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How did you get into health and safety? When I worked for Lovell Construction as a site foreman, the health and safety advisor gave me a great deal of help and encouragement in the safe running of my sites. This gave me the impetus to look further into the health and safety side of the industry as a future career. Read More
June 13, 2011
Too few businesses have put in place disaster plans and those that have are not testing them properly. That was the blunt message that invited attendees to Cardinus Risk Management's Health and Safety Forum, recently heard. Read More
April 28, 2011
Sir Moir Lockhead, former chief executive of Aberdeen-based FirstGroup, has received special awards from three of the world's leading safety bodies in recognition of his contribution to safety. Read More
January 31, 2011
The new register for safety and health consultants is now live but practitioners remain sceptical about whether it will have any impact on the "climate of fear" and risk-averse behaviour lambasted by Lord Young. Read More
December 1, 2010
More details on how the new accreditation scheme for practitioners is going to operate were revealed today during an online SHP debate. Read More
October 15, 2010
Hot on the heels of Lord Young's review, in which he confirms the establishment of an accreditation scheme for health and safety consultants, the HSE has issued more information on how the scheme will work. Read More
August 18, 2010
The new accreditation scheme for safety consultants will be officially announced in the next few weeks by the HSE, which will run it in the initial stages. Read More
August 9, 2010
My father-in-law had a near-fatal accident at work in the early 1980s and from then on I vowed to advocate health and safety in all that I did in the workplace. Read More
February 8, 2010
Effective health and safety leadership is about influence, not authority, according to a report from Cardinus Risk Management. Read More
July 22, 2009
The main professional bodies in health and safety have started discussions on official accreditation for practitioners, which would ensure that clients and employers have access to competent and sensible advice.<br><br> Read More