So you are approaching your NG2/IG2 project (let’s call it the “project”) and it all looks pretty simple. You just need to get a pass. There are no grades and there’s guidance from NEBOSH to follow – nobody fails this surely?! Well yes, it IS pretty straightforward but it is by … [Read more...] about NG2/IG2 – Helpful hints and common errors
Safety
RIDDOR and the lockdown year
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
Risk and Reward
I am now in my 6th week of working from home, being unlucky enough to have been ill in the two weeks prior to the lockdown, and, have been socially isolated from the first advice to do so as my wife unfortunately suffers with asthma. The challenges of daily life … [Read more...] about Risk and Reward
“Hey! Let’s be Careful Out There”
As a health and safety tutor I have to introduce myself to rooms full of students all the time. I always start by telling them that I used to work as a production supervisor in an industrial bakery near Sheffield making tea cakes, white baps and hot cross buns for Marks and … [Read more...] about “Hey! Let’s be Careful Out There”
Changing a Culture: Shifting Attitudes to Health and Safety in The Middle East
We often wonder why we have such poor occupational health and safety standards in the Middle East compared to other areas of the world. But if you look around you, you’ll find the answer. Safety is no different to other facets of living in the Middle East - we suffer from a … [Read more...] about Changing a Culture: Shifting Attitudes to Health and Safety in The Middle East