The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment, Explained
The HSE's 5 steps to risk assessment in plain English: identify hazards, assess and control the risks, record findings and review. With a worked example.
IN HER WORDS
“I was tired of seeing ag businesses waste money on trainers who had never set foot on a farm. The agricultural industry is different. You need to know what you’re talking about and actually understand their world.”
Zita Richardson
Founder & Managing Director
Zita Richardson
Founder and Managing Director, Better On Purpose
Zita spent years in the corporate world, working across departments and as a Managing Director in the media industry, before founding Better On Purpose (formerly Health and Safety Matters).
Having sat through plenty of training that was “done to” her, she set out to build the opposite: practical, energetic training that people remember and use. Clients describe her as having “a real talent for reading the room”.
Today she leads Better On Purpose’s work in management training, sales training and health and safety, with particular depth in agriculture and care. Read our story.
Guides by Zita
Complete guide · Sales
Consultative Selling: Stop Pitching, Start Diagnosing
Consultative selling explained: how it differs from transactional selling, the six stages, discovery questions with examples and how to coach a team in it.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: What Employers Must Do
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 explained: employer duties under sections 2 and 3, employee duties, the written policy, enforcement and penalties.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Management and Leadership
Management vs Leadership: What New Managers Need to Know
The difference between management and leadership, in plain English: Kotter's distinction, a side-by-side table, and what new managers should do first.
Read the guide →Complete guide · L&D Strategy and Measurement
Training Needs Analysis: How to Do One (Free Template)
How to do a training needs analysis: the three levels, a nine-step method, where to find evidence and how to prioritise. Free template in Word and Excel.
Get the template →Complete guide · COSHH
What Is COSHH? The Complete Guide
What is COSHH? A plain-English guide to the COSHH Regulations 2002: what they cover, employer and employee duties, assessments, WELs and penalties.
Read the guide →Complete guide · IOSH and Qualifications
What Is IOSH? Courses, Certificates and Which One You Need
What is IOSH? The chartered body for health and safety, its courses from Working Safely to Leading Safely, how certificates work and which one you need.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Care Sector
Training for Care Homes: What CQC Expects
What CQC expects from care home training: Regulation 18, mandatory training for care workers, the Care Certificate and what a CQC inspection looks for.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Fire Safety
Fire Marshal and Fire Warden Duties
Fire warden duties explained: the legal basis, daily checks, what to do when the alarm sounds, PEEPs, fire drills, extinguishers and how many you need.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Coaching and Feedback
The GROW Coaching Model for Managers
The GROW model for managers: what Goal, Reality, Options and Will mean, example coaching questions for each stage, a worked example and common mistakes.
Read the guide →Complete guide · Manual Handling
What Is Manual Handling? Examples and Employer Duties
What is manual handling? The legal definition, everyday examples by sector, employer and employee duties, risk assessment and what training should cover.
Read the guide →Explainer · COSHH
COSHH Symbols: The 9 Hazard Pictograms Explained
The 9 COSHH symbols explained: what each red-diamond hazard pictogram means, common examples, old vs new symbols, signal words and what to do next.
Read the guide →Explainer · Management and Leadership
Management Styles: 8 Styles and When to Use Each
Eight management styles explained, from directive to coaching and laissez-faire: what each looks like, when it works, when it backfires and how to choose.
Read the guide →Explainer · Manual Handling
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992: A Plain-English Summary
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 in plain English: avoid, assess, reduce, the TILE factors, employee duties and HSE's guideline weights.
Read the guide →Template · Risk Assessment
Free Risk Assessment Template (Word & Excel)
Free risk assessment template in Word and Excel, using the HSE's five-step columns. See how to fill in each column, with a completed small office example.
Get the template →Explainer · Manual Handling
What Does TILE Stand For in Manual Handling?
TILE stands for Task, Individual, Load and Environment. What each means, the questions to ask from the Regulations, TILEO and LITE, and a worked example.
Read the guide →Explainer · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
What Is RIDDOR? Reporting Rules Explained
What is RIDDOR? What's reportable, the 10 and 15 day deadlines, the specified injuries list, how to report to the HSE and how long to keep records.
