [Read more...] about Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective
Brexit and NEBOSH courses
In this blog I thought it might be useful to take a quick look at the principal changes that have occurred to NEBOSH health and safety qualifications as a result of Brexit. Before I start, I’m just going to set out a few caveats: I’m only going to look at current NEBOSH … [Read more...] about Brexit and NEBOSH courses