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Policies & procedures – the difference and the purpose
There’s still a misconception around what a policy is and what a procedure is. I like to think of a policy as a pledge. A high level...
Hayley Tollervey
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Today, we are going to talk a little about commonly used terminology that you may come across, and some simple health and safety actions...
Hayley Tollervey
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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Prosecution working at height – working platforms
Staircraft Group, of Bayton Road Industrial Estate, Exhall, Coventry, and part of Travis Perkins PLC, has been fined after a man working...
Hayley Tollervey
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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Managing the risks for your workforce in hot weather
Many await the summer period in eager anticipation, hoping for long sunny days and more time to make memories. But for businesses this...
Hayley Tollervey
Aug 8, 20224 min read
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Hermes prosecution and yard transport hazards
In March 2019, an employee named David Kennedy aged 43 was working at the Motherwell depot for the parcel delivery firm Hermes (Hermes...
Hayley Tollervey
Aug 5, 20221 min read
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Asbestos: Are you managing the risk?
Over my time as a consultant, I have noticed that asbestos management remains a constant area of neglect. Little is thought about...
Hayley Tollervey
Jul 15, 20224 min read
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Protecting pregnant workers and new mothers
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) website guidance has changed. Individual risk assessments must now be carried out as well as...
Hayley Tollervey
Jun 9, 20223 min read
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Environmental Focus
We see and hear it everywhere now don't we? Eat less meat, plant more trees, use reusable cups and large businesses advertising on TV to...
Hayley Tollervey
Jun 1, 20226 min read
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Prosecution focus: Working at height
A transport and haulage company has been sentenced after a worker died due to falling from the rear of a transport shipping container. An...
Hayley Tollervey
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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HSE enforcement - Skip Waste Operations
This month we are seeing several published reports from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), where they have made enforcement...
Hayley Tollervey
May 12, 20222 min read
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The importance of providing adequate supervision, instruction and training
Under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 all...
Hayley Tollervey
May 4, 20222 min read
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Stress Awareness Month
There is much societal progress to be made still in terms of how we view mental illness. There is very much a notion still that if you...
Hayley Tollervey
Apr 28, 20225 min read
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Women in construction focus
With International Women's day having just passed us by, it encouraged me to reflect on my own time in Construction. My overall...
Hayley Tollervey
Mar 19, 20223 min read
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Section 37 Director Prosecution
Personal liability for health and safety breaches in criminal law can arise either as a result of an infringement of the Health and...
Hayley Tollervey
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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PPE changes - do they affect you?
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 On 6th April 2022, The amendment to The Personal Protective...
Hayley Tollervey
Feb 23, 20221 min read
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Highway code changes and what to do...
Employers who have staff that are required to drive as part of their work need to ensure that they communicate the implications of the...
Hayley Tollervey
Feb 23, 20224 min read
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Women's health in the workplace
In my opinion, oftentimes employees are put into positions of management without the correct training and support. Not only can this...
Hayley Tollervey
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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Many businesses failing on managing staff health correctly
It is usually when something goes wrong, that I get a call from a Client (or someone new) in a sheer state of panic. "We've had an...
Hayley Tollervey
Nov 24, 20214 min read
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Suicide in male dominated industries are not improving...
Over 48% of construction workers take time off due to stress, and mental health issues. That's nearly half! Not only is this a concern as...
Hayley Tollervey
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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Returning employees to work during COVID
For both employers and employees alike, there are many considerations for those returning to the workplace after a long break. We are now...
Hayley Tollervey
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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