A marker’s view of NEBOSH GC3 To maximise your marks, check this list of Do’s and Don'ts. Observation sheets - Worth 30 marks. Do’s Don’ts Observe 25 – 30 hazards and write them down giving some explanation of the hazard. To maximise your marks find 30 hazards Don’t … [Read more...] about A Marker’s Perspective – NEBOSH GC3 – Practical Assessment
Bad Daisy! Risks Associated with Cattle
I was sitting in a neighbour’s kitchen recently with a group of folks who were talking about beating the bounds. This is an old tradition that goes back to medieval times where people walk around a parish boundary. The organiser was narrating the route and talking about possible … [Read more...] about Bad Daisy! Risks Associated with Cattle
You Make Your Own Luck
There is a well-known saying “The harder I practice, the luckier I get”. This saying has been attributed to various golfers in the 1960s but its real origins are lost in the mists of time. The reason why the saying persists is because of the universal truth that it contains. If … [Read more...] about You Make Your Own Luck
Plastic Fantastic – Eliminating Plastic Waste
Ideas to eliminate plastic waste Plastic waste has been getting very bad press recently. The debate in the UK seemed to have been awoken by the screening of the final episode of Blue Planet 2. In which David Attenborough’s eloquent words in addition to some amazing footage … [Read more...] about Plastic Fantastic – Eliminating Plastic Waste
Pure as The Driven Snow – The Risks from Flour
In my mid-twenties I worked as a production supervisor in a bakery near Sheffield. The production line I was responsible for produced tea cakes, white baps and hot cross buns for Marks and Spencer (other retailers of perfectly fine ‘morning goods’ are available). We made a lot of … [Read more...] about Pure as The Driven Snow – The Risks from Flour