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Safety Revolution - Safety Blog
About blogs
Our new blogs section contains timely, ‘inside track’ commentary and opinion on issues relevant to the HR, Health & Safety and the business world.
New postings will appear every few days, from both Safety Revolution editorial staff who are out and about, and also from expert contributors working in HR, Health & Safety and development. We hope they’ll spark debate and discussion among you, their readers and so we welcome observations and comments.
Any comments will be moderated before posted on the site.
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Does this make me look like a 'prat'?
I was at a client's site yesterday discussing high visibility vests with 5 members of staff under 30 years old, I found myself trying to find out why they refused to wear them....
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Shocking statistics of agriculture
Yesterday I was at an IOSH rural Industries event, which one of the ways health and safety professionals keep their experience relevant...
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A Multicultural Workforce
Increasingly the seasonal, and sometimes permanent, workers that we need in agriculture are multicultural. This workforce brings with it some serious issues integral to managing the business. In the first instance we have to face the problems of explaining the job. Often there will be one person who speaks at least a little English but that does not mean they will understand complicated instructions or directions and they may have to try to translate that to colleagues...
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How about that?
I visited a new client today to speak to the farm staff. 12 Farm workers none too pleased at being told that at 7.30am someone was coming to speak to them about 'elf an' safety....
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The new health and safety law poster
As from 6 April 2009, HSE is publishing new versions of its approved health and safety poster and leaflet.
The new versions are modern, eye-catching and easy to read. They set out in simple terms, using numbered lists of basic points, what employers and workers must do, and tell you what to do if there is a problem....
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Tractors on the road - are they accidents waiting to happen?
It's that time of the year again, more than 900 tractors, telehandlers and other self-propelled farm machines are likely to be involved in road accidents this year, not to mention a further 1000 cars, vans, motorbikes and trucks...
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Getting Health & Safety basics right saves money
This may be an alien concept although it has been found to be the case across many farming businesses. Dealing with health and safety and getting it off your management agenda frees up time to concentrate on making your business more efficient and more profitable...
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