Having previously lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa, SafetyNow founder Moira Gelman was recently asked, by UK training company Astutis, to deliver a health and safety training course to delegates from South Africa, Angola and Mali.
It was recently announced that the long awaited new occupational health and safety standard ISO 45001 has been delayed following disapproval of the first draft by members of the ISO committee.
SafetyNow will next week be imparting knowledge and guidance as we take a new set of delegates through the training to obtain the NEBOSH NGC in Occupational Safety and Health.
As a provider of health and safety training and consultancy, we are keen to show our support for Health & Safety Week taking place between 20-24 June 2016.
Following a long battle between workers and constructions firms over ‘blacklisting’, a court case has ended in victory for 256 workers who are now set to receive more than £10m in compensation. But have lessons been learnt?
A recent article in SHP Online asks the question of what impact the forthcoming EU referendum would have, if any, on health and safety legislation.
On 1 February this year, the new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences came into force which directed courts to take into consideration the turnover of a company when considering the level of fine to be levied.
“Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease, and 153 people experience a work-related injury. These represent an enormous burden for organisations and society as a whole, costing over 2.3 million deaths a year, not to mention the more than 300 million non-fatal accidents*.”
The SafetyNow team are currently in discussions with a Qatari company to assist them in setting up health and safety training.
The 28th April marks the International Labour Organization (ILO) World Day for Safety & Health at Work, which this year focuses on ‘Workplace Stress’.
Our experienced health and safety professional, Moira Gelman, recently delivered two courses in Birmingham and Crick for the Royal Mail fleet technicians.
These are the latest prosecutions outlined by the HSE which clearly demonstrate the potential outcomes that can result if business owners fail to maintain their responsibilities and legal obligations, and compliance with health and safety regulations.