Guides
Plain-English guides on getting H&S documents read, signed and proven — written by a health & safety consultant, grounded in what actually has to stand up.
How do you prove your team has read a policy or risk assessment?
What actually counts as proof that an employee read a policy or risk assessment — and why a signature sheet or email read-receipt usually isn't enough.
Read the guide →RAMS sign-off: how to prove your team has read the method statement
Whether method statements need signing, what UK law actually requires, and how to prove your team read the exact version of the RAMS — not just that it was issued.
Read the guide →Tracking H&S sign-offs in a spreadsheet: where it quietly breaks
A spreadsheet works for tracking H&S sign-offs until you need to prove one. The three specific weaknesses to understand before you rely on it.
Read the guide →What an H&S audit trail has to prove — and why "we sent it round" fails
Why "we sent it round" fails as evidence, where the real (civil) exposure lies, and what an H&S audit trail that holds up actually has to show.
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