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Site Safety

We have just finished our weekly Health & Safety meeting at Terrenus - a feature that involves the whole company and where we discuss how we stay safe and well during our work. This week our discussions went from safety around site investigation trial pits and the dangers of entering pits which could collapse through to being generally aware of our surroundings (last week one member of staff banged his head on a sign after plugging his car into a charger - the event was duly logged as an incident). 

The discussions brought to my mind the balance between policy, bureaucracy and what we could call general common sense. Actually, I am not sure that there is such a thing as common sense, rather it is a generally behaviour pattern earned by learning and attention to detail. Drill down into this matter and we find that good behaviour is impacted by everything from being tired to eating well and from being upset to being complacent. This is why we must be particularly careful with younger members of staff through the correct use of bureaucracy and our mentoring system. Vigilance is always important.

Stay safe out there everyone.