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Shockingly, many UK companies are not aware that they have lone workers. Of those who are aware, many don’t have clarity on the risks their lone workers face and their safety needs. Without a clear picture of the lone working situation in their company, it’s improbable for employers to implement safety solutions that keep their…

Safety inspections allow employees to proactively spot and report any hazards or non-conformance that can lead to an incident.  Identifying these hazards early provides the opportunity to take due precaution as well as corrective or preventive actions. How do you make sure you have an effective safety inspection system in your workplace? This article will…

In 2023/2024, HSE’s summary report revealed 138 fatal injuries to workers and 604,000 workers sustaining non-fatal injuries in the workplace over the past year.  How many of these incidents could have been prevented? Or could the severity of impact have been reduced?  It is critical for employers to have a robust health and safety risk…

Managing the safety of vehicle assets is a critical process for many organisations.  Companies in the automotive, food and beverage, and retail sectors have to provide their vehicles with regular maintenance and alterations to suit the changing needs of their businesses. Fleet-intensive industries such as shipping, aviation, and construction also need successful fleet management to…

There is a warm nostalgia attached to the pen and paper format, especially since the digital era has mostly swallowed it up.  The art of writing letters has been replaced by emails and texting. People tend to type instead of using a pen and paper to take notes. Even shopping lists are becoming digitised with…

How do consumers know if a product or service is verified, reliable, and safe? The answer is accredited safety standards. When it comes to lone working, the gold safety standard in the UK is the BS 8484 Lone Worker Standard. This article aims to help you understand more about the minimum safety standards the BS…

Nothing is more important than the safety of employees. A critical component of keeping them safe is having an effective near miss and incident reporting system. However, not all incidents or near misses are reported. Employees may not report these events for various reasons like fear of getting reprimanded, finding the reporting process too cumbersome,…

The buddy system is a safety procedure where one person in the team is responsible for monitoring the safety of another team member.  Often, you would have two individuals who operate as “buddies” who look out for each other. Buddy systems can also have more than two people, where one person is in charge to…