Health and Safety Angels

We are back!! Episode 83 has landed and we're catching up with the welfare regs again. It has been a while as you were spoiled with some awesome summer specials. This episode is all about cleanliness and waste materials and I am sure we can all agree, a clean, hygienic, tidy workplace should be the bare minimum for employees! Thank you all for some amazing download numbers this summer. We have an...

We're back with episode 81 and the final summer special for 2026. This episode we discuss an update on the sad loss of a young scout, Ben Leonard and the changes the Scouts have brought in following the inquest. We also ask for your support by dropping us a comment or a review on your podcast platform to help us grow our reach of the Health and Safety Angels, just a little click can be a really bi...

Welcome to episode 79- this week we have another summer special! but this week it's just us, having a good old H&S natter. We discuss the newly released stats on workplace fatalities and ill health/injury, lack of knowledge about H&S law with smaller businesses and how to find some good H&S reads!! Stay safe D&L xx

Welcome to episode 77! This week we bring you an incredible summer special. Daisy has been researching a major disaster at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island, USA. We will talk you through the entire disaster from history of the building, the new ownership, the fire inspections, the updating of the interior to the actual night of the disaster. It is a tough listen at times but our goal is to hi...

Welcome to episode 75. This week we're on to regulation 8 of the Welfare regs. This episode is supposed to be about lighting... and it is... but we had so much to discuss before that.... but we know you don't expect it any other way!! Enjoy and keep safe. Daisy & Lynsey

Welcome to episode 73 and this week is the classic workplace issue.... TEMPERATURE! We're back with the welfare regs this episode and on to regulation 7 which is titled... Temperature in Indoor Workplaces. This is a topic that will impact EVERY workplace and we break down what the law actually requires!! Keep safe and at a 'reasonable' temperature peeps :) Daisy & Lynsey xx

Welcome to episode 71 and this week is our slightly post Easter, Easter special!! We decided to put a poll out on our social media to ask if anyone had any questions to put to us and we had an awesome response! Thank you so much for engaging with us, we love to hear from you. We had such a big response that we had to pick a handful to discuss and boy did we do that. Hope you guys love this special...

We're on to episode 69 and another regulation of the welfare regs. Prepare yourself as this is a bumper episode!! This week we're covering ventilation - of course, we couldn't JUST discuss ventilation so you have a good 70 mins of solid H&S chat before the regs get started but we see it as spoiling you x We hope you thoroughly enjoy this episode and get in touch via instagram, tik tok or patre...

Welcome to episode 67!! This week we FINALLY get back to the Welfare regs and you get the joy of 3 regulations, we started with reg 4, fell in to reg 4(a) and realised we had the time and energy to squeeze in reg 5 for your listening pleasure!! Regulation 4 is the requirements under the regulation, 4(a) is Stability and Solidity and then 5 is Maintenance of workplace, and of equipment, devices and...

Welcome to our first free episode of 2026!!! We're excited to be back. So excited that we didn't actually get round to the Health, Safety & Welfare regs... oops HOWEVER... we did get to discuss some very relevant topics, currently in the media and H&S attitudes and behaviours. We cross our hearts, promise that we'll be back with the regs next month... don't forget to visit our Patreon page...

Welcome to episode 63!! It's the festive season and we have a special episode for you - the welfare regs are having a well earned rest but they will be back on our next free episode. In the mean time we have a Daisy & Lynsey special where we discuss what IOSH Managing Safely can offer versus what the NEBOSH certificate offers and how to decide which is right for you or what path to follow. As...

Welcome to our continuation of the welfare regs, regulation 3 - there is just SO much, we had to create a second part! As before, reg 3 is the application of the regulations, so who they do apply to, don't apply to and work activities, locations that they cover but also when they don't. These are setting the knowledge in place before we get in to the detail of the regulations so we like to think t...

Welcome to our 2nd instalment of the welfare regulations where we're discussing regulation three and the application of these - so in basic terms, when the regs would or wouldn't apply! We're discussing ships, constructions sites (even a little freebie CDM explanation), licking stamps, government power over these regs in cases of national emergency!! and more - it's juicy!! SO sit back, get comfy...

We are back!! What a great summer of specials - we hoped you loved the great discussions we had with our special guests. Now it's time for a new regulation! With the launch of our new subscription platform, Patreon, we are running 2 regulations side by side and the free offering this season being The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 which w...

Welcome to our last special of the summer and what a way to finish! Lynsey speaks to Nicola Knowles, The CDM Capability Lead for Buildings & Infrastructure Europe and the Water & Environment CDM lead for Jacobs about the concept of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015. A great starter before the regulation breakdown starts on 14th October 2025 via our new subscription s...

Welcome to episode 55 where Daisy chats with author, Mark Prince who wrote a pocket guide to safety. The book is titled "The 6 essential elements - what safety consultants keep secret" to support small businesses with the basics of health & safety. Mark has the same idea as The Angels and wants to take away the jargon to enable people to get super simple access to the fundamentals of managing...

Welcome to our 2nd summer special of 4. This week Daisy speaks with Liz from Just Culture to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace, what that involves and the laws around it. In October 2023 new protections from sexual harassment came into force by the Government under the Worker Protection Act 2023. The legislation states employers must proactively take steps to prevent sexual harassmen...

Welcome to episode 53. This week we bring you the first of our summer specials and some BIG news! Our chit chat episode is bringing you an update on what changes we have going forward. We have new regulations.... yes.. that is right... 2 regulations starting in a few episodes. We also have 3 special episodes in the next 8 weeks and you'll find all about them in this chit chat. Please do get in tou...

Welcome to episode 52 where we go back in time! We're jumping back to the HSAW Act 1974 to cover 2 sections that we didn't cover! This episode is looking at the requirement of ALL people to not abuse or misuse any controls put in place to allow an employer to comply with the law and the law around not putting any charge on employees for anything provided to allow an employer to comply with the law...

Welcome to episode 51 where we FINALLY finish off the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999!!!! It has been a whole year of amazingness with these regs. This regulation is specifically about 'protection of young persons' We hope you enjoy this bumper episode. Stay safe. Lynsey & Daisy xx

Welcome to a milestone episode!!! We have hit 50 episodes!! Thank you to every single person that has downloaded, listened and interacted with us, it genuinely means a lot! This is the penultimate episode of the MHSAW'99 - this is all about pregnancy and the law around a place of employment that has women of child-bearing age or has been informed that a worker, directly employed or agency! is a ne...

Welcome to episode 49. This week we break down MHSAW'99, Regulation 15 which focuses on temporary workers. Looking at the responsibilities of both the company engaging the services of a temporary worker and the agency themselves. We hope you enjoy the breaking down of the regulation and the chit that follows. Lynsey & Daisy x

Episode 48 - Employee's duties. Welcome to this weeks episode where we are breaking down regulation 14 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 which sets out the legal duties of employees in H&S management. Yes, your employer has duties but they can only fulfil those duties if the employee plays their part!! The company obviously has to put in place resources, support...

Welcome to episode 47! This week, it takes us a while!! (think 40 mins) to get to it but we're covering regulation 13. We discuss capabilities and training which covers 'WHEN' you have to provide adequate health and safety training - it's a pretty straight forward regulation, hence the large portion of chit chat (although we think it's all very relevant) Hope you enjoy the episode! Lynsey & Da...

Welcome to Episode 46! PLEASE NOTE!! During recording we spotted an error! We were referring to an older version of the Management Regulations and some of what we read out has been revoked! We left it in to highlight how easy it is to make this mistake - it's all a learning curve. This episode we discuss co-operation and co-ordination between employers sharing a workspace and of course, in true Da...