Health and Safety - is it all a load of nonsense??

Well - I would (obviously) disagree with that question!! And as Uncle Bryn of Gavin and Stacey might say - I will tell you for why!

Whatever sort of business you are, the underlying aim of good health and safety management is to make sure that people's safety is not put at risk and that their health is not damaged.

Remember, attention to health and safety is not just about obeying the law and being socially responsible. This is a big point for me - it's about treating people fairly - as you would want to be treated! It also makes good business sense.

Action on health and safety can:

• reduce your accident losses;
• cut absenteeism;
• improve your profit and loss statement;
• help you become more efficient; and
• improve your business profile with customers, clients, insurers, enforcers etc.

The key to ensuring the safety and health in the workplace is having a good health and safety management system which protects everyone. I guess that is where PES comes in - taking the stress out the situation -as it were. So, if you are an SME in South West Wales - then give me a call....or an email - or look me up on Twitter (NeilMaidman) or have a look on Facebook for PES South West Wales....join the fanpage!

Stay safe until next time.

Neil

Becoming a Consultant - So what's it all about?

I am about to embark into the world of being a H&S consultant.....a world of boring bureaucrats that basically say THOU SHALT NOT!! Well - no, actually....the reason I am doing this is to a) do something I love, that will secure my family's future and b), to be able to provide competent advice to small / medium businesses and for them to be a safer place.....all the rest of it, is stuff that is all very necessary to do that.....I know people say 'B><)(*% Health and Safety!!!!'....but we would all be in a right pickle without it!!

Health and Safety professionals are getting fed up with the bad press they have been receiving over the past months and years. This poor publicity has portrayed health and safety as being bureaucratic and lacking in common sense.

The truth of the matter is that good H&S systems, when properly applied will add huge value to a company, and that it can save lives; reduce wastage(in terms of misery encountered to personnel), reduce loss and damage to equipment, and reduce the loss of skills and productivity to a business.

The trouble is that business owners can see it only as a drain and not as a profit driver....whereas the opposite can (and should) be true.

So, if you are reading this and think that H&S is an evil that can stop you from being productive, cost you a fortune and take a huge amount of time and effort, please think again.....it can save you money in the long run, keep you the right side of the law, reduce your insurance premiums - and, from a moral point of view, help you sleep at night.

Until next time - stay safe.



Neil