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In this edition:
- The
Land of Silly Rules? And some hope . . .
In recent years, news reports have revealed the examples of ludicrous rules and regulations that some United Kingdom authorities, (notably schools and local authorities), have put in place in the name of “Health and Safety”. As reported in our last newsletter, however, there are some influential people working hard to reverse this silly trend and inject a sense of proportion. They are using some very uncompromising words, so there is real hope. After all, we still take notice of what happens in the UK, so good on ‘em for getting real . . . [ more ]
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Paper OHS systems vs electronic ones – pros
and cons
Yes, this is unashamed self promotion, but we have tried to be honest. We can provide both types of system, but after 20 years of auditing safety, we know that safety management comes down to hard graft, regardless of what systems you use. In a nutshell, there are no magic wands. Unless you have the key safety management commitments in place, it doesn’t matter whether you use paper manuals, the latest gizmos, or nothing at all. On the other hand, you’d be mad not to get a good system . . . [ more ]
- And
talking about "Key safety management commitments:
What are they?"
If you had to throw away everything else and keep just two safety management elements, without which you would be wasting your time, what would they be? Would you include hazard management, with the hierarchy of controls? What about training and supervision? Procedures, manuals and databases? Accident reporting and investigation? We venture to suggest it would be none of the above . . . [ more ]
- Safety
Humour
Yes, we have some more funnies and “Oh gosh pics”. Send us some contributions. E-mail us.
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- What
can SafetyPro do for you?
• SafetyBase: Safety management on the web: Your current option for an e-system
• You need mentoring while you develop your safety system? E-mail us.
• You need an audit or pre audit to ACC or 4801 standard. E-mail us.
• Safety training for your personnel.
• A selection of OHS management systems.
• Specific hazard or compliance advice. E-mail us.
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