With its resources under pressure the HSE has had to prioritise their activities. Many businesses are much less likely to receive a proactive inspection. But does this mean that your business can just sit back and relax your health & safety focus? We know that some companies will take this approach, …
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Martin founded MESH Consultants in 2004 following an extensive career in management, more latterly in the Health, Safety & Environmental field.Do bad things only happen to other people?
It seems a strange question maybe but one that many people seem to think applies to others and not in their workplace.Take for example how many people you have seen in the last week who were using their mobile phones whilst driving; I bet it’s a fair few. When we …
[0 comments] Read and discussWorker dies 2 years after fall from height
We have to ask the question, “why in the face of good advice, does an employer decide to take risks that lead to such a serious accident?” Is this a clear case of putting profit before safety, as measures to prevent this accident would not have been prohibitively expensive? The accident …
[0 comments] Read and discussDoes health & safety training have to be boring?
We are concerned that many trainers still think it is acceptable to deliver boring training. What brings us to this conclusion is partially based on the large number of comments we see on social media sites such as Twitter, where people are switched off of health & safety. Does this …
[0 comments] Read and discussShortcuts often lead to accidents
Whilst assisting a client recently to investigate an accident, it became apparent that a combination of taking a short cut and a lack of concentration were the key contributory factors. As a safety professional, I know that most if not all accidents are caused by a failure in the management …
[0 comments] Read and discussSix “must do” rules for setting realistic targets for health & safety improvement
Before a business can identify where it wants to be in terms of health & safety performance it needs to know where it stands right now. Many fail to consider this fundamental starting point; they set a course of action only to find the results not being achieved and then …
[0 comments] Read and discussTwo accidents in two months due to poor safety practices
A major European food business has been fined a total of £230,000. This Suffolk factory was fined after two incidents, one of which led to an employee losing four fingers, part of his thumb and some of the palm of his right hand. The first accident occurred when a man’s hand …
[0 comments] Read and discussSpending unnecessary resources on health & safety compliance?
In this difficult economic climate, we understand that cost effective health and safety is an important priority for businesses. How do you decide where to spend your limited resources? A key to knowing where to spend is to understand where your risks are and to identify the extent of the risk to …
[0 comments] Read and discussThe secrets of NEBOSH exam success
We are often asked what are the important areas that candidates need to consider in order to ensure they pass the NEBOSH General Certificate. We believe in order maximise chances of success there are certain questions that should be asked of the training provider before signing up to a course. 7 key …
[0 comments] Read and discussWell delivered training saves a life
We recently delivered an in-house IOSH Managing Safely course to a new client. One of the company directors had been to a MESH breakfast presentation and decided he had a group of 10 managers and supervisors that needed to understand their health & safety responsibilities better. Interestingly the company had felt …
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