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29/05/2026

IOSH RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS

1. Identify the hazards - Look for anything with the potential to cause harm. This includes physical dangers (like trailing cables or moving machinery), chemical substances, ergonomic issues, and psychosocial stressors like long working hours.

2. Decide who might be harmed and how - For every hazard, determine who is at risk and how the injury or ill health could occur. Don't just think about employees—consider contractors, visitors, members of the public, and vulnerable groups.

3. Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions - Assess how likely it is that harm will occur and how severe it could be. Apply the hierarchy of control to minimise the risk: try to eliminate the hazard first, then look at substitution, engineering controls, and administrative safe systems of work before relying on personal protective equipment (PPE).

4. Record your findings - Documenting your assessment proves you have taken reasonable steps to protect people. Record the hazards, the people at risk, and the control measures you have implemented.

5. Review and update - Workplaces are dynamic. You must review your assessment regularly, especially if you introduce new equipment, new people, alter a workflow, or if an incident occurs, to ensure your controls remain effective.

Creating a safe working environment is an ongoing commitment. Save this post for your next risk assessment review or development meeting! 📌

27/05/2026

🔥 FIRE SAFETY TIP: Remember PASS! 🔥

In the event of a small fire, knowing how to use a fire extinguisher correctly can make all the difference. Follow the simple PASS technique:

🅿 Pull the Pin
Break the tamper seal to unlock the extinguisher.

🅰 Aim Low
Point the nozzle at the base of the fire, not the flames.

🆂 Squeeze the Handle
Release the extinguishing agent.

🆂 Sweep from Side to Side
Move steadily across the base until the fire is out.

✅ Stay calm
✅ Keep a safe distance
✅ Always ensure you have a clear exit route

⚠️ Only tackle fires if it is safe to do so!

Interested in fire warden and awareness training? Get in touch - We would love to help you out.

26/05/2026

🧪 Is Your Workplace Safe from Invisible Hazards? Mastering COSHH Management

Hazardous substances aren't just glowing liquids in a laboratory; they are everyday materials found on almost every site and in every facility. Effectively managing COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) requires more than just locking chemicals in a cupboard—it demands a thorough, proactive risk assessment.

Here is how you can ensure your workplace stays compliant and your team stays safe.

1. Identify the Hazards
You cannot control a risk if you don't know it exists. Hazardous substances come in multiple forms, each requiring a different management approach:

Dusts: Wood dust, silica from cutting concrete, or flour in bakeries.

Liquids: Cleaning chemicals, solvents, paints, and coolants.

Solids: Heavy metals, asbestos-containing materials, or hazardous waste.

Gases & Vapours: Welding fumes, carbon monoxide, or solvent vapours.

2. Understand the Routes of Entry
To accurately assess the risk, you must understand how a substance can enter the body and cause harm. There are three primary routes of entry:

🗣️ Inhalation: Breathing in toxic dusts, fumes, or gases (the most common route).

✋ Skin & Eye Contact / Absorption: Chemicals causing direct corrosive damage or absorbing through the skin into the bloodstream.

👄 Ingestion: Accidentally swallowing a substance, typically eating or drinking with contaminated hands.

3. Apply the Hierarchy of Controls
Recognising the hazard symbols (like flammability, toxicity, or reactivity) is just the start. To truly protect your team, you must apply the Hierarchy of Controls, working from the most effective measure to the least:

Eliminate

Substitute

Engineering Controls

Administrative Controls

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

Proper storage, visible labelling, and having the right spill kits on hand are non-negotiable. Assess the risks, apply the controls, and protect your people.

25/05/2026

Are you 100% confident your business is meeting its legal health and safety obligations? Let's talk about First Aid Needs Assessments.

💼👇Many business owners mistakenly believe that having a designated first aid box is enough.

But regulations state that your first aid provision must be "adequate and appropriate" based on a dedicated assessment of your specific workplace. If an inspector walks through your doors, they will want to see how you calculated your provisions.

For example:Low-hazard workplaces (offices, retail): Need at least 1 Appointed Person if under 25 staff, or an EFAW (Emergency First Aid at Work) trained first aider if over 25.

