HSG65 Managing for Health and Safety: A revised edition of one of HSE's most popular guides (HSG Health and Safety Guidance)

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You should ensure that any auditor or certifier you use has evidence that they're competent to a recognised standard, such as ISO 19011:2011 or the relevant parts of the ISO 17021:2011 series. The certification body should be accredited by either the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for ISO 45001 or an equivalent body Product standards On 5 February 2010 a bale of insulation fell through a suspended ceiling at a church where two men were insulating the roof space. No one was hurt. The men used a harness they had extended with a nylon rope from a DIY shop. On 12 February one of the pair, a volunteer named Lee Bourn, fell through the ceiling and died. The religious charity involved had received a prohibition notice in 2001 after a non-fatal fall from a roof, further evidence it could have prevented the 2010 death if it had learned from experience. Neither should we assume reducing reported near misses has automatically reduced the likelihood of a fatal accident. If you had a thermometer, would you think that you could change the temperature of the room by pushing the mercury up or down with a needle? Of course not, but if you had changed the temperature of the room, you would expect the mercury to move.

HSG210: Asbestos essentials: A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work The guidance has been revised to simplify key concepts and to provide a stronger focus on issues such as senior management leadership, workforce involvement and occupational health. The new web-based guidance provides primarily information on managing for health and safety and is accompanied by web links to existing and more extensive guidance on specific features of health and safety management, such as risk assessment and leadership. A ‘hard-copy’ version of the guidance is expected sometime later this year.

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The advice may also help workers and their representatives, as well as health and safety practitioners and training providers. Each step is vitally important; follow them all and you’ll be well on your way to health and safety compliance. The measures you put in place should be part of your everyday processes for managing your business.

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So do not expect to change the likelihood of a major accident by tinkering with the number of near misses or minor injuries. But if you use the minor incidents as potential learning opportunities they can reveal changes that could have a positive effect on the serious events. HSG244: Remotely operated shutoff valves (ROSOVs) for emergency isolation of hazardous substances: Guidance on good practice whether it can be easily tailored to work effectively for for the size and complexity of your organisation in a way that's in proportion to the risks you must control HSG167: Biological monitoring in the workplace: A guide to its practical application to chemical exposure

The most trusted BIM Library in the UK, certified to the internationally-recognised NBS BIM Object Standard We shouldn’t believe there is a magic ratio that can be applied to all hazards; that if we count the near misses, we can work out the probability of a fatality.

She then goes into detail on HSG65, discussing its core elements, principles and how the management system works in practice. HSG245: Investigating accidents and incidents: A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionals