Monthly Archives: September 2010

Portable Appliance Testing scare tactics

Should all electrical equipment be PAT tested or are there other ways of checking if electrical equipment is safe to be used? Continue reading

Posted in Electrical safety PAT test | 4 Comments

Who notices safety?

Who notices when other people are putting themselves or other people at risk, yet fail to notice the risk to themselves? Continue reading

Posted in Company culture, Health and Safety, Public safety | 2 Comments

Banana boat ride and Cornish cave deaths

Is a Banana Boat ride more dangerous than a derelict tin mine? Continue reading

Posted in Health and Safety, Public safety, Safety Culture | 1 Comment

A rolling bale

Mike Edwards from the Electric Light OrchestraPositive Health and Safety round straw bale who was tragically and unexpectedly killed on Friday when the van he was driving was hit by a runaway straw bale weighing 600kg. Continue reading

Posted in Business safety, Health and Safety, Public safety, Risk Assesment benefit for your business | 2 Comments

The indifference of safety

Now I am sure you have been in a similar situation, where you know you are in the right and the person you are talking to simply does not want to hear what you have to say. Continue reading

Posted in Business safety, Health and Safety, High level working, Working At Height Regulations | 2 Comments

A marketing opportunity lost

Now this is very laudable but for me the condition of the office is a huge marketing faux pas since it is covered in green algae and does not reflect well on a company who are hoping to sell homes to new owners Continue reading

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