H&S Archives

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What Are the Most Common Harness and Lanyard Defects Found During Inspection – and Why Are They Often Missed?

When a harness or lanyard fails during a fall, the consequences are catastrophic and irreversible. Fall arrest equipment is the last line of defence against fatal injury – and its…

3 days ago

Noise Risk Assessment on Small Construction Projects: Why Controls Fail Under Change, Not on Paper

Noise risk assessments on small construction projects rarely fail because the forms are missing. They fail because small projects do not stay stable long enough for paper controls to hold.…

6 days ago

Face Fit Testing Responsibilities for Employers

Face fit testing carries specific employer responsibilities where close-fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is used as part of exposure control. Those responsibilities relate not just to completing a test, but…

2 weeks ago

Human Factors in Accident Investigation: Why Tacit Expert Knowledge Is A Critical Missing Piece

Accident investigations routinely include a human factors analysis – but in practice, they explore only the surface-level causes of accidents, often focused on physical elements. The cognitive dimension: how people…

2 weeks ago

Course Announcement: Introduction to ISO 9001

New Online Course: Introduction to ISO 9001We’re pleased to introduce our fully online course: Introduction to ISO 9001. ISO 9001 is one of the world’s most widely recognised standards for…

accident investigation interview techniques

2 weeks ago

Accident Investigation Interviews: How Existing Approaches Have Critical Blind Spots

Serious injury and fatality (SIF) rates are not coming down. Despite decades of investment in safety management systems, accident investigation techniques and methodologies, and training programmes, the same catastrophic patterns…

3 weeks ago

Course Announcement: RIDDOR Training for Managers

RIDDOR Training for Managers: Online CourseWe’re pleased to introduce our new IIRSM-approved course: RIDDOR Training for Managers. Under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), certain…

4 weeks ago

Permits to Work and RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements): Why Controls Drift from Plan to Site

Signed RAMS and an issued permit to work (PTW) are often treated as proof that risk is controlled. In practice, they’re proof that a decision was recorded at a moment…

1 month ago

Breaks and Posture Changes During Screen-Based Work

Most organisations already provide some level of guidance to display screen workers on taking breaks and varying posture. In some cases, that guidance is incomplete or inconsistently applied. More often,…

1 month ago

Recording And Investigating Near-misses on Site: Why Traditional Systems Don’t Work — and How to Fix Them

Most organisations already record near-misses on site, and many do so in significant volumes. Forms are completed, dashboards fill up, and numbers are reported upward, which means that on paper…

Critical Blind Spots In Safety Observations

Critical Blind Spots
In Safety Observations