10 OSH principles for decent work

The world of work is evolving rapidly, with new technologies, new ways of working, flexible working patterns and evolving risks. With this in hand, IOSH will communicative what ‘good OSH’ is and how to measure it, ensuring that safety and health remain at the heart of sustainable development and human rights. IOSH’s 10 guided principles:  […]

Climate Change and Health & Safety

Climate change is no longer a distant concern – it’s here, and it’s changing the way we live and work. For businesses, this means adapting not only to new environmental challenges but also to new health and safety risks that directly affect workers. Extreme weather, rising pollution, and shifting air quality are creating real pressures […]

Workplace Compliance: Key Health & Safety Duties for Employers

As an employer, you have a legal and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of your employees. Workplace compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes, it’s about creating a culture where people feel safe, supported, and confident that their wellbeing matters. This blog outlines the top essential duties every employer should know when […]

Understanding the UK’s New ‘Simpler Recycling’ Legislation: What It Means for You

As of March 31, 2025, England has introduced the Simpler Recycling legislation, a major reform designed to standardise how waste is separated and collected across businesses and public sector organisations. This initiative aims to reduce confusion, increase recycling rates, and improve environmental outcomes. Key Implementation Date March 31, 2025: All businesses and non-domestic premises in […]

Safety and Sustainability: A Unified Approach to a Greener, Safer Future

In today’s rapidly changing world, the importance of safety and sustainability has never been clearer. While these two concepts are often discussed separately, they are very much interconnected. By prioritising both, we can create environments that are not only safer for individuals, communities, and workplaces, but also better for the planet. What is Safety in […]

Key Policies for UK Businesses

Implementing a robust set of HR policies ensures compliance with legal requirements, promotes fairness, and enhances workplace efficiency. Many of these policies are included in a company’s staff handbook for ease of access, while some larger or more detailed policies, such as safeguarding or environmental policies, may be maintained as standalone documents

Skipton Business Expo – Learning Zone

Welcome again, Our Guest Blogger – Richard Boothman. At Foggy Outline, we help people to learn. While we concentrate on our specific environmental niche, we’re keen on all forms of learning.  We know that learning doesn’t end when we leave formal education.  It is, or should be, lifelong! This is particularly the case if you […]

A Huge Thank You to Our Guest Blogger, Environmental Educator – Richard Boothman.

Introduction Richard Boothman is a locally based environmental educator who wants to make sure everyone has access to information to help them understand the scale of the environmental challenges we face and the solutions available to us. Richard has developed environmental management courses for business and has delivered these and other courses to many delegates […]

What is Greenwashing?

[av_image src=’https://cravensafetyservices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/greenwashing.jpg’ attachment=’15130′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-l6e0i5t5′ admin_preview_bg=”] What is greenwashing? Greenwashing is when a company publicly states that they are environmentally conscious for marketing purposes but actually isn’t making any notable sustainability efforts. A company may not […]

How Green Are We?

  How Green Are We? Here at Craven Consultancy Services, we believe in continuous improvement and always want to better ourselves and our business practices. Following an internal audit, it came to our attention that we could do more to become a more sustainable business. Our newly formed Green Team, Abi and Tonie, have been […]