Safety communication – iPhone app from Sentis
April 24, 2013
Designed to enhance the delivery of pre-start safety meetings, the Sentis Safe Leader iPhone App is described as a godsend for any supervisor, or group leader. Read More
General maintenance worker lacked industrial-roof knowledge
March 20, 2013
A self-employed maintenance contractor has admitted safety failings after a friend, who was helping him on a job, fell through a roof at a disused factory. Read More
Utilities and offshore – Little things mean a lot
March 14, 2013
To those from a more traditional 'hard hat' safety background process safety management can seem like an élitist, and fairly woolly concept. While most will know that it's something to do with stopping 'dangerous installations' from going spectacularly wrong there is still the feeling that you have to be a member of the Freemasons for the full revelation. Fret not, say David Towlson and Hasan Alardi, who provide the 'skinny' rather than the 'full fat' on PSM. Read More
Plant-downtime pressures are a threat to good maintenance, warns industry
January 15, 2013
Maintenance standards are in danger of being compromised because of the pressure to reduce plant downtime, according to more than a third of maintenance professionals questioned in a survey. Read More
Celebrating 20 years of the Six Pack
January 7, 2013
The start of 2013 marks the 20th anniversary since the implementation of the Six Pack Read More
Training – ‘DSEAR with a Bang’ one-day training course
October 4, 2012
DSC-Ltd, led by Roy Smith, says its 'DSEAR with a Bang' one-day training course is now accredited by IOSH. Read More
Developing the profession – Let’s face the music
October 1, 2012
In the second of a series of articles examining what health and safety professionals can learn from the business practices of some of the world's most successful companies, Peter Roddis discusses why practitioners need to make it easier for people to use the tools they provide. Read More
Supermarket worker wins TUC H&S Award
September 28, 2012
A Liverpool shop worker has won the TUC's prestigious Health and Safety Rep of the Year award. Read More
Safety culture – Great minds think alike
September 6, 2012
Following on from his previous article describing the immediate impact of the death of one of his workers, Keith Turney provides further insight into how the incident informed an innovative approach to safety within the company that aims to ensure no employee comes to harm again. Read More
Training & career development – Rules of engagement
August 22, 2012
John Shahabeddin argues that it is possible for practitioners Read More
