Ten Points To Consider When Managing Safety In Warehousing
There are many safety risks associated with working in warehouses, and despite high levels of compliance in the UK, there continues to be work-related fatalities and serious injuries every year. The latest statistics from the HSE reveal that in the reporting period 2022/23, 15 workers lost their lives and a further 29,000 sustained non-fatal injuries […]
Rail Industry Report Concludes Improved Safety is Required After an Increase in Worker Deaths
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published their annual report of health and safety on Britain’s railways, revealing that although the rail sector has seen an almost 40% reduction in near misses over the past 12 months between workers and trains, the year had also seen an increase in workforce fatalities. Ian Prosser, […]
Substances Hazardous to Health: Storing and Managing Chemicals
The risks associated with storing substances hazardous to health vary greatly, depending on the substance itself and the quantity being stored. When creating COSHH Risk Assessments, the control measures will vary but must consider the properties of the substance to be stored. Different substances hazardous to health create very different risks because of their hazards. […]
Health and Safety Horrors Filming “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939
Ground-breaking at the time, and an enduring whimsical favourite, it seems hard to believe that “The Wizard of Oz” has been entertaining families since 1939. Whilst the story contains some dark themes and innovative special effects for the time, the reality of the dangers faced by the cast and crew on the film set are […]
Riskex Appoints Managing Director to Drive Growth Through Portfolio Expansion
Riskex, a privately owned and fast-growing safety risk management SaaS provider, has today announced that Nikki Sammé has been appointed as Managing Director. Nikki joins Riskex after spending the last 12 months supporting the business in a consulting capacity and has been instrumental in the business’s impressive above-market growth throughout the pandemic, driven by its […]
Riskex snaps up Quintin Matthee as new Technical Operations Project Manager
Riskex warmly welcomes Quintin Matthee in a new project management role, focussed on optimising customer experiences Quintin Matthee is warmly welcomed to the Riskex team in a pivotal new role as Technical Operations Project Manager. With a strong background in SaaS project delivery management, Quintin will lead the Technical Operations Team, delivering both customer specific […]
Long Working Hours Killing 745,000 People Per Year, Study Finds
We all know how important maintaining a healthy work-life balance is. There has been much discussion on the subject in recent times with an increasing number of employees now reporting that they are working longer hours at home than they were in the office. Everyone knows how important it is to switch off from work […]
8 Reasons Why Employees Avoid Reporting Near-Misses
Why is the underreporting of hazards and near-misses so common in work environments? To prevent workplace accidents and minimise risks, every company has a duty of care to its employees to have health and safety policies and ensure everyone complies with the rules and regulations in place. Yet no matter how comprehensive health and safety […]
Experts warn vaccination alone won’t protect workers
Widespread workforce vaccination isn’t sufficient to allow for the removal of other Covid safety measures in workplaces. Widespread workforce vaccination is not yet a sufficient control to allow for the removal of other Covid safety measures in workplaces, a body representing worker health protection professionals has warned. The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity […]
Riskex Strengthens its Contractor Governance Portfolio With a New Release of its Permit to Work Module
Riskex, a specialist Health and Safety software provider of 20 years standing and a leader in the UK have today announced the release of a new, enhanced Permit to Work module on its flagship SaaS-based platform, AssessNET, that will enable businesses to fully digitise, automate and better control their Permit to Work processes as part […]