Category: People

  • HSE ‘Blue tape’​ initiative – Part 3

    HSE ‘Blue tape’​ initiative – Part 3

    In two earlier posts, Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed the work that the HSE initiated on the business burdens introduced by consultants et al to UK PLC, particularly small businesses. Businesses have had the small matters of Covid lockdowns, a war in Europe and financial chaos to deal with since the meetings began…

  • Reading list

    (c) Paul Simpson 2024 I have always done a lot of reading. It remains the best way for me to learn something new. In 2024 I have decided to add my reading list to my posts with links to the books and any comments I have on the usefulness (or otherwise). I have included novels…

  • Fallacy of human error

    This article was published today on Bywater’s site As professionals with responsibility for developing management systems and for auditing them we often come across instances where the service delivered isn’t what it should have been or we have problems with product quality. As good professionals we investigate and identify root cause as ‘human error’. How…