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Practical guides, metrics frameworks and safety culture stories from the SafetyQube team, written for EHS leaders, managers and frontline teams.
FeaturedThe Close Call That Came Before the Tragedy
A falling window narrowly missed two workers in 2017. A year later, another killed a man. What every organisation can learn about acting on near misses.
The Repair Is Routine. The Risks May Not Be.
Two men were scalded replacing a leaking gasket above a boiler. What this food factory case teaches about isolation, safe access and working with contractors.
When the Workplace Changes, the Safety Plan Must Change Too
A carpenter died after falling through a floor being stripped around him. Lessons on staged planning, handovers and changing conditions from a £120,000 HSE case.
Nobody Got Hurt. So What Did We Learn?
When a close call ends well, the temptation is to move on. How to investigate near misses sensibly, encourage reporting and spot the patterns that matter.
The Dashboard Is Green. Is the Workplace Safe?
Injuries down, training complete, inspections on schedule. Before accepting a green safety dashboard, here's what leaders should ask about what sits behind it.
"I Reported It Last Month." What Happens When Nobody Follows Up?
Asking people to raise concerns creates an expectation. How ownership, updates and checking the fix turn hazard reports into real improvements.
Health & Safety Metrics, Part 2 — Near Misses in Metrics
What are the near miss health & safety metrics? In part 1 of our series on health and safety metrics, we covered the metrics related to incidents. In part 2, we look at the leading indicators that come from near misses.
Health & Safety Metrics, Part 2 — Near Misses in Metrics
What are the near miss health & safety metrics? In part 1 of our series on health and safety metrics, we covered the metrics related to incidents. In part 2, we look at the leading indicators that come from near misses.
Health & Safety Metrics, Part 1 — Incident Metrics
Health and Safety metrics, also known as Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), provide a structured view of how your organisation is performing. Part 1 covers the lagging incident metrics every EHS team should track.
Health & Safety Metrics, Part 1 — Incident Metrics
Health and Safety metrics, also known as Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), provide a structured view of how your organisation is performing. Part 1 covers the lagging incident metrics every EHS team should track.
Health & Safety Glossary
A glossary of common health and safety terminology. Where we've covered a topic within our insights section, we link out so you can dig deeper into the definitions, frameworks and acronyms used by EHS teams every day.
Health & Safety Glossary
A glossary of common health and safety terminology. Where we've covered a topic within our insights section, we link out so you can dig deeper into the definitions, frameworks and acronyms used by EHS teams every day.
How to Prepare for a Health and Safety Inspection
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the regulatory body for health and safety in the workplace in the United Kingdom. Here's a practical guide to getting ready for an HSE visit and demonstrating compliance with confidence.
How to Prepare for a Health and Safety Inspection
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the regulatory body for health and safety in the workplace in the United Kingdom. Here's a practical guide to getting ready for an HSE visit and demonstrating compliance with confidence.
Navigating Fatigue in the Workplace
In today's modern work environment, fatigue has become a prevalent concern affecting the well-being and productivity of employees across industries. Here's how to spot it, measure it and reduce its impact on safety performance.
Navigating Fatigue in the Workplace
In today's modern work environment, fatigue has become a prevalent concern affecting the well-being and productivity of employees across industries. Here's how to spot it, measure it and reduce its impact on safety performance.
Slip, Trip, and Fall — The Top Workplace Injury
Workplace injuries come in all shapes and sizes, but one category continues to cause serious harm: slip, trip and fall accidents. We break down the root causes and the controls that meaningfully move the needle.
Slip, Trip, and Fall — The Top Workplace Injury
Workplace injuries come in all shapes and sizes, but one category continues to cause serious harm: slip, trip and fall accidents. We break down the root causes and the controls that meaningfully move the needle.
Five Tips to Foster Employee Engagement in Health & Safety
Employee engagement is the cornerstone of a strong safety culture and key to a successful safety program — yet it's also one of the hardest things to build. Five practical tips you can put to work this quarter.
Five Tips to Foster Employee Engagement in Health & Safety
Employee engagement is the cornerstone of a strong safety culture and key to a successful safety program — yet it's also one of the hardest things to build. Five practical tips you can put to work this quarter.
#OnlyOneEarth — Six Questions to Ask Your Senior Management Team
World Environment Day served up another grim reminder that we're marching towards a climate tipping point. Six questions every EHS leader should be putting to their executive team about environmental performance.
#OnlyOneEarth — Six Questions to Ask Your Senior Management Team
World Environment Day served up another grim reminder that we're marching towards a climate tipping point. Six questions every EHS leader should be putting to their executive team about environmental performance.
Safety Culture Maturity — Where Are You on the Curve?
Most of us are very familiar with the term "safety culture" and we all know how important it is. But where exactly does your organisation sit on the maturity curve, and what does it take to move up to the next level?
Safety Culture Maturity — Where Are You on the Curve?
Most of us are very familiar with the term "safety culture" and we all know how important it is. But where exactly does your organisation sit on the maturity curve, and what does it take to move up to the next level?
Post Pandemic EHS — a Look at Total Worker Health
The pandemic has changed the way people live and work. It has uprooted current assumptions about most aspects of working life — and it's pushing EHS leaders to think about Total Worker Health rather than safety in isolation.
Post Pandemic EHS — a Look at Total Worker Health
The pandemic has changed the way people live and work. It has uprooted current assumptions about most aspects of working life — and it's pushing EHS leaders to think about Total Worker Health rather than safety in isolation.
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