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Greenhouse gases, or GHGs, are those which trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere by absorbing and emitting radiation....

From chatbots to self-driving cars, AI is in nearly every aspect of life. But what exactly is AI or artificial...

As her company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, Lara wants everyone to remember that safety is about...

You try to make all the best decisions when buying for yourself and your family. You insist on organic greens and steer...

Blair works as an EHS representative for a thriving food packaging company. He’s always been aware of the risks that...

Chances are, you have lone workers in some shape or form within your organisation.

From keeping in touch when they’re out on the road to ensuring they can get immediate help when they need it – lone...

With the number of lone workers on the rise, here are five facts every employer should know about lone working.

Identifying any lone workers in your organisation is easy - right? Actually, it's not as simple as you think. Research...

On International Women’s Day, the EcoOnline team celebrated our inspiring women in leadership roles. Helen Jones, the...

Join us in celebrating International Women's Day with our very own Chief of Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Saqi...

On a cool spring morning, Patrick, an EHS manager at a manufacturing company, is looking at emails in his inbox. A...

The causes of deforestation are multiple and varied. The complex factors that impact deforestation can also be...

The Corporate Net-Zero Standard was released in October 2021. It aims to define how companies with 500 employees or...

Over the last 10,000 years, the world has lost a third of its forests. This equates to an area twice the size of the...

When it comes to sustainability and climate reporting, Carbon Neutral and Net Zero are terms you often hear mentioned....

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a well-known regulator for health and safety at the workplace in the United...

EFRAG, NFRD, CSRD, ESRS - The list of acronyms in the world of sustainability is endless. Stephanie is trying to make...

“Electricity consumption falls within an organisation’s Scope 2 emissions,” Brian says. “So, as part of our...

If you are bidding on public contracts in the UK worth £5 million or more, you are now required to measure your carbon...

Meet Neil, an EHS manager who has learned his organisation must report their Task Force on Climate-related Financial...

Does your organisation qualify for TCFD reporting? Do you have questions about this framework and what it could mean...

2,100 areas across the United Kingdom and Europe are said to be contaminated with high levels of PFAS. PFAS have also...

It’s been estimated that well over 50,000 European companies are facing a major change over the next few years. In...

Before you can begin to think about how to measure your carbon footprint, you first need to understand exactly what it...

The latest figures on workplace health and safety in Great Britain have been released, revealing 1.8 million workers...

It’s lunch time and William, the EHS manager at a manufacturing company, is speaking with his superior, Brian. He...

Greenhouse Gas Accounting is a hot topic – and for good reason. Between 1990 and 2022, the warming effect on our...

2024 represents the start of a seismic change for many EU-based businesses with new ESG reporting requirements set to...

According to an EcoOnline survey of 124 companies, 50% see ESG reporting as simply a box-ticking exercise, while 42%...

You have almost certainly heard the term ‘ESG reporting’ crop up more frequently over the past 2 years. Environment,...

How do you build a more proactive approach to safety? Is there a way to make your organisation more resilient to...

Every leader’s goal is to protect their organisation from risk and secure more stable and productive growth in their...

As a supervisor or manager, it’s essential you make sure all workers have completed the necessary workplace health and...

Imagine this: You’ve been working at an organisation that offers insulation services for the past six months. Things...

It’s a beautiful day at the manufacturing facility where you’ve been a supervisor for the past year. Today, you asked...

When you bring employees or contractors onto a worksite, there is nothing more important than ensuring that they are...

Digitisation. Digitalisation. Digital transformation. Three terms often used interchangeably - Yet very different.

In a recent UK court case, a private healthcare provider was fined £160,000 after three employees were exposed to...

Picture this: It’s early morning and you’ve enjoyed a brisk walk to work in the crisp autumn air. You sign in for your...

It’s after 5 pm and you’re working late to meet your deadline. The cleaner arrives to tidy up after most employees have...

Hello everyone, my name is Tom Goodmanson and I am thrilled to be introducing myself to you as EcoOnline’s new CEO. I...

October is fast approaching, and with it comes the European Week for Safety and Health 2023. The initiative, which...

“Reputation is like fine china – once broken, it’s very hard to repair …” (Abraham Lincoln) Environment, social and...

It’s time to join the future of safety by going digital. Meeting the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)...

For years, OHSAS 18001 was the gold standard for building a health and safety management system. But in 2021, ISO 45001...

ISO 45001, a standard recognised internationally, outlines health and safety best practices to help organisations...

