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Scottish technology company SHE Software continues its ongoing expansion, doubling the size of its international team and moving into new custom-designed premises.

The real-life challenges of embedding an inclusive safety culture and giving employees a safety voice will be up for debate at SHE Software’s forthcoming panel discussion at the European HSE Management Forum in Amsterdam this week.

The recently published ISO 45001 standard aims to reduce the occurrence of occupational injuries and diseases - but is it the ‘silver bullet’ of employee safety?

According to the EHS Daily Advisor’s recent Annual Safety Report, employee engagement tops the list of safety challenges faced by manufacturing companies in the US.

SHE Software is delighted to announce our upcoming road shows across the United States, which will take place in late September and early October.

It is widely recognised that some workplace incidents are at least partially, the result of employees' behaviour - but how can organisations encourage people to behave and think in a more safety-conscious way?

This month’s health and safety download comes from our New Zealand office, based in the stunning surroundings of Hawke’s Bay, and features our Asia Pacific business development executives Jean Ryan and Robyn McRae.

Good intentions are great, but just recording a safety observation isn't enough to keep employees safe – any resulting actions must be properly managed and the right person in place to approve them.

Innovative environment, health and safety technologies take the pain out of inspections and contribute to the development of an effective safety culture.

Hundreds of organizations across the US have been taking part in OSHA’s ‘Safe + Sound’ campaign this week to raise awareness of the value of safety and health programs.

This week sees OSHA's ‘Safe + Sound’ campaign roll out across the US, raising awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces.

Every year in the US, more than 5,000 workers are killed at work and more than 3.6 million suffer a serious job-related injury or illness, according to the Bureau of Labor (BLS). 

SHE Software is delighted to announce its role as lead sponsor of this year’s IOSH food and drink manufacturing health and safety conference, which takes place in Nottingham 2-3 October.

SHE Software will be taking to the stage at Health & Safety Scotland 2018.

Scottish technology firm SHE Software has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Rydings as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Given the challenging nature of the work, it’s no surprise that waste management is one of the UK’s most dangerous industries.

SHE Software is delighted to announce a new partnership with Codeclan, Scotland’s digital skills academy.

The word ‘culture’ has many different definitions: an anthropologist will tell you that it’s about ways of living, passed from generation to generation. Microbiologists, meanwhile, will think of bacteria, while to others it’s knowing the difference between Bartók and Bordeaux.

SHE Software has been recognised as an approved supplier to the UK Government’s G-Cloud 10 IT procurement framework for the sixth year in a row.   

The extreme global weather events of recent weeks look set to continue, with high temperatures expected across the world.

The challenges of the modern workforce – such as large, dispersed teams and multiple contractors – mean that many organizations face an uphill struggle to remain compliant.

They say that life is a marathon, not a sprint – but for Dom Byrne, one of our customer relationship managers here at SHE Software, it’s been an ultramarathon!

SHE Software's CEO Matthew  Elson explains that empowering employees to take responsibility and to get on board with the safety journey is a proven method of increasing engagement levels.

The importance of the digital economy in Scotland, and the efforts of the companies driving its future, was the focus when Ivan McKee MSP paid a recent visit to SHE Software.

 SHE Software is delighted to announce a new partnership with CIPHR, a leading UK-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider in the HR arena.

The recently published ISO 45001 standard aims to reduce the occurrence of occupational injuries and diseases - but is it the ‘silver bullet’ of employee safety?

Workers can reasonably expect that their employer is doing everything possible to prevent injury or death. Yet how many machines are not equipped with the right safety features? How many dangerous shortcuts do workers take to make a job easier? How many manufacturers have the right health and safety solutions in place to allow workers to alert management of areas that need attention?

SHE Software has appointed leading software entrepreneur Martin Fincham as chairman of its board.

SHE Software CEO Matthew Elson has been sharing his thoughts on how fast-growing tech businesses can move from start-up to success.

SHE Software’s CEO Matthew Elson has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the UK’s technology industry, being awarded 'Scale Up Entrepreneur Finalist' at the 2018 Enterprise Awards.

SHE Software has revealed record annual results for 2017-2018.

Our CEO Matthew Elson spoke to the Scotsman's business correspondent Emma Newlands about our plans to double our turnover, triple our headcount, and why it's the right time to target America. 

SHE Software presented a spirited display at last week’s American Society of Safety Professional (ASSP)'s Safety Conference in San Antonio, Texas. 

Come and find out how we can help you and your organisation, by visiting us at stand R250 at  Safety & Health Expo at ExCel London from 19-21 June 2018.

How can you be sure that your employees are actively engaged in making safety as a priority in the workplace, and that your reporting procedures are helping to capture crucial information

SHE Software is pleased to have been working with Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure, one of the UK’s leading providers of professional support services on the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS).

SHE Software, a leading provider of health and safety software in the UK and New Zealand, has today announced the launch of its innovative health and safety software app, Assure, in North America.

Employment in the US manufacturing sector has grown steadily over the past eight years - some 222,000 jobs were added in the first quarter of 2018 alone - emphasizing the need to maintain safe working environments for an expanding contingent of engineers, operators, assemblers and compounders.

Are you wondering how you can give your employees a safety voice?

If so, then why not find out more at our special ‘breakfast briefing’ session during next week’s annual Health & Safety Event at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.

We’re off to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina this week and the annual HSE Insights Summit at the magnificent Sonesta Resort Hilton.

