Morning Eddie

That is a huge question!!

However, there are things you need to do for your landscaping business and in your role as a carer to manage numerous types of risk. May be you don't write down all your assessments of the risks, nor what you do to mitigate these, but that would be a starting point.

Then suggest you join IOSH and do some networking at your local Branch and/or District.

+ keep asking QQ here.

Good luck.

One suggestion that might help you in the long term is simply being aware of other peoples incidents and the easiest way yet is to get onto the HSE's website and subscribe to the notices they forward frequently, I particulary like the almost weekly bulletins concerning prosecutions.  You can learn a lot about other peoples mistakes, it's a bit gruesome at times especially if you like me are empathic. 

I won't give you career advise, as nothing has worked for me over the 10 years i've been qualified, 

I am currently a contract crane slinger, the lowest of the low in cranes, one up from a site labourer (go figure). 

Most definately attend your local branch meetings, depending on the branch, you may get a legal update, my branch in Bristol and the south west, just had our legal update and it was packed with statistics - lovely stuff.  There should be some kind soul who every month presents a lecture about something, sometimes you learn to suck eggs, but that's life. 

Promote the idea of safety, being a retained fire officer, you are already aware, but how often have you seen or heard about some silly plonker, when just a word in their direction could assist, maybe save a life.  Often it is those aware who end up informing the HSE, don't think you are alone, it's just so many people give up along the way to reporting unsafe acts - and the HSE or Councils don't make it that easy either. 

Have fun.