Read the guide →How-to · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
How to Get a CSCS Green Card: Steps, Test and Level 1 Course
How to get a CSCS green card: a Level 1 Award, the CITB HS&E test (£23.50) and the £36 card fee. The steps, costs, test and renewal rules explained.
Read the guide →Guide · Management and Leadership
Psychological Safety at Work: What It Is and How to Build It
What psychological safety at work means, why it matters for safety and performance, the signs it's missing, and how managers build it and break down silos.
Read the guide →Comparison · Sales
BANT vs MEDDIC: Qualifying Deals That Close
BANT vs MEDDIC compared: what each sales qualification framework checks, MEDDPICC, when each one fits and how to qualify without interrogating the buyer.
Read the guide →Explainer · E-Learning and CPD
Blended Learning: Combining E-Learning and Live Training
What blended learning is, the common models, when it works best and how to design a blend for compliance training, with an example and pitfalls to avoid.
Read the guide →Comparison · Coaching and Feedback
Coaching vs Mentoring: What's the Difference?
Coaching vs mentoring: the key differences in focus, who leads, expertise and time frame, when to use each, and how to set up a simple mentoring scheme.
Read the guide →Template · COSHH
COSHH Assessment: How to Do One (Free Template)
How to do a COSHH assessment in eight steps, what the law requires, a worked example for wood dust, and a free COSHH assessment template in Word and Excel.
Get the template →Explainer · Risk Assessment
Dynamic Risk Assessment: What It Is and When to Use One
What a dynamic risk assessment is, how it differs from your written risk assessment, when to use one, and a simple five-step method workers can follow.
Read the guide →Explainer · Fire Safety
Fire Risk Assessment: What Employers Must Do
Fire risk assessment explained: who must do one, the five steps, recording it in full since October 2023, who can carry it out, reviews and penalties.
Read the guide →Template · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
First Aid Needs Assessment and First Aid Kit Checklist
Free first aid needs assessment and first aid kit checklist based on HSE guidance: what goes in a workplace kit and how many first aiders you need.
Get the template →Template · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
Health and Safety Policy Template for Small Businesses
Free health and safety policy template for UK small businesses in HSE's three parts. When you need a written policy and how to fill in, sign and review it.
Get the template →Explainer · IOSH and Qualifications
How Long Does IOSH Managing Safely Last? Validity and Refreshers
How long does IOSH Managing Safely last? Three days. The certificate never expires, but IOSH recommends a refresher every three to five years.
Read the guide →Comparison · IOSH and Qualifications
IOSH Managing Safely vs Working Safely
IOSH Working Safely or Managing Safely? Compare who each course is for, length, content and certificate, and choose the right one for each role.
Read the guide →Guide · Management and Leadership
Leadership Styles Explained (with a Self-Assessment)
Leadership styles explained: transformational, transactional, servant, authentic and situational leadership, plus a 10-question self-assessment.
Read the guide →Template · Manual Handling
Manual Handling Risk Assessment (Free Template)
How to do a manual handling risk assessment with TILE and HSE's risk filters, MAC and RAPP tools. Free Word and Excel template with a completed example.
Get the template →Explainer · Sales
SPIN Selling Explained, with Example Questions
SPIN selling explained: Neil Rackham's four question types, example questions for B2B and farm supply sales, how to plan a SPIN call and its limits.
Read the guide →Guide · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
Behavioural Safety and Safety Culture: What Works
What behavioural safety (behaviour based safety) and safety culture mean, what HSE says works, why rules get broken and how to build a good safety culture.
Read the guide →Guide · Management and Leadership
SMART Objectives: Examples for Every Team
SMART objectives explained: what each letter means, where SMART came from, 25 examples for sales, operations, care, safety and office teams, and mistakes.
Read the guide →Template · Health and Safety Law and Compliance
Toolbox Talks: 25 Topics, Examples and a Free Template
What a toolbox talk is, whether the law requires one, 25 toolbox talk topics, a worked manual handling example and a free toolbox talk template.
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