International fresh produce company, G’s, lifted the coveted ‘agriculture, food and beverages’ gong at last night’s Verdantix HSE Innovation awards in London following the successful implementation of our Assure health and safety management software.

We are delighted to share that one of our SHE Software community members, G’s, has been short-listed in the Agriculture, Food and Beverages sector for a prestigious Verdantix HSE Innovation Award.

Are you confident that the health and safety systems and software you’ve invested time - and funding - in directly improve your organisation’s safety performance?

SHE Software is pleased to announce Bryson Recycling as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Health and safety risks faced by the construction industry remain very real - as do the consequences.

SHE Software is pleased to announce Vital Energi Utilities Ltd as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Are you confident that your organisation is recording, monitoring and reducing the number of potential hazards that your workforce is exposed to daily?

SHE Software is pleased to announce Briggs Marine & Environmental Services as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Due to continued business growth, SHE Software’s Simon Cooke has recently taken on a newly developed role, Strategic Partner and Alliances Manager. 

SHE Software is pleased to announce The Ambassador Theatre Group as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Given the challenging nature of work, it’s no surprise that the recycling sector is classed as one of the most dangerous to work in, with HSE reporting one of the highest rates of workplace injury and work-related ill-health.

Health and safety doesn’t happen behind desks. So why are so many of our health and safety processes still desk based?

The workforce is rapidly changing and evolving. Digital disruption, coupled with an increasingly mobile and global workforce, has driven a huge shift in workplace culture and practices. What is emerging is a more remote, disperse international workforce.

The retail chain, Iceland, has been fined £2.5 million following a sentencing hearing after the death of a contactor at one of its stores in Rotherham. 

Described as the ‘Oscars for the technology industry’, the annual Enterprise Awards in association with the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists celebrate and recognise the very best of the UK’s technology entrepreneurial talent.

SHE Software and Capita Real Estate & Infrastructure have announced a new partnership, to provide health and safety software solutions which help clients to improve visibility and control over risk.

Fire may well be one of the greatest threats to the low-paid and illegal workers in Britain. This follows an investigation made by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme which used undercover reporters to expose factory conditions in Leicester.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been censured by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the third time in a year following the death of an agency driver who was crushed by a reversing vehicle. This calls into question once and for all whether it is time for MoD to lose its Crown immunity.

There is much to commend Corporate Social Responsibility consultant Anna Johansson’s recent article, Employee Health & Safety Should be CSR Priorities (Triple Pundit, Friday, Jan 20th, 2017).

Previously, Councils in New Zealand had a varied approach to the assessment and evaluation of health and safety systems submitted as a part of tenders and for work completed under contracts and purchase orders, and in some instances Contractors involved in non-tendered work often had no or inadequate health and safety systems in place.

The process will help Councils ensure contractors working for or on Council assets and/or supplying services have effective health and safety systems in place, to prevent harm to people and the environment or damage to property.

Occupational safety in large organisations is an area that requires robust governance processes to ensure compliance across all levels. This compliance can often be difficult to manage due to outdated methods of process management.

Contractor safety management has evolved significantly, yet it still has a long way to go, specifically with aligning safety expectations, programs, cultures, and strategies between contractors and the client organisations that engage them.

 What does your organisation do to manage the risks associated with employee fatigue? Those working in certain sectors, such as the haulage industry, will be familiar with the strict rules surrounding drivers’ hours and the implications of getting it wrong.

Last month, new rules governing all building and construction projects across the UK came into full effect as the Government’s Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations Bill finally went on to the statute books.

On November 3 the Sentencing Council published its Definitive Sentencing Guidelines for Health and Safety Offences*.  These largely confirm what had been set out in consultation – namely that the potential fine will vary with the size of the organisation (and therefore ability to pay), level of culpability and harm category (a combination of the likelihood of harm and the seriousness of the harm risked).  A number of tables summarise the fines, which range up to £10m for a large (>£50m turnover) organisation with very high culpability.  Even a £10m turnover company could face fines ranging up to £4m.

SHE Software is set to make it's Australian debut at the Safety in Action Conference in Melbourne on 15-17th September 2015.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the British Museum on the fantastic achievement of 1,000,000 man hours worked without a major incident!

Andrew Sharman is a great friend of SHE Software.  As one of his passions is safety he's defined a career in helping companies keep their people safe from harm and by elevating safety to the top of the leadership agenda. Is it surprising then that his other passions include paragliding, extreme sports, and swimming with sharks?

The majority of UK health and safety rules will have been simplified by the time the current parliamentary session ends in May, "without compromising health and protection for workers", according to the government.

Sean Elson of Pinsent Masons urged clients, designers and construction firms to make themselves aware of the changes ahead of their implementation on 6 April, as "only very limited transitional arrangements" were available. The draft guidance, published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) alongside the final regulations, could change slightly before the regulations receive parliamentary approval, but the "headline" changes would remain the same, Elson said.

In her latest blog post HSE Chair Judith Hackitt reflects on the achievements of the HSE in it's 40 year history and highlights the importance of having the right people to implement and manage health & safety to compliment systems and processes.

SHE Software is proud to welcome Knightstone Housing Association as a customer.

The number of major incidents in the waste and recycling sector has fallen below a five-year average, the latest statistics from the health and safety (HSE) executive indicate.

12^th August 2014, East Kilbride - SHE Software announces an important expansion of solution functionality in offline questionnaires/auditing with the acquisition of Leeds based Mobile Safety Solutions (MSS).  MSS have been at the forefront of offline app development for a number of years and the acquisition builds on SHE’s status as the industry leader in online Health and Safety Software.