Price or safety – Exploring the role of supply chain certifications and audits for SMEs’ health and safety management

Are supply chain certification audits adding value for small-to-medium businesses (SMEs)? This explored the value of these audits among a large retailer and its small fruit & veggie suppliers. PS. Check out my YouTube and recent Critical Control / barrier vid: https://youtu.be/Ly1mEn_KCLQ?si=yG3yRVOM0r2eyyKI Shout a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinson Extracts: ·        “analysis reveals that supply chain certifications and the… Continue reading Price or safety – Exploring the role of supply chain certifications and audits for SMEs’ health and safety management

Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction

This study from Lingard and colleagues studied the types, causes and perceived consequences of safety clutter. Sample was interviews with 18 construction industry participants. For background: ·         First they argue that “Contemporary safety management systems have been criticised for being impractical, duplicative, ill-fitting, excessive, wasteful, and ineffective”. ·         Others argue that SMSs are “characterised by… Continue reading Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction