Help please. We are a small (200 employees) business spread across a number of disciplines from quarrying to retail, farming to holiday homes. I am looking for software that would help me co ordinate the h&s management, ie risk assessments, policies etc. Does anyone know of any freeware or low priced software that is suitable? We have an new intranet system which I would like to utilise to its max. Any pointers welcome. Thanks in advance.

There is a company in Ireland called EHAsoft and i use there software, it is simple to use and effective, cost starts at roughly €900 per year thats for 3 users and you get unlimited read access for rest of employees. Take a look at their site it may be worth it.

I've been looking at a comprehensive package developed by Apex Software which is just about to be launched. It covers HR as well as H&S and appears to be very simple to use yet well integrated across all of the modules, meaning you can view an employee and see all the Training, Accidents, related Risk Assessments, MSDS etc. If you don't already have a HR package, their system is excellent value and covers a wide range, including absenteeism, The web-site is apexsoftwareltd.co.uk - not an easy site to follow as it is a bit too focused on technical representation, but I'm sure they would talk you through the product over the phone. contact Brian Thomas on 07850 329484 - he could use the website to illustrate the software. Hope this helps, also sent as a PM to you Rob