Developer Grosvenor is pioneering a net zero mentoring programme to take its supply chain along the path to net zero carbon. Thirty-eight contractors, suppliers and consultants started the free mentoring programme in late March. What is Grosvenor’s net zero programme? It aims to help firms with fewer than 500 employees map and reduce their own […]
Evidence shows that a strong safety culture leads to fewer workplace near misses and injuries. With this in mind, scientists created HSE’s Safety Climate Tool (SCT) to assess the attitudes of individuals within an organisation towards health and safety issues. Using a simple online questionnaire, it explores your workers’ attitudes and perceptions in key areas of health […]
How can we promote good mental health in the workplace? In Great Britain, over 800,000 workers suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2020/21. The HSE’s Talking Toolkits can help you start conversations to identify causes of stress for your workers and identify possible solutions. Visit HSE’s website for more guidance on managing work-related […]
Safety Groups UK is relaunching its awards programme to recognise excellence in health and safety innovation and education. The awards are open to individuals and organisations who wish to gain recognition for their success and make their ideas available to others to use free of charge. You may think your efforts have been small with […]
How does confirmation bias come into play in accident investigations? Ryan Gledhill, solicitor from OAH, explains how cognitive biases can affect how we investigate accidents. What do we mean by confirmation bias? The most prevalent cognitive bias in an accident investigation is confirmation bias. In the aftermath of an incident, a robust investigation is a […]
A construction company received a sentence after two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 31 October 2019, two employees suffered serious injuries at a property in Over Alderley, Cheshire. The incident happened when the makeshift platform they were working on collapsed. The two men, […]
How can you protect your feet at work? You could say feet are one of the most hard-working yet most neglected parts of our bodies. We take it for granted they will keep us upright, balanced and mobile. Yet, we only ever seem to pay them attention when something goes wrong. As always, prevention is […]
Research participants are needed for a study about women’s experiences with safety footwear. Debbie Janson, senior lecturer at the University of Bath, is facilitating a research project on women’s experiences with Personal Protection Equipment, specifically safety footwear. Do you fancy volunteering and taking part in this research? It involves a five-minute survey followed by an […]
Register for a free masterclass on how to integrate electric vehicles into your business fleets as you work to decarbonise. Registration is now open for edie’s next free masterclass, which is taking place in March and will outline how businesses can incorporate electric vehicles (EVs) into their existing fleet. This 45-minute online masterclass will take […]
In 2017 CIRIA published a scoping study relating to the use of green infrastructure (GI) along linear assets (C771F). This newly updated guide, C772F, builds on that work. Plus, it also aims to support the transition toward mainstream delivery of GI within rail, road, water and energy networks. It will help raise awareness of these […]