Posted By Raymond Rapp Barry Not yet written a policy for working overseas but I believe most large companies apply the same standards and policies abroad as they do in the UK. The difference is in how rigidly they are applied taking into account different cultures and parochial laws. Ray

Posted By Raymond Rapp I don't envy you. Writing a policy and putting it into practice is another matter. I suggest that without the appropriate training and supervision that standards will not change. Not an expert on behavioural safety but clearly there appears to be room for improvement. The key human motivators are reward and punishment - the latter to be used sparingly.

Posted By Barry Bruce Thanks for that Andrew - I dont suppose you know where the second part to that guide is located? I have had a look on the IOSH Website - I found Part 1 but cant find Part 2 "Your Guide to Safe International Travel" - which contains checklists and other information.

Posted By Barry Bruce Cheers Andrew - I should have looked further and opened the link on the page - I thought that was just a the file download for the first document I will take a look at these and draft something up. I have been working on a hazard checklist for the guys to take with them when they go to site. If you do find anything else of interest I'd would be interested in seeing it. Thanks again

Posted By Descarte Having undertaken this myself in another role as the result of a fatality I understand your situation. If you cannot guarentee your employees that all the sites they will be visiting outside the UK may at the same standards in H+S they would expect, you may not know before getting on site! there are a few points of consideration below: Ensure proper work scopes are set up that your employees will be following when on site Ensure employees preferably work under a permit to work when on site and or do not deviate from their work scope Ensure there are systems in place to enable suitable supervision of tasks and try to avoid lone working Where high risk tasks are to be conducted ensure at least 2 personnel are involved if possible Ensure your employees are able to spot issues such as maintenance failures, corrosion, poor facility / hazard management Don’t assume anything - has equipment properly been isolated? there are nearly always methods to test pressure or electrical isolations before commencing work Advise your employees that they must stop the job they are doing if they believe they may be at risk, if the job or conditions change they should revisit the permit, work scope or risk assessment Make sure your employees have the time to analyse there work sites and the job so it can be performed in a safe manner Is there a safe plan of action to follow in case something goes wrong? Empower your employees to make sure they are happy before starting work Not exhaustive and some are probably pretty obvious but I hope it helped. Good luck, Des