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18 Apr

As a business owner, are you aware of a private member's bill before Parliament that will place a greater obligation on your business to offer greater protection in employment to victims of domestic violence?  If not, you need to read this. The member's bill was put forward by Jan Logie of...
09:38 / Articles
18 Mar

There has been a lot of discussion about the importance of business culture for effective health and safety management. What is not often discussed is the negative effect on a business's productivity and the financial impact. For many, the concept of health and safety, being a positive for improving the production...
09:39 / Articles
12 Mar

If your business has been stung or ripped off by poor service, who is to blame - the service provider or yourself (for not practicing caveat emptor before hiring the service)? Caveat emptor simply means “let the buyer beware". This Latin principle means that the buyer alone is responsible for checking...
03:03 / Articles
06 Feb

Although the following article was written in 2013,  the consequences could be the same or worse, following the introduction of the Health and Safety At Work Act 2015. The following fatality was an actual event - details have been changed for the protection of the family. Some of the information is...
02:43 / Hints and Tips
18 Nov

What does fit for purpose mean to a business? A dictionary definition - something that is fit for purpose is good enough to do the job it was designed to do. European law dictates that goods must be fit for purpose when sold. A layman's definition: If you are prepared to pay...
09:27 / Business Processes
18 Oct

Chemical and airborne contaminants In between gasping for breath and cupping his face mask for oxygen, an older friend of mine said, with tears in his eyes, "Gordon, I can't even walk to the letter box. I'm now stuck here waiting to die with this bloody oxygen bottle for company." Two months...
09:19 / Articles
25 Sep

In the past month, I have noticed more than 40 job vacancies with the aim to employing Health and Safety Managers, Advisors, Officers, and Trainers. This is great for those who want to get into this line of work. However, for businesses going down that employment track, I suggest that during...
09:21 / Hints and Tips
20 Aug

Emphysema, or silicosis, are both debilitating diseases of the lungs, which take no prisoners and are fatal. I've watched a close friend slowly die for eighteen months from this debilitating disease and it was not a pleasant time for all those close to him. From a man who roamed the...
09:22 / Business Processes
18 Aug

Are documented systems and safe operating procedures necessary in business and do they add value to a business? They certainly do and add value to your business. This is a question that many business owners have to come to grips with as they grow their business, especially start-up SME businesses.  Whether we...
09:30 / Hints and Tips
18 Aug

(Originally written in 2016 - but still very appropriate now!) If you are thinking contractor prequalification is just another management buzzword that has a number of compliance fish hooks, you are 75% right but on the other side of the ledger, it can have a number of advantages. What is contractor prequalification? In...
09:20 / Business Processes