How should I react to a workplace accident? Action following a workplace accident or near miss will clearly depend on the type and severity of the event. But broadly speaking, what action should be taken and why? At basic level, if an employer employs ten or more people simultaneously, an accident book or equivalent electronic [...] Read more »

I have been told I need safe systems of work for a specific task. What is this and how do I develop one? A safe system of work is a procedure that results from a systematic examination of a working process, that identifies hazards and specifies work methods designed either to eliminate the hazards or [...] Read more »

As a Board of Directors what are our responsibilities and legal obligations for health and safety management? The board should accept publicly and formally its leadership role in health and safety within its organisation. It is vital that directors show by thought, word and deed that they fully embrace the principles of good health and [...] Read more »

What arrangements should I make to respond to an emergency and evacuate my premises? Not surprisingly, the aim of any evacuation is to ensure that all occupants of a premises escape to a place of safety, using designated escape routes in a minimum amount of time. The emergency assembly point (there may be more than [...] Read more »