We all know the 12 Days of Christmas, sang by choirs with cheer every December. But do you know the 12 Days of EHS Christmas? Granted, the 12 days of Christmas actually begin on the 25th of December, so we are a bit early. There have been a number of variations to the lyrics … Read More
Author: Steve Hunter
Pro-Sapien Recognized By FinancesOnline With 2017 EHS Software Awards
Awards are always great to receive, and after the problems at the Oscars a few weeks ago, its really good when they are not taken away from you! Pro-Sapien’s HSEQ Innovate software suite was recently reviewed by Financesonline.com, a website that both evaluates and lists software vendors under a range of categories, including EHS management, … Read More
UK Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines – One Year On
On 01 February 2016, the Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline for Health and Safety Offences came into force in England and Wales. In a nutshell, the way in which fines are calculated changed. Companies found to be offending health and safety law now faced fines judged on “turnover; profit before tax; directors’ remuneration, loan accounts and pension … Read More
Sound EHS Processes Should Be Your 12th Man On Super Bowl Sunday (And Every Day)
This weekend sees Super Bowl LI (that’s 51) take place in Houston’s NRG stadium, where almost 72,000 fans will see the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons. Here in the UK, American Football is now ranked the 7th most popular sport in the country, with NFL games now being played at Wembley and … Read More
Burns Night: Celebrating Scotland’s Poet (with an EHS rendition)
“There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” ― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns Each year, January 25th sees Scots (and indeed people from all over the world) celebrate the birth of Robert Burns, either by reading his poetry or taking part in a Burns supper. The national poet of Scotland, Burns … Read More
5 Fun Responsibilities for the New President (And Their Health and Safety Risks)
All eyes were on Washington last Friday as Donald Trump became the next President of the United States. We won’t debate politics here, but what we will do is take a light-hearted look at how Mr Trump should be wary of potential health and safety pitfalls whilst carrying out the more trivial aspects of the … Read More
It’s Elf ‘N’ Safety Gone Mad! Santa’s EHS Procedures
We can all agree 2018 had its ups and downs, and unbelievably, Christmas is almost here. Santa Claus works in a high-risk environment, and this year we advise him to consider the following: A chimney is classed as a confined space OSHA defines a confined space as large enough for an employee to enter and … Read More
Pro-Sapien launches resource helping Oil, Gas and Energy companies to best streamline their EHS processes
12 Dec 2016 · Glasgow, UK Pro-Sapien, a supplier of tailored Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality software for some of the world’s largest organizations that operate in high risk or highly regulated sectors, have launched a new resource that aims to help oil, gas and energy companies streamline their safety processes. Oil and gas has notoriously … Read More
It’s Thanksgiving – So Why Should Those Working in EHS Be Thankful?
As the title says, this is the Thanksgiving weekend. Although around one in three of you will be working, we hope that you all get to spend a little time with your families and friends over this holiday period. We are a UK-based company, so the concept of Thanksgiving is often a little lost … Read More
Stress in EHS – How Management Can Help Employees
November 2nd 2016 saw the 18th annual National Stress Awareness Day (#nationalstressawarenessday) take place, organized by the International Stress Management Association UK. The tagline for this year’s campaign was “Workplace Wellness – Your Prime Investment”. In this blog for #IMM2016, we look at how stress impacts not only on the individual, but on the organization … Read More