A shortlist of health and safety resources worth knowing about.
Tools, guidance, training and services, gathered in one place and checked before they are listed. Useful whether health and safety is your job title or just part of your week.
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Tools
All-in-one EHS platforms
- Your platform at the top of this list
- EnablonUsed by us, opens in a new tabEnterprise EHS and operational risk, now part of Wolters Kluwer.
Ideagen, opens in a new tabQuality, audit and compliance software with a strong regulated-industry base.
VelocityEHS, opens in a new tabEHS platform with strong chemical management and industrial ergonomics.
Intelex, opens in a new tabEHSQ platform covering incident, audit, risk and compliance in one system.
Evotix, opens in a new tabHealth and safety management with a mobile app people will actually open.
Risk assessment
- Your tool at the top of this list
iHasco risk assessment toolFreeUK, opens in a new tabInteractive risk assessment document, free to download with no email address asked for.
HSE risk assessment templateFreeUK, opens in a new tabBlank form plus example assessments for a dozen industries.
Evalu-8 Risk AssessmentUK, opens in a new tabBuild, approve, e-sign and share risk assessments from a shared hazard and control library, with review reminders.
VatixUK, opens in a new tabSafety management with risk assessment and lone worker in one place.
Logit Risk Assessment, opens in a new tabRisk assessment with a fully customisable matrix, linking control measures to the daily checks and audits that verify them.
Incident and near miss reporting
Inspection and audit
Safety ReportsUS, opens in a new tabSimple inspection and incident apps aimed at construction.
Mitti (by SafetyCulture)FreemiumUsed by us, opens in a new tabChecklists, assessments and corrective actions from a phone.
SafesiteFreemiumUS, opens in a new tabInspections, observations and audits aimed at construction sites.
Ideagen Q-Pulse, opens in a new tabAudit, CAPA and document control with a quality heritage.
Permit to work and control of work
Chemical safety, COSHH and SDS
Sypol (by EcoOnline), opens in a new tabCOSHH assessment software with a library of pre-written assessments and safety data sheet management alongside.
Sevron, opens in a new tabCOSHH assessment and safety data sheet management, built in the UK.
SDS ManagerFreemium, opens in a new tabSafety data sheet management for smaller sites.
Bowtie and barrier management
- Your tool at the top of this list
Bowtie Master, opens in a new tabCloud based bowtie diagramming with barrier and control tracking for teams.
Bowtie OneFreemiumBuilt by us, opens in a new tabBuild, share and review bowtie risk assessments in the browser. No install, no per seat licence.
Synergi Life Bowtie (by DNV), opens in a new tabBowtie diagramming with barrier ratings and live barrier dashboards, inside DNV's Synergi Life risk suite.
Bowtie360, opens in a new tabBrowser based bowtie diagramming with templates, sharing and export to Word or PDF. Priced per user.- BowTieXP (Wolters Kluwer)Used by us, opens in a new tabThe enterprise standard for barrier based risk models. Formerly CGE Risk.
Investigation and root cause
- Your tool at the top of this list
- Tripod LiteFreeUsed by us, opens in a new tabFree downloadable PDF or spreadsheet tool for quick investigation of simple incidents and near misses.
ThinkReliability, opens in a new tabCause Mapping. Simple, visual, and easy to teach to non-specialists.
Kelvin Top-Set, opens in a new tabRoot cause method used widely across UK industry.- Sologic, opens in a new tabCause and effect charting with training built around it.
TapRooTUsed by us, opens in a new tabStructured investigation method, training and software.
Asset integrity and equipment compliance
Process safety: HAZOP, LOPA, SIL and QRA
Contractor and supplier management
Knowledge
Regulations and guidance
EH40 workplace exposure limitsUK, opens in a new tabThe list you check before arguing about ventilation.- Safe Work AustraliaAustralia / NZ, opens in a new tabModel WHS laws and codes of practice.
PUWER guidanceUK, opens in a new tabWhat counts as suitable work equipment, and who is responsible.- HSE industry guidanceUK, opens in a new tabSector by sector guidance you can turn into your own checklist.
HSG250UK, opens in a new tabGuidance on permit to work systems. The HSE baseline.
Newsletters
Standards and professional bodies
British Safety CouncilFreemiumUK, opens in a new tabQualifications, audits and membership across health, safety and wellbeing.
RoSPAFreemiumUK, opens in a new tabAccident prevention charity. Campaigns, the health and safety awards, and guidance across work, road and home.
IOGPFree, opens in a new tabOil and gas industry reports, much of it free and very good.
IChemE Safety CentreFreemium, opens in a new tabProcess safety guidance written from the practitioner side.- Energy InstituteFreemium, opens in a new tabProcess safety guidance and the PSM framework used across UK energy.
Incident databases and case studies
Podcasts
- Pre-Accident Investigation PodcastPodcast, opens in a new tabTodd Conklin on human and organisational performance, in conversation.
- NEBOSH Social Purpose PodcastPodcast, opens in a new tabNEBOSH staff and partners on the people, projects and partnerships behind its Social Purpose programme.
The Safety of WorkPodcast, opens in a new tabTwo academics testing safety claims against the actual evidence, weekly.
Services
Training providers
- Your training provider at the top of this list
- Astutis, opens in a new tabNEBOSH and IOSH courses with a strong online delivery record.
Phoenix Health & SafetyUKUsed by us, opens in a new tabNEBOSH and IOSH courses across more than 30 UK centres, plus online, in house and distance learning.
RRC International, opens in a new tabLong established NEBOSH and IOSH provider, online and classroom.
SHEilds, opens in a new tabNEBOSH provider with international delivery.- OSHA.comUS, opens in a new tabOSHA authorised Outreach provider for the 10 and 30 hour cards, online. Run by 360training, not by OSHA.
Consultancies
Lucion Group Nexgen, opens in a new tabEnvironmental services consultancy with a compliance portal for asbestos, legionella and hazardous materials data.
Assurity Consulting, opens in a new tabCompliance management with incident and audit reporting.
ABS Consulting THESIS, opens in a new tabBowties linked to safety cases and barrier health monitoring.
Certification and accreditation bodies
IHMMUS, opens in a new tabOwns the CHMM and the dangerous goods credentials for hazardous materials professionals.- Highfield QualificationsUK, opens in a new tabOfqual regulated awarding body for health and safety, fire safety and COSHH qualifications.
- NQA, opens in a new tabUKAS accredited certification body for ISO 45001 and the other management system standards.
ECITBUK, opens in a new tabThe employer-led skills body for engineering construction in Great Britain. Owns the qualifications and approves the centres.
ProQualUK, opens in a new tabOfqual regulated awarding body for occupational health and safety NVQ qualifications.
Testing, inspection and calibration
Latest
SafetyStack free floor-laying RAMS templateFree, opens in a new tabFree downloadable floor-laying risk assessment and method statement starting document, with a browser editor for job details; requires site-specific adaptation and competent review.- NEBOSH Social Purpose PodcastFreePodcast, opens in a new tabNEBOSH staff and partners on the people, projects and partnerships behind its Social Purpose programme.
- Bowtie360, opens in a new tabBrowser based bowtie diagramming with templates, sharing and export to Word or PDF. Priced per user.
- Synergi Life Bowtie (by DNV), opens in a new tabBowtie diagramming with barrier ratings and live barrier dashboards, inside DNV's Synergi Life risk suite.
- Sypol (by EcoOnline), opens in a new tabCOSHH assessment software with a library of pre-written assessments and safety data sheet management alongside.
- RoSPAFreemiumUK, opens in a new tabAccident prevention charity. Campaigns, the health and safety awards, and guidance across work, road and home.