If you want your workers to be spotting and rectifying more hazards, ask them what they have seen and addressed every day.   And keep asking. The only way you know they will say something when there is an issue, is if they say something when there is an issue. #MindTheRisks

One of the most important skills any employee can develop in the #construction industry is hazard recognition. #MindTheRisks

Health and Safety culture is not a difficult idea, it can be described in terms of concepts such as ‘trust’, ‘values’ and ‘attitudes’. You can usually judge whether a company has a good safety culture from what its employees actually do rather than what they say. #MindtheRisks

Supermarket chain @Morrisons has introduced a weekly morning quiet hour (Sat 9.00 - 10.00) for customers who struggle with the #noise associated with grocery shopping, like those on the #autism spectrum.

One of the most effective ways to prevent injuries is to consider human errors as the consequences, rather than as causes of failure. Eg; When an accident occurs, the important issue is to not find who is at fault, but how and why the management system failed. #MindTheRisks

Before tweeting photos promoting your #construction work do CHECK the bigger picture. Often poor working practices are in the background. #MindTheRisks

No one expected England to get this far in the tournament.. It’s a breath of fresh air to see they did. 👏 #ENGCRO

Gareth Southgate has done more for the UK in the last 3 weeks than any MP in months #ENGCRO

To encourage more women in traditionally male-dominated industries, all children should be educated in subjects such as design, engineering and creative technology, to ensure they don’t grow up with perceived barriers because of their gender.

...people have different beliefs, values, expectations and most importantly, different perceptions of risk, and this is where the challenges begin. #MindtheRisks

...health and safety is not rocket science, so how come people find the whole thing so difficult? its because the process involves people and they aren’t that simple...

How about this 1856 artists vision of the future showing air travel from a London airport. The artist had rules too. Passengers could sit on the wings, and had inflight #healthandsafety information. - No holding umbrellas - No letting off Rockets - No flying Kites - No smoking

Look #Healthandsafety is a simple concept. It’s about preventing people from harm in the workplace. And that's not difficult when you think about it....

The signs and symptoms of heat stress while working in hot weather; - Confusion - Dark-colored urine (a sign of dehydration) - Dizziness - Fainting - Fatigue - Headache - Muscle cramps - Nausea - Vomiting #healthandsafety #construction

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Burning 26-storey building in Brazil's largest city collapsed 90 minutes after catching #fire bbc.in/2rcYHSJ

All the gear, but no idea.. 😳 #Healthandsafety #MindTheRisks

China just built a 55km bridge to Hong Kong. It's the longest sea #bridge in the world and is made from the same amount of steel as 60 Eiffel Towers. #engineering ⚙️

For effective #PPE .... it's all in the fit. #WorkDifferent xitter.cf/WomanthologyUK/status/…

If you give your workers the right tools to do their job safely and manage them effectively... ....you won't need to look that hard to see why safety is failing.