Since its release in 2018, ISO 45001 certification has been awarded to nearly 300,000 organisations worldwide, across...

When you’re the health and safety expert assigned to oversee your organisation’s ISO 45001 management, it can feel like...

Achieving ISO 45001 certification can be an arduous task. There are multiple requirements you’ll need to fulfil. Making...

Making sure your organisation meets all ISO 45001 requirements can be a challenge. With so many elements to consider,...

The shipping industry has made remarkable progress in the world of safety over the last decade. In the UK alone, the...

We all know health and safety is important but, it can be tough to manage using pen and paper or Excel-based systems....

With so many cost-of-living burdens and extremely sad times across the world, some could be forgiven for asking this...

What You Can Do to Protect Your People and the Environment There has been growing concern surrounding the use of what...

How would you rank the maturity of your organisation's safety culture? You may decide to go by the hard data that you...

Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment is vital for any organisation, regardless of size or industry. To...

Improving the safety of your employees and the business as a whole, is an important consideration for most...

You might think calculating the costs of accidents and incidents in your workplace is pretty straightforward. But...

9 Key Areas of Focus It’s no secret that having a strong safety culture can catapult your safety performance. With...

Technology's Role in Elevating Health and Safety Maturity and Culture From virtual reality to the Internet of Things...

A proactive safety approach at the workplace is the result of a high level of health and safety maturity. Organisations...

How to Effectively Read a Safety Data Sheet Long pages full of foreign jargon can make information within your safety...

When it comes to levelling up health and safety in the workplace, giving your employees access to high-quality training...

From toxic chemicals to flammable substances, hazardous products can be dangerous to your employees and the...

Putting in place a comprehensive programme for managing safety data sheets (SDS) can appear to be a daunting process....

Safety data sheets (SDS) are a vital requirement for businesses where employees’ contact with chemical substances can...

Safety data sheets can be very long and confusing to read. As an employer or safety manager, this can be overwhelming,...

What You Need to Know to Create a Safety Data Sheet Creating a safe working environment for all employees is every...

1.8 million workers suffered from work-related injuries in 2021/2022, according to the HSE. During this time, these...

Join us in this two-part blog series all about ISO 45001. In part one, you will learn what is ISO 45001, as well as how...

Despite economic turbulence in recent years, UK manufacturing is in a buoyant mood. Industry body Make UK’s latest...

2023 is already shaping up to be a busy year for chemical and EHS legislation in Europe. Several initiatives stemming...

Commentators have offered mixed reactions now that the dust has settled on COP27. Where the Loss and Damage (L&D)...

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” (Peter Drucker). That’s the adage that lies behind the policy of...

Truly embodying health and safety excellence is a difficult task, no matter your industry, company size or experience....

The European Parliament’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) makes environmental,...

Recently, the EcoOnline product team had the good fortune of meeting up with Connor Trippet, BMS and Assurance Advisor...

Asking questions about health and safety at work should be commonplace in a workplace culture that values safety....

At this week's climate summit in Egypt, representatives from the world's nations will gather to examine, debate, and...

To mark day five of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2018, we're discussing the health effects of...

To raise awareness for the Safety and Health at Work campaign, we’ve put together some tips to help you safely manage...

Here you can learn the key reasons why you should have a proactive COSHH strategy in place, as well as the advantages...

We’ve teamed up with global law practice Eversheds Sutherland to share the common mistakes organisations making when...

When an organisation is managing high risk activities - such as construction projects, maintenance work, equipment...

Employing over 21,000 workers in the UK, those working in sector can be exposed to hazardous substances and chemicals...

With an estimated 2.1 million people working in the construction sector, exposure to hazardous substances and chemicals...

A new report, written by UN expert Baskut Tuncak, claims that exposure of workers to toxic substances is a global...

Learn all you need to know about workplace health risks. Keep your people safe and comply with the latest legislation.

Helen Jones, Chief Operating Officer – Enterprise, was recently interviewed by The Institution of Occupational Safety...

In this webinar, hosted by EcoOnline, Michael O’Connor (Mercury Engineering and 'Making Safety Personal' co-founder),...

With public sector employment rising in 2022 to 5.74 million, largely due to the ongoing response to the coronavirus...

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals is a voluntary international system...

Find out more about Info Exchange's Workplace Occupational Health module and how it's helped Story Contracting become...

Monitoring Exposure is a fundamental aspect of ensuring that workers remain safe in the workplace. Here you can learn...

Every workplace has its hazards, but the construction sector faces a range of safety risks statistically higher than...

