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History of The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

History of The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA), is the primary legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act.

The aim of the HSWA is to ensure practical compliance and help organisations understand and implement an ‘organisational intent’ to support health and safety. In particular the requirement…

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The best safety sign you will see today…

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Managing Dust Health Hazards in the Workplace

Managing Dust Health Hazards in the Workplace

If you are responsible for managing dust health hazards in the workplace, then the new “Dust Hub” from the HSE is for you.

The site provides information to help employers control exposure to dust in the workplace. You can also access further information on dust from this site.

Dust is tiny, dry particles in the air and can be produced when materials are cut, drilled, demolished, sanded,…

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Affective Safety Management by Dr. Tim Marsh Having read this book - Affective Safety Management by Dr. Tim Marsh, I thoroughly recommend it to any NEBOSH student as part of their studies around behavioural health and safety techniques.

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The Fire Triangle The Fire Triangle The Fire Triangle is a simple way of understanding the factors of fire. Each side of the triangle represents one of the three ingredients needed to have a fire – oxygen, heat, and fuel – demonstrating the interdependence of these ingredients in creating and sustaining fire.

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Timeline of Health and Safety Legislation

Timeline of Health and Safety Legislation

This timeline of health and safety legislation and events is shared from the HSE site. 1800 1833 HM Factory Inspectorate was formed

The first factory inspectors were appointed under the provisions of the Factories Act 1833. Initially their main duty was to prevent injury and overworking in child textile workers. The four inspectors were responsible for approximately 3,000 textile mills and…

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CDM 2015

On 6 April 2015, CDM 2007 was revoked and replaced by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015).

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) are the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects.

CDM 2015 is subject to certain transitional arrangements, for construction projects that began before 6 April…

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NEBOSH Exam Question Tips

NEBOSH Exam Question Tips

[sociallocker]Click the download link below for full PDF of NEBOSH GC, IGC, and Diploma exam tips and pointers.

These are not answers to questions, but bullet pointed notes which will point you in the right direction, and may prove useful as a study / revision aid. 

  Download the NEBOSH Exam Question Tips PDF here.

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HSE - "stop blaming health and safety for poor or over-the-top decisions"

HSE – “stop blaming health and safety for poor or over-the-top decisions”

The Health and Safety Executive wants businesses that provide customer service to turn over a new leaf and stop blaming health and safety for poor or over-the-top decisions.

The regulator launched its 40th anniversary year with a call to stop the culture of blaming anything and everything on non-existent ‘health and safety’ rules.

Retail and leisure businesses feature prominently in new research…

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NEBOSH Diploma Unit D Results

NEBOSH Diploma Unit D Results

As usual, NEBOSH has began to release the Diploma Unit D Results a week ahead of schedule. 

How have you done? Better or worse than expected? 

Hopefully better! For most students, the NEBOSH Diploma Unit D marks the end of a long road of studying. But what if your marks are not what you expected? Well, submitting an EAR (Enquiry About Result) is a fairly straight forward process. If you need 3-4…

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Top Tips for NEBOSH Diploma Unit D Assignment

Top Tips for NEBOSH Diploma Unit D Assignment

1. Plan for Success

Before you even pick up a pen, think carefully about the workplace or organisation you are choosing to base your research assignment on. It should be large enough to provide an opportunity for a review of the health and safety management system as well as providing a sufficiently wide range of hazards in the areas covered by Units B and C as these will be identified and…

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Work for HSE

Do you want to work for HSE? They are currently recruiting for HM Inspectors of Health and Safety. The following is shared from their own website:

“HSE wants to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we seek to protect people from harm. We value the individual contributions that people with different backgrounds, skills and abilities bring to the organisation.

You will have…

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Health and Safety in Hollywood

Health and Safety in Hollywood

Helicopter crashes, out-of-control explosions, runaway trains… this is Health and Safety in Hollywood!

It was the middle of the afternoon when the emergency call came from Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. A 71-year-old man had injured his ankle “in an incident involving a garage door”. Paramedics on the air ambulance sent to ferry him to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford were amazed to…

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Pass your NEBOSH exam using these top tips

Pass your NEBOSH exam using these top tips

Pass your NEBOSH exam using these top tips from RoSPA trainers (who also have experience marking NEBOSH exams) and a recent RoSPA delegate, Roxanne. They helped her to pass her NEBOSH exam – with disctintion no less – so hopefully they’ll help you too!

1.) Keep your eye on the prize

Yes, it’s a lot of work, and yes it’s usually on-top of all your work work, but the reality is that these days, and…

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Flying the flag for the 40 year old Health and Safety at Work Act

Flying the flag for the 40 year old Health and Safety at Work Act

The 40 year old Health and Safety at Work Act’s rules are founded on common sense, but they’ve been hijacked by jobsworths

Summer is well under way, so we can expect the usual litany of patronising health and safety announcements on public transport and elsewhere. Among the blindingly obvious bits of advice that have apparently passed mankind by in the millennia since we started to walk upright…

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Asbestos - What are the Health Risks?

Asbestos – What are the Health Risks?

Asbestos is responsible for over 4000 deaths every year. Younger people, if routinely exposed to asbestos fibres over time, are at greater risk of developing asbestos-related disease than older workers. This is due to the time it takes for the body to develop symptoms after exposure to asbestos (latency).

Exposure to asbestos can cause four main diseases:

mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining…

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HSE ABC - How do your health and safety skills measure up?

HSE ABC – How do your health and safety skills measure up?

It’s as easy as ABC

A risk assessment for using a tape measure and written guidance for walking up stairs – these are just two of the bizarre actions that some companies mistakenly believe are necessary.

These absurd steps were typical of several myths uncovered in an HSE survey. So to help anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction, HSE is encouraging small and medium sized employers to use…

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