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Warehouse and logistics employers are subject to some of the most demanding health and safety legislation in any working environment. Knowing what the law requires — and where your obligations begin and end — is the starting point for managing it properly. Health and safety law does not treat all workplaces the same. While the … Read more
A health and safety audit is not an inspection designed to catch you out. Understanding what the process actually involves makes it considerably more useful for your business. Many businesses approach a health and safety audit with a degree of apprehension, particularly if it is their first one or if it follows a period where … Read more
CDM 2015 removed the role of CDM coordinator and replaced it with two distinct duty holders. If you are still asking whether you need a CDM coordinator, it is worth understanding what the regulations actually require now. The term CDM coordinator causes more confusion than most in construction health and safety. It was a formal … Read more
Appointing a competent person for health and safety is a legal requirement. But understanding what that person should actually be doing once appointed is where many businesses have gaps. Most employers now know they are required to appoint a competent person for health and safety under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations … Read more
Warehouse and logistics operations sit near the top of HSE enforcement data year after year, and it is not difficult to understand why. The environment combines fast-moving operations, heavy equipment, physical labour and time pressure in a way that creates real and consistent risk. What tends to separate businesses that manage this well from those … Read more
Common fire safety failures are not always the result of negligence. In many cases, they happen because no one has carried out a structured review recently, or because small issues have been quietly overlooked over time. During Fire Risk Assessments across Essex and London, our team regularly identifies the same avoidable problems appearing across different … Read more
If you’ve been involved in a construction project recently, you’ll have heard the term Principal Designer. But in our experience, it’s one of the most misunderstood roles in the industry, and one of the most important. At Mast Safety, we’re currently supporting clients in the Principal Designer role on several active projects. So we thought … Read more
Many employers are aware they must manage health and safety in their workplace, but fewer realise they are legally required to appoint a “competent person” to help them do so. Whether you run a construction company, warehouse, retail business or office, the law requires you to have access to competent health and safety advice. Understanding … Read more
This month we were pleased to welcome a group of site managers from Transport for London (TfL) to our training centre in Hainault to complete their Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certification. The course had been block booked by TfL, with delegates travelling from across the region – including as far as Surrey – … Read more