Today, EcoOnline announces that L’Oréal has been awarded RoSPA’s (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)...

It is not a new idea to claim that senior managers have a significant impact on an organization's safety culture, and...

Protecting employees from ill health in the workplace is a top priority for all organisations, large and small, public...

Sustainability is an industry of definitions, and the overwhelming number of acronyms makes it challenging to keep...

Truly embodying health and safety excellence is a difficult task, no matter your industry, company size or experience....

With more and more people working at home, we explore how RIDDOR applies to your business whether at home or away.

Lambert Smith Hampton connecting its people, processes and data through: Info Exchange and Sypol.

The AMRC has appointed Info exchange to streamline its processes and effectively monitor and manage risks and compliance

The housing crisis in the UK has been escalating in severity year on year. The construction industry has continuous...

As your business grows, so does the level of risk you will face. As the level of risk grows, so do the number of...

As sustainability leaps forward in our business strategies, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) teams are left with...

Are temporary works in construction a permanent health & safety risk? Info Exchange investigates and reveals ways to...

Find out more about the latest news and views from across Eco Online and the health and safety industry by reading our...

The retail sector in the UK is worth over £350 billion and employs more than three million people, making it the...

Representing one of the largest industrial districts in Norway, leaders of the Porsgrunn municipality aim to reduce...

Workplace training mismanagement can have a disastrously high human cost, with employers also facing financial fallout.

What is the best way to manage safety actions and make sure they are actually completed? We aim to find out with this...

Health and safety inspections and audits play an important role in assessing the effect of an organisation's health and...

Failure to properly manage safety audit actions can have disastrous consequences. Safety audits are an essential tool...

“The UK consistently has one of the lowest standardised rates of fatal injury across the EU, lower than other large...

The difference between a near miss and an incident is often nothing more than luck. A game of chance but what are the...

Today’s DSE users have more autonomy, but more complex tasks, often with unfamiliar, inadequate or badly selected...

Employers have a legal duty not to harm the health and safety of their staff, or of anyone else. As prosecutions and...

Recently, EcoOnline, where I currently work as head of UX, revealed its new, redesigned user experience that brought...

Ensuring your employees are safe while working with hazardous substances is extremely important but it can also be...

The management of contractors is no easy task. Outsourcing work will always reduce the amount of control held over the...

Cloud-based platforms are a modern, reliable, and cost-effective way to manage the day-to-day running of your business....

If you are applying behavioral safety principles in your organization, when was the last time you updated them?

When it comes to your workplace safety culture there are negative behaviours that can creep in over time. It takes a...

The most common accidents involving vehicles are not high-speed, but drivers hit by other vehicles (especially...

Read our blog post to find out what health and safety professionals need to know about the EU's General Data Protection...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) include injuries of joints or other tissues in the back, shoulders, and wrists, but can...

Under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 in Great Britain, most employers are required to insure...

This article lays out why we need to review our approach to the management of risks from hazardous substances.

Health & Safety At Work have just hosted a roundtable debate on the adoption of technology for health and safety...

We have identified the seven most important things every CEO needs to know about the new guidelines to aid the...

Recently, Leicester Crown Court heard a 50-year-old employee at Herbs in a Bottle was using cleaning chemicals to wash...

Through the lens of the well-known aircraft incident, we will look at how businesses need a way of getting all...

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) risk assessments are an important part of any business. They help identify...

Learn about how bringing your asbestos condition checks in-house could improve management and save you money.

Are you struggling to get your board approval to adopt an incident reporting software ? This article may help getting...

With the COVID-19 situation, more people than ever are working from home. Some organizations which had previously...

For a profession that is constantly evolving with new legislation and best practice, we understand that it's hard to...

Someone with even a basic level of health and safety training will know that if manual handling of heavy or awkward...

In this blog post we take a look at 'silent evacuations', what they are and how they can be used effectively.

Suffering from blue tape in your safety processes, or have no idea what it is? This article will break the concept down...

Planning work can be difficult, but you need to be able to predict as many hazards as possible; an efficient employee...

Safety audits do not make the world (or your workplace) a safer place. Many heath and safety audits are carried out...

Does your organization still question the need for a risk assessment management software? The UK Health and Safety...

Near-Misses can be an important risk indicator in the workplace, but unless organizations use a near-miss reporting...

Recording the reasons for sickness absences could be hugely beneficial for your company, and allow you to better...

The HSE reports that around 17,000 workers are suffering from work-related noise-induced hearing loss at any stage.

The UK's Marine Accidents Investigation Branch (MAIB) recently produced a set of accidents reports on fishermen whose...

