SafetyPro Newsletter February 2010 - Vol. 8 No 1
Welcome
to our February 2010 Newsletter. We hope
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In this edition:
- First
Aid for Workplaces – A Good Practice Guide – September
2009
The Department of Labour issued a final set of First Aid Guidelines in September last year, following withdrawal of the Factories and Commercial Premises (First Aid) Regulations 1985. It introduces the concept of risk assessment in determining what facilities and personnel you require. So why replace something mandatory with Guidelines? And what’s all that about risk assessment? [ more ]
- Do
you have the “engagement” of your
employees?
Tired of safety gimmicks and flavour of the month safety campaigns? Ever wondered why complicated processes and procedures don’t change the accident rate? Don’t blame employees, they’re probably about the same bunch of folk as the next employer. Your problem could be the level of engagement those employees feel with the company. Chances are, the messages they are receiving do not encourage a sense of ownership and responsibility. Is safety about controlling and restricting people’s behaviour, or is it about encouraging them to have more choice and responsibility? [ more ]
- Try
our Safety Culture and Employee Engagement Questionnaire
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- Simon’s
SafetyBlog: Safety and Common Sense
- Santa
Parades: Damn those people with
white coats. The more they number, the more
mindless idiots join their ranks. I am referring
to event organisers who use the mantra of “elf
and safety” to justify stupid safety
rules. Every year, myself and a few volunteer
firefighter colleagues give out lollies in
our local Santa Parade. Last Christmas, we
were told we couldn’t even place them
in the hands of the little darlings “coz
of elf and safety”. Read my blog to
find out why these people are so stupid and
why we should ignore anyone with
a white coat and clipboard. Read
Simon’s SafetyBlog
- A
blizzard of bluster: Just recently,
during the icy blasts in the UK, the Houses
of Parliament reverberated to the collective
trumpeting of a handful of reactive Lords
and Ministers of the Crown who jumped off
their perches in hysteria. Apparently, safety
authorities had warned that people clearing
snow on public footpaths might be liable
for prosecution if someone slipped and hurt
themselves. I have often been outspoken against
the misuse of health and safety but on this
occasion, I’m firmly with the authorities.
In fact, I hope the do-gooders get what they
deserve. Why? Read
Simon’s SafetyBlog
- Santa
Parades: Damn those people with
white coats. The more they number, the more
mindless idiots join their ranks. I am referring
to event organisers who use the mantra of “elf
and safety” to justify stupid safety
rules. Every year, myself and a few volunteer
firefighter colleagues give out lollies in
our local Santa Parade. Last Christmas, we
were told we couldn’t even place them
in the hands of the little darlings “coz
of elf and safety”. Read my blog to
find out why these people are so stupid and
why we should ignore anyone with
a white coat and clipboard. Read
Simon’s SafetyBlog
- Safety
Humour
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