Leading UK occupational health experts challenged employers and managers to improve well-being in the workplace during our October day seminar, organised in association with South Cumbria and North Lancashire IOSH District. Speakers used examples of employee well-being programmes from a
The role of the expert H & S witness
Minutes Role of the expert witness mins Presentation The role of the expert H&S witness
Fire risk assessment
Reduce burdens on businesses caused by overlapping enforcement regimes To create a single regulatory regime for fire safety Based on the principles of Risk Assessment Presentation: PDF Fire Risk Assessment Alan Peek 17 July 2014 (.pdf)
Integrating management systems
Topics Refreshing of hsg65 and its approach BS OHSAS 18001 The new ISO 45001 OHS requirement standard New requirements for all management system standards Integration of management system standards and OHS into the organization’s business processes OHS as an integral
Behavioural safety
Presentation: 18 Apr 2013 Behavioural safety (.pdf)
Occupational asthma
condition affecting ~5% of the adult population episodes of breathlessness, chest tightness and wheezing narrowing of the airways due to constriction of smooth muscle, swelling of the lining of the airways and secretion of mucus Includes Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome
Organising a safe and healthy construction site
Looking at the CDM 2007 Regulations Construction Phase Planning Welfare Back to Basics Site Setup Presentation: 20 Mar 2014 Organising a safe and healthy construction site (.pdf)
Worker involvement
‘Leaders there have to be, and these may appear to rise above their fellow men, but in their hearts they know only too well that what has been attributed to them is in fact the achievements of the team to
COSHH: what you need to know
COSHH: what you need to know, (410 Kb; Mark Selby, Director, Denehurst Chemical Safety Ltd) COSHH review guide, National Safety Centre, Manchester(1.46 Mb; made available by Scott Walker, Sevron) COSHH and REACH (538 Kb; Mark Selby, Director, Denehurst Chemical Safety
Driver tiredness
Driver tiredness is one of the biggest killers on our roads, particularly on motorways and other monotonous roads, where it causes one in five crashes. Research suggests that about 300 people are killed each year as a result of drivers