One man falls into a vat of slurry on a Norfolk farm. Two of his colleagues try to save him. All three are overcome by...

Working online is becoming more and more commonplace, with many companies now asking employees to use personal laptops...

The Government acknowledges that buildings in the UK, including public buildings, contain asbestos. It also...

Most people have heard of risk assessments. In fact, if your business employs more than five people you have a legal...

Do you know how to properly assess the impact and prevalence of workplace stress in your organisation?

Agile working has been defined as “a way of working in which an organization empowers its people to work where, when...

Always remember that employees and employers have a shared legal duty to ensure workplace safety. It's a sad fact of...

Over the past 40 years, there have been major advances in safety at work, leading to significant reductions in fatal...

The safety risk assessment is a central part of the modern health and safety management system, of which control...

We've all been there, well maybe just health and safety professionals - you wake up in the middle of the night in a...

In this post we will look at some of the common hazards encountered when performing hot work, as well as some that you...

Manufacturing contributes over £6.7 trillion to the global economy and employs close to 2.6 million people in the UK...

Organizations of all sizes face varied and fluid challenges when it comes to ensuring Environmental, Health & Safety...

In Great Britain, the amount of employee self-reports of non-fatal injuries has continuously decreased from 700,000 in...

As more managers are recognising the endless benefits of a positive health and safety culture, health and safety...

The aviation industry is always striving to provide a safe, secure, and healthy working environment for employees,...

Events and particularly music events require much planning and thought beforehand. In most cases, it is recommended...

With 1 in 6 people dealing with mental health problems in the workplace right now [1], this is a large issue that can...

Most of us are familiar with the Health and Safety precautions we have to take in the workplace. These differ from...

Recent weeks have seen monumental action taken by the UK Government in regard to the growing concern of climate change...

As the realities of climate change and the environmental impact of sustained growth and economic improvements become an...

It is not unknown that the oil and gas industry falls under the category of a high-risk working environment. There are...

The world of business is evolving fast. Increasingly organizations, large and small, are under pressure to be...

The recent events of the Coronavirus have certainly shifted the workforce, team priorities, and working habits of many...

Health and safety should be a critical priority for businesses of all sizes. The wellbeing and the safety of employees...

World Environment Day on 5 June 2018 was all about beating plastic pollution. The Programme estimate that, at current...

Safety in the workplace is a very important area that organisations need to address. It is the employer's...

Want to increase incident reporting at work without the high upfront cost and steep learning curve? These technologies...

Today’s society is more socially aware than ever. The treatment and rights of employees, no matter the industry, is of...

Countless studies have shown that excess stress can cause real physical symptoms like increased blood pressure, chest...

EHS software is a technological solution that many companies use to manage risk, business and employee safety,...

To stay competitive and relevant in this fast-paced world, many companies have enacted digital transformation...

The largest hotel network owns no hotels. The biggest taxi firm owns no cars. In the USA it has been estimated that...

So your organisation has been charged with a health and safety offence. What are your best defence methods if the...

Did you know there were 280 fire-related fatalities by the end of 2021 in the UK? This is in addition to fire rescue...

Some workers see near miss reporting as an unnecessary piece of administration. Even when investigating minor cuts and...

Based on Make UK recent statistics, we have compiled a list of 5 benefits to manufacturing during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Risk, Symptoms, and Effects Hand-arm vibration (HAVS) happens with the regular use and operation of hand-held power...

In the past, when an HSE inspector visited a workplace, advice and encouragement could be given. Where the inspector...

Health and safety risk management is a critical component of any business. While the primary objective of health and...

It will take months of hearing statements, studying legal documents, and analysing the evidence before the lessons of...

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work takes place each year on April 28th with the aim of highlighting the need...

Forklift trucks (FLTs), also known as rider-operated lift trucks, cause more injuries than heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)...

The 2015 Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report suggested that one in twenty-five mothers left the...

RAMS – Risk Assessment Method Statements – are a grey area in health and safety. Despite this, there are indications...

Safety Differently is a concept that is only a few years old, but it is increasingly talked about.

This is the first in a series of posts arising from research into health and safety in the UK water industry. It’s a...

What is a health and safety management system? Health and safety management systems (HSM) are formal systematic...

Permits to work play an important part of safe systems of work for many maintenance activities. Laid out below is an...

Fines under the updated sentencing guidelines have continued to rise since its introduction in 2016.

With so much upheaval right now in the construction industry, the only certainty is uncertainty. The current political...