Fire Safety Regulations: Staying Compliant
Fire Safety Regulations: Staying Compliant Tragically, fire safety regulations haven’t been far away from the media this year with the Cheshunt care home fire in April, and now the public inquiry into to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Ensuring You Stay Compliant with Fire Safety Regulations Over 700 organizations and professionals from across the UK health […]
Even an ‘Eagle’ sometimes needs the fabric of health & safety for its nest
Even an ‘Eagle’ sometimes needs the fabric of health & safety for its nest There is much to commend Corporate Social Responsibility consultant Anna Johansson’s recent article, Employee Health & Safety Should be CSR Priorities (Triple Pundit, Friday, Jan 20th, 2017). Anna succinctly makes the point that companies put a lot of effort into hiring quality staff and it […]
Definitive Sentencing Council Guidelines
Definitive Sentencing Council Guidelines On November 3 the Sentencing Council published its Definitive Sentencing Guidelines for Health and Safety Offences*. These largely confirm what had been set out in consultation – namely that the potential fine will vary with the size of the organization (and therefore ability to pay), level of culpability and harm category (a combination […]
Good data vs. Bad data
Good data vs. Bad data Data drives the operations of today’s largest organizations and the mantra “what get’s measured gets managed” has never been more important to health and safety management professionals. With new safety management software technology comes the opportunity to collect, analyse and compare data on near misses, the relative safety performance of branch […]
OHSAS 18001: as easy as one, two, three
OHSAS 18001: as easy as one, two, three A recent study by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) revealed that among employees’ chief work-related concerns is the impact of the age of austerity on workplace safety – job cuts have increased the demand placed on those employees that remain and there is a perceived slacking-off of […]
HSE budget cuts cause an increase in workplace injury and a drain on the public purse
HSE budget cuts cause an increase in workplace injury and a drain on the public purse A new report published September 24 by Stirling University Professors Andrew Watterson and Rory O’Neill places blame on HSE budget cutbacks for the major increase in workplace injuries in the UK. The report shows that over the past five […]
M&O: Mergers and Opportunities
M&O: Mergers and Opportunities According to the ONS there were nearly 4,000 mergers and acquisitions between 2005 and 2011. Last year alone there were 373. Here at Evotix, we have seen time and again the massive opportunity to improve health and safety management systems presented when organizations merge. Often, the opportunity is seized by organizations desperate to throw […]
Health and Safety Management in the Current Economic Climate
Health and Safety Management in the Current Economic Climate The National Safety Symposium, held by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) from September 2-4, brought renewed focus on the difficulties often identified by business leaders of managing health and safety requirements in the current economic climate. A survey commissioned by IOSH on this […]
RIDDOR and health and safety management implications
RIDDOR and health and safety management implications A 12-week consultation has begun on changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). If these proposals go through, they could increase the burden on companies, so the focus should be on improving internal health and safety management. The consultation on wider amendments to RIDDOR, […]
The Importance of Effective Health & Safety Leadership | Evotix
The Importance of Effective Health & Safety Leadership | Evotix Two weeks ago our post, Health and Safety Management in the Current Economic Climate, addressed the perception of many business leaders that health and safety policies are difficult to manage in an unfavorableble economic environment. Nigel Bryson in his book, Zero Harm, highlights that business leaders have […]