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An environmentalist dies and reports to the pearly gates where St. Peter is waiting, he checks his register and says, “you’re an environmentalist aren’t you? You’re in the wrong place.” Taking St Pete at his word, the environmentalist reports to hell. The environmentalist can’t believe the state of the place and pretty soon, he has [...]

I was late for work today and I wasn’t happy, I don’t do late. On my way in I drove around a 90 degree blind bend to find my way blocked by a lorry, which was being unloaded by a fork lift truck. The lorry driver was stood on his flatbed kicking the forks of [...]

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Lynwood now offer pricing plans for ISO 9001 implementation so that you can calculate the cost of your ISO 9001 system more accurately. One of the difficulties with the implementation of any management system is calculating the cost. Part of the problem is that it is difficult to find consultants and certification bodies that will [...]

Lynwood already provide one of the most competitively priced IOSH Managing Safely courses in the UK but they know that the cost of the course pales into insignificance when compared to the cost of having managers away from work at busy times. Lynwood now provide this IOSH course over just 3 days in order to [...]

Lynwood are now offering fixed price consultancy to enable clients to achieve ISO 9001 certification. You could implement the ISO 9001 standard for as little as £3500+VAT. That’s a great deal. If you are looking for a cost effective solution to your management system needs take a look at Lynwood.

I have recently been involved in a very interesting discussion about OHSAS 18001 auditing. It was centred on a contentious issue – should auditors of the management system report on health and safety problems or should they concentrate on the organisations system. People on both sides of the issue presented sound argument in support of [...]

If our workplace activities pose too high a risk we should try to reduce both the likelihood of the hazard being realised and the consequence of the hazard. Many risk controls will reduce one or the other, few would reduce both. Let’s say we have someone working at a height of 3 meters cleaning windows [...]

When you carryout a risk assessment it is important to be clear what type of hazard you are trying to control. If, for example, you are concerned that someone might fall off a ladder because it is in poor condition or it is the wrong tool for the job you will need to replace the [...]