Totally OTT H&S Requirements…

Totally OTT H&S Requirements…

A few of my customers have come to me this week for help to meet their customers slightly bonkers H&S requirements; to be honest this is quite common place when working for larger companies. For one of the companies you must: Reverse cars into parking spaces (I’ve...
Do You Need a 3 Day First Aid Course?

Do You Need a 3 Day First Aid Course?

Are you still going on a 3 day first aid course?? We often assume that people know what we know don’t we? Well, as Britany Spears said, I did it again. I thought everyone knew about the one-day Emergency First Aid Course only to meet two people this week who were...
Do you have a duty towards self-employed workers?

Do you have a duty towards self-employed workers?

Do you have a duty towards self-employed workers? I’m talking about when you use freelancers, one-man bands (my terminology), or cards-in (my customer-friend’s terminology) all formally known as self-employed workers! Well, obviously the answer is yes! Self-employed...
When to update your policy?

When to update your policy?

We had a phone call to the office last week asking for advice on the frequency of policy updates, we thought we would share our response…. The gentleman had been told that his H&S policy had to be updated every twelve months and that this should be done in...
Risk Assessments should be Simple!

Risk Assessments should be Simple!

After visiting a new customer this week and seeing their amazingly complex risk assessment process, obviously designed by some sort of Brain Surgeon or Rocket Scientist; honestly, I had to have a cup of tea, two custard creams and a little lie down. I thought you may...