RIDDOR reportable incidents in Great Britain include work-related accidents causing death, specified worker injuries or more than seven consecutive days of injury-related incapacity for normal duties (HSE, n.d.-h). Non-worker injuries…

In short: Behavioural safety can help manufacturing managers address observable unsafe behaviours through structured observation, feedback and reinforcement while keeping attention on the conditions that shape how work is done.…

In short: This article explains what a lift plan under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) should contain and gives readers a practical way to check whether…

In short: this article explains when employers in Great Britain must review a display screen equipment (DSE) assessment and how to recognise the legal triggers. Under regulation 2(2) of the…

Prior to the 1970s, health and safety law in Great Britain was made up of various pieces of legislation covering a wide range of industries and issues. Unfortunately, this health…

This article explains the principal duties imposed by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 so employers and employees in Great Britain can understand how workplace risks…