Vaccinating buildings, not just arms: ensuring and proving buildings are clean, hygienic and safe with The CLEANER Method
How many articles start with this phrase, but COVID has changed the world – including shining a light on the importance of cleaning and hygiene relating to safety. But what is that light reflecting? Is it perfect standards, measurable results, scientific proof and utmost confidence? Or is it do more, blind trust and hope for…
Read MoreWhat leading indicators should you use in safety?
I was asked this question on a recent “Safe business = successful business” workshop webinar and I gave a decent answer, but – upon reflection – I didn’t go far enough to hammer the point home that whilst lagging indicators are great, these are outcomes and we therefore should be focussing much more on our…
Read MoreSlip Safety Services becomes a member of Insurtech UK
Slip Safety Services is delighted to announce that it has become a member of Insurtech UK, the trade association for the community of insurtech startups in the UK. We are the largest formal insurtech alliance in the world, with a membership base of over 100 insurtech businesses and a number of partners both from…
Read MoreSpecifying safe surfaces – a webinar for the Association For Project Safety
Join Christian Harris next Friday for an event with the Association For Project Safety Slip resistance is a critical factor to consider in any project, yet there is a lot of information out there which can become confusing: R9, DCOF, PTV, RZ, ABC… No wonder sometimes mistakes are made In this CPD,…
Read MoreClive Johnson, IIRSM President, on the Safety & Risk Success Podcast
Check out this week’s interview of Clive Johnson by Christian Harris on our podcast
Read MoreAnnouncing our new product – The SAFER Portal
We are delighted to announce the launch of our latest product… The SAFER Portal enables underwriters to protect their loss ratios by reducing slip insurance claim frequency and improving claims defensibility This is achieved at scale, including internationally, through a digital platform Why are slips such a problem for underwriters? ◾️ Slips cause the…
Read MoreWhat I learned from getting run over by a car
A Sunday afternoon in May 2012 It was an average Sunday afternoon. My now wife and I had slept in (in our days before kids!) … We’d picked up some croissants from the deli around the corner… We’d driven to Columbia Market in East London for a stroll around, to buy some flowers…
Read MoreSlip story: severe burns for hotel chef
“Just” a slip? ⚠️ Think again with this slip story ⚠️ In a hotel kitchen, despite: ◽️ a slips and trips risk assessment ◽️ monthly checks that identified the kitchen floor as slippery-when-wet ◽️ routine presence of liquid on the floor ◽️ staff complaints ◽️ safety footwear being worn …effective solutions at managing slip risk…
Read MoreHow can you measure risk and relate this to a financial impact on your business?
Not all risks can be easily measured. Indeed, the biggest potential financial risks to your business are the hardest to quantify. But you should start, here’s why. Clearly, the main objective for any business leaders to increase profit. Risk has a role to play both from a cost perspective (for example, the cost…
Read MoreChuck Yeager and lessons about risk management
“Levelling off at 42,000 feet, I had thirty percent of my fuel, so I turned on rocket chamber three and immediately reached .96 Mach. I noticed that the faster I got, the smoother the ride. Suddenly the Mach needle began to fluctuate. It went up to .965 Mach – then tipped right off the scale…
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