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Safety insights from the field
Practical, no-nonsense guidance on incident reporting, HSSE compliance and protecting the people who do the work. Written by the jobsafe team for the teams who cannot afford to get it wrong.
- Compliance
RAMS Explained: Risk Assessments and Method Statements for UK Sites
Ask ten site workers what RAMS stands for and you'll get ten answers. Here's what a risk assessment and method statement actually are, when the law requires them, and how to stop them becoming a document nobody reads.
8 min readRead article - Safety Culture
How to Investigate a Workplace Accident: Finding the Root Cause, Not the Blame
An accident investigation that ends at "the worker wasn't careful" hasn't found the cause — it's found somewhere to stop looking. Here's how to investigate the HSE way, and actually prevent the next one.
8 min readRead article - Compliance
First Aid at Work: How Many First Aiders Do You Actually Need?
There is no magic number of first aiders — the law hands you a needs assessment instead. Here is how to work out what your workplace actually requires, without guessing.
7 min readRead article - Compliance
The Accident Book: What UK Law Actually Requires — and What It Doesn't
Most workplaces have an accident book. Far fewer could say which law requires it, what belongs in an entry, or how long records must be kept. Here are the actual rules — including the one that says it doesn't have to be a book at all.
7 min readRead article - Compliance
RIDDOR Is Changing: What the 2026 Reform Proposes — and How to Get Ahead of It
The HSE has just closed a consultation on the biggest overhaul of RIDDOR since 2013 — tripling the list of reportable diseases and rewriting definitions that have confused employers for a decade. Here is what is proposed, and what smart employers are doing before the rules land.
7 min readRead article - Safety Culture
Toolbox Talks That Actually Work: A Practical Guide for UK Sites
Every site runs toolbox talks. Most of them are ten minutes of being read at. Here is how to pick topics your crews actually need, keep talks short enough to stick, and keep the records that prove they happened.
8 min readRead article - Compliance
RIDDOR Reporting Explained: What UK Employers Must Report — and the Deadlines
RIDDOR catches out more employers than almost any other piece of health and safety law. Here is what is reportable, the deadlines that actually matter, and how to stay on the right side of the HSE.
9 min readRead article - Safety Culture
Near Miss Reporting: The Cheapest Safety Win You're Probably Ignoring
A near miss is a free lesson — an accident that warned you instead of hurting someone. So why do so few of them ever get reported, and how do you fix that?
8 min readRead article - Field Safety
Lone Worker Safety: Your Legal Duties and How to Protect Field Teams
Lone working isn't illegal — but ignoring the risks is a fast route to an incident you can't defend. Here's what UK law requires and how to actually protect your field team.
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