Health and Safety for Beginners (HSfB)

Some views from Office and Site today:
Will

Good Morning All :hello2:

Wooohoooo day today .cheers .cheers

Site visit and a couple of meetings to keep me occupied until then ../.

Weather seems to be picking up as well, nice sunny warmer day with less dust around :D

Golfing tomorrow, early start so may not venture in to the forums ...

I usually reach out to them, some respond quicker than others :? .scratch

When they dont respond I then tend to go to the search engine. There have been cases previously where I couldnt find a specific brand of the item, so used a competitors and included that as a caveat within the risk ...

Hi Admingirl :wave:

Welcome to the forums hsfbwelcome

I usually obtain my SDS straight from the manufacturer, most times there is one contained within our deliveries, I manually check revisions of SDS annually.

As well as having the SDS, you really ought to have a COSHH Risk Assessment, as ...

SafetyBadger22 wrote: Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:20 am Thanks for the response, I have worked previously in companies with wash bays like this.

Sadly, I think they are looking for a cheap and easy fix, which I do not believe there is.

Yes unfortunately, everybody wants something for free or 'cheap as chips'

Will

An age old problem, even eco-friendly detergent (as you point out) will not get rid of lubricants and other waste often found when washing vehicles.

Whilst not in the UK, when I was in the Middle East Iraq) we also had this problem, our solution was to have a wash bay, think a great big paddling ...

Morning All :hello2:

A very dry and dusty but cool day in the desert :shock: (Hopefully the weather will sort itself out soon :lol: :lol: )

Mostly desk bound with meetings, some in person, some online is the order of the day, also starting a new module for my doctorate this evening ../.

Have a ...

Morning All

Cloudy, dusty but no rain today, still cooler than usual

Today is about writing up some meeting minutes and site visits

Have a great Tuesday

Will

Good Morning All :hello2:

Hope you are all having a nice bank holiday, whilst some of us are working :lol:

Weather is murky, damp, dull light rain occasionally, very strange for this time of year and only 32C, usually around 38 - 40C at this time of year .scratch

Today is mostly about meetings ...

Morning All

Happy Easter

A damp wet rainy but warm morning in Saudi

Deskbound for most of the day with one site visit later in the day to issue some 'well-done' certificates

Have a great Sunday

Will

Good Morning Alexis and all that may follow :hello2:

Late in today after travelling back from Al Khobar to Riyadh, some amazing winds and sand-storms :shock: .pukeleft

Admin based day, working from home ../.

Have a great Thursday, which is my Wooohoooo day .cheers .cheers ./thumbsup..

Will ...

In addition I would also check the HSE Plan and look at roles and responsibilities of HSE Advisor/Manager and OH Nurse and ensure they are aligned and if not, look at revising the HSE Plan.

Will