Higher-hazard workplaces (manufacturing, logistics, construction): Require much stricter ratios, specialized trauma kits (like catastrophic bleed management), and full 3-day FAW.

As part of our upcoming safety training sessions, we don’t just teach your staff how to save lives—we help you ensure your physical site assessment is fully compliant with current standards - A first aid needs assessment and THEN the training.

Protect your staff and secure your business liability. Send us a message or comment below to get your workplace safety training scheduled!

21/05/2026

Is your safety management system a dusty binder, or a living, breathing process?

Too often, health and safety policies are written, filed away, and forgotten until an audit or, worse, an accident. But a true management system must be dynamic. It needs a heartbeat. That heartbeat is the PDCA cycle.

Take a look at the attached PDCA SH&RE image_2.jpg. It perfectly illustrates how these four interconnected steps transform static rules into a culture of continual improvement:

🧭 PLAN (Policy & Planning): You cannot improve what you haven't defined. This stage sets the direction, aligning safety policies with the organisation's core values.

🛠️ DO (Risk Profiling & Implement Plan): This is where theory meets reality. It involves rolling up your sleeves, identifying risks on the ground, and putting your carefully crafted plans into action.

📊 CHECK (Collect Data & Measure Performance): Are your actions actually working? By tracking both proactive and reactive data, you gather the vital signs of your safety system's health.

🔄 ACT (Review Performance & Learn Lessons): This is the crucial step that makes the system live. If the data shows a weakness, you don't just record it—you act on it. You learn, adapt, and refine the process.

Notice what sits right at the centre of the puzzle: LEADERSHIP. Without leaders driving the momentum and championing the process, the cycle stalls and the system dies.

Look at the arrows circling the outside: Continual improvement. A living management system never truly reaches a final, finished destination. It constantly breathes in new data, adapts to changing operational environments, and breathes out safer, smarter ways of working.

Stop relying on static paperwork. Build a system that evolves with your team.

20/05/2026

Working at height? Remember: Fall arrest is your LAST line of defence.

When we look at the hierarchy of control, our first priority is always to avoid working at height entirely. If we cannot avoid it, we must prevent falls using collective measures like guardrails or MEWPs.

Using personal fall arrest equipment is the absolute final resort. Why? Because a fall arrest system does not stop you from falling—it only stops you from hitting the ground. And it can only do that if you have correctly calculated your fall clearance.

Take a look at the attached fall arrest clearance

It perfectly illustrates a worst-case scenario (Fall Factor 2) using a standard 2-metre lanyard attached below the feet. The required clearance distance is shocking to many:

2m lanyard length

1.75m shock absorber deceleration (deployment)

2m worker height

1m safety clearance

Total Clearance Required: 6.75 metres

If you are working 5 metres off the ground with this setup, the lanyard will not save you.

Best Practice: Always aim to position your site anchor point above head height. This significantly reduces your fall distance and the clearance required.

Do not just wear the harness—understand the maths behind it. Your life depends on it.

19/05/2026

Safety Simplified: The Hierarchy of Controls 💡

In the world of Health and Safety, we don’t just "fix" problems — we manage them systematically. IOSH teaches the Hierarchy of Controls, a proven framework for reducing risk.

But what does that actually look like in practice? Let’s use the simple task of changing a blown lightbulb to explain:

Eliminate: Can we remove the hazard entirely?

Example: Design the building with floor-level lighting or drop lights so you never have to climb or change a bulb in the sky again.

Reduce (Substitution): Can we make the hazard less dangerous?

Example: Replace the old ladder-access bulb with a long-life LED that only needs changing once every 10 years, or use a low-voltage system to reduce the risk of electric shock.

Prevent Contact (Engineering Controls): Can we put a barrier between the person and the hazard?

Example: Use a long-reach "bulb changer" pole so the worker can stay firmly on the ground, removing the risk of falling from height.

Safe Systems of work (Administrative Controls): Can we change the way people work?

Example: Implementing a "Safe System of Work," training staff on ladder safety, and putting up "Work in Progress" signs to keep others away from the area.

