As a health and safety advisor, one of the most critical responsibilities we have is ensuring that workplaces are safe for all employees. Despite our best efforts to implement preventive measures, accidents can still occur. When they do, accident investigation becomes a vital tool—not just for understanding what went wrong but also for preventing future incidents.
In this blog, we’ll share why accident investigation is crucial from a health and safety advisor’s perspective and how it can significantly enhance workplace safety.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the most common hazards in the workplace are: Safety Hazards: Unsafe working conditions that cause injury, illness, or death. Biological Hazards: Exposure to harmful organisms such as viruses and bacteria. Ergonomic Hazards: Strain on the body due to repetitive motion, poor posture, and inadequate manual handling training. […]
What is the difference between a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and a COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) risk assessment? An MSDS gives you information about the hazardous product; whereas the COSHH assessment describes what control measures are needed and how you are going to use the product safely. (more…)
HSE have reissued EH40/2005, their guide to Workplace Exposure Limits. This is the fourth edition (published 2020) and can be purchased or downloaded for free from HSE books. If you need help with your COSHH assessments, please get in touch as we can assist you with these, either as part of a package or as a one-off […]
3D printing – Managing the Risks Evidence is now emerging about the health and safety risks associated with 3D printing. There are various 3D printing technologies, we are just looking at Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) here. FFF printing is a process of laying down melted plastic filament in a series of layers. The adjacent layers […]
It is 25 years since the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations came info force. Risk assessment has always been a cornerstone of COSHH, but one change which is often highlighted is the introduction of control banding – a technique used to guide the assessment and management of workplace risks. Maximum exposure limits and occupational […]
Work related dermatitis can be caused by exposure to chemical agents and wet work (hands repeatedly wet for long periods). Other agents can be biological (e.g. plants or bacteria), physical (e.g. vibration) and mechanical (e.g. abrasion). Hands are most at risk, but other parts of the body can be affected. (more…)
