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Health and safety issues in the workplace seem like they would be obvious, but there are hidden hazards that could kill you! Take a look at our infographic to find out the 13 hidden dangers you need to be looking out for in the workplace! 

What’s the best way to prove something’s efficacy? By hearing on-the-ground testimonials of what it’s like to be a SHE professional, and the health and safety training they have had, we can see first hand whether something is proving to actually work. Last week we sent out a call to you, asking for your personal stories of how health and safety (its training, and the commitment it instils) literally helped you and your colleagues save lives.

Here’s what you had to say…

The steps for how to handle – and report – a serious injury at work need to be followed to the letter to avoid penalties from the Department of Labour. It is also important because they will help you identify work-related health and safety hazards, risks and dangers (i.e. identify the causes of incidents). It will ensure you put appropriate controls in place to prevent further occurrences of such events.

 In other words, you perform an incident investigation to find out:

• what happened,
• why it happened, and
• how to prevent it from happening again.

We know – this shouldn’t even be something that is necessary. But sometimes, if a company is checking the minimum requirements of meeting its legal health and safety obligations, asking for any additional training may appear unnecessary to your boss, greedy even (especially if they are expected to foot the bill). BUT – all organisations are different and if you have identified a lack in your current health and safety processes, it is your duty to motivate for the training you’ll need to fill that lack. Here are five motivators to help you – and your employer.

Picture it: Erika in finance comes to you complaining of a terrible headache. Good thing you have that aspirin in the first aid kit right? Wrong. It is in fact against the law to keep any headache tablets in your workplace kit. What if Erika has blood issues, and the tablet’s effect sets off a complication? Then you’re liable for what happens to her next. A simple mistake with devastating consequences.

Want to know what sort of health and safety officer you are? Take the NOSA quiz to find out!

There is no single, universal health and safety solution. Every situation is different, every company is unique. This means there will be a range of factors you’ll need to consider when assessing your workplace’s risk, and the measures you’ll enforce to manage and minimise these. Here are six services or products that you may need to consider and what to look for when selecting a service provider…

As a health and safety professional, you want to ensure that you have everything that is absolutely necessary to managing and minimising risk in your workplace. But, even in health and safety, there is such a thing as overkill. What you need is a benchmark against which you can assess your internal health and safety processes, to ensure you meet the minimum legal requirements.

Here are the three non-negotiable elements you must include. (Please note: this is not a finite list and there will be other elements you will need to include depending on the nature of your business.)

Health and safety doesn't stop at the office. In fact, health and safety concerns are just as - if not more - important at home! There's a variety of potential health and safety hazards in your home which you may not even know about, so we've put together a list of the 46 things a health and safety expert would never have in their home. Make your home safe and read the full infographic below.

Sometimes, the best way to motivate someone is through being a ‘cheerleader’. Anyone who supports an organised sport will agree. Now is your chance to do the same when it comes to implementing a health and safety culture in your workplace. The following tips will help you become your company’s health and safety advocate. (If you are an employer, how you promote good SHE principles and processes in your workplace will differ slightly from your behaviour as an employee. We’ve provided both options.)