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment): The last line of defence.

Example: Wearing safety goggles (to protect from falling glass) and gloves (to protect from heat or cuts).

The Takeaway: We always aim for the top of the hierarchy (Eliminate) first because it's the most effective. PPE is important, but it's the last resort!

Want to learn how to apply this logic to your entire business? Join us for an IOSH Managing Safely course.

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18/05/2026

The Broken Windows Theory – Why We Are Products of Our Environment

We talk a lot about "safety culture," but how much does your physical site dictate how people act?

In the 1980s, criminologists proposed the Broken Windows Theory: if a building has one broken window that is left unrepaired, it sends a subconscious signal that no one cares. Before long, more windows are broken.

In modern Health and Safety, we recognise a fundamental truth: we are products of our environments. The physical standards of a workplace directly drive the behaviours of employees, contractors, and visitors. the continoues cycle of behaviours..... until we break it!

What do "Broken Windows" look like on your site?

A cluttered walkway that employees just step over instead of clearing.

Contractors noticing that PPE rules are loosely enforced for casual visitors.

A piece of equipment with a flickering warning light that everyone has learned to ignore.

When minor standards are allowed to slide, it creates an environment where major risks suddenly feel acceptable. Neglect is contagious.

However, the reverse is also true. A meticulously maintained, orderly environment signals respect and vigilance. When a site looks cared for, anyone who steps onto it - whether it's their first day as a visitor or their tenth year as a staff member—will naturally elevate their own behaviour to match that standard.

Set the standard. Sweat the small stuff.

Where are all the glaziers at?

15/05/2026

Mastering Manual Handling: TILE, TILEE, or TILEO?

Manual handling injuries remain one of the most common causes of workplace absence. To prevent these, a robust dynamic risk assessment is essential. While the core principles remain the same, the way we categorise these risks has evolved to provide more clarity for workers on the ground.

The Evolution of the Assessment
As shown in tile : tilee : tileo.jpg, there are three main variations used to evaluate lifting risks:

TILE (The Classic): The foundation of manual handling training. It focuses on the Task, the Individual, the Load, and the Environment.

TILEE (The Enhanced): This version adds Equipment to the list. It prompts workers to consider whether mechanical aids—such as trolleys, jacks, or hoists—are available, appropriate, and in good working order.

TILEO (The Comprehensive): This variation adds Other. This is designed to capture site-specific factors that might not fit the standard categories, such as time pressures, communication barriers, or unique environmental hazards.

At 2020 Safety Training, our goal is to provide frameworks that make safety intuitive. By breaking down a lift into these components, you empower your team to identify hazards before they lead to a strain or injury.

Whether you use the classic approach or the expanded versions, the most important step is that the assessment actually takes place before the hands reach the load.

Which version do you prefer to use for your team's risk assessments, and why?

14/05/2026

Did you know that more than a quarter of all road traffic incidents involve individuals driving as part of their employment?

To systematically mitigate these risks and protect your workforce, organisations must rely upon a tripartite model. A failure in any single pillar drastically elevates the probability of a catastrophic incident.

Here is a breakdown of the Tripartite Paradigm for workplace transport safety:

🏗️ Safe Site: The paramount principle of site design is the absolute physical segregation of vehicles and pedestrians. This is best achieved through dedicated walkways, the implementation of one-way traffic systems to eliminate dangerous reversing manoeuvres, and traffic calming engineering to control kinetic energy.

🚛 Safe Vehicle: Every vehicle must be explicitly specified for its exact operational context. Mechanical safety is maintained through rigorous preventative maintenance, while advanced visibility aids (like 360-degree cameras) eliminate blind spots and telematics systems actively monitor driver behaviour.

👷 Safe Driver: True driver safety extends far beyond basic technical competency and licensing. Employers must ensure continuous task-specific training, verify medical fitness for heavy or specialised vehicles, and proactively manage the psychological stressors and fatigue that lead to poor decision-making.

By treating workplace transport as a primary vector of operational risk and rigorously applying these three pillars, organisations can eliminate fatalities, minimise their legal liabilities, and achieve genuine operational excellence.

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