HSE People - Health and Safety Community

Hi HSE People

The site has had another very successful week, with many jobs being posted and the new document library off to a great start. A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes in terms of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) It has took a lot of work but we are now fast moving up the major Search Engines Rankings.

The sites advertisers in the business directory will be delighted to know that the Recruiters page is now coming up as number 1 listing on Google.co.uk when searching for HSE Recruiters, The Trainers page is coming up number 5 when searching for HSE training providers and HSE Suppliers is number 4. On top of this other big search terms such as HSE Documents and HSE Jobs are working there way up, now appearing on the second and third pages.

It takes a lot of time and effort to receive top rankings and everyone using the site can help. Most Search Engines now rate sites by how many other links they can find on the net to that site. Any link counts and all I ask is that each one of our members mentions HSE People somewhere on the Net. It can be pretty much anywhere including your Twitter pages, Face Book, Bebo, LinkedIn, Company website, Forums, Blogs and News pages. Pretty much anywhere on the web counts. It’s easy to do and all you have to do is post our URL www.hsepeople.com. So give a little something back and help the site grow.

The Document Library is now live and lots of people have been downloading documents, however I have been disappointed by the amount of documents uploaded. If everyone on the site just uploaded one high quality document we would have a massive library in no time. It’s very easy to do and only takes a few seconds. Just go to the document library page where you will have to sign in again and then click upload a document. Take a few minutes to select the most relevant category, making sure your document contains no company logos or details enter a brief description of your document and hit upload. You document will now be available to any member of the site and you can also link to your document from any where on the net.

We have this week added a new page to the site called Global HSE Regulations. I have already added links to most UK and USA Regulations and I am keen to expand this to include many different countries. Only one problem I don’t have the experience to even know where to look for most countries so I’m putting a call out to out International members to point us in the right direction in terms of Regulations specific to your country. Just drop me an email kevin@hsepeople.com

The HSE News page has also been updated this week and now includes feeds from the HSE, OSHA, The Unions, safetynews.co.uk and EPSC If you know any other useful HSE News sources again please let me know and I can very easily add them to the site.

Also wanted to mention another website which some of our members may find useful, www.safetyphoto.co.uk has a huge collection of safety photos and documents and could be very handy when putting together presentations etc. If you have any pictures you would like to share then drop them an email I have added some pictures this week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Kevin Forbes

www.hsepeople.com

Hi HSE People

Just an update on the site! Things are coming along fantastically, we are now well over 750 members and thanks to everyone continuing to spread the word that is increasing every day.

As a thank you I have added some more features to the site. Members will be able to, from next week, use the new Micro Feed button on the videos page to download and view any videos on the site offline. This feature will require a download of the Micro Feed software which is free (as usual) to site members. You will be able to subscribe to a feed from HSE People which can automatically update with all the videos on the site. This software allows users to download you tube videos also and subscribe to other feeds and free TV channels across the Net. Please note the Micro Feed won’t work properly with HSE People until next week but you can still download the software just now and get started.

An additional feature is also the new Events Tab. This is designed mainly for training companies and course providers. Anyone can add an event which will require Moderator approval before appearing on the site. As a way of helping HSE People cover costs all we ask is for a small percentage of the course fee per candidate attending your Event through the site. We think this is fair and there is no charge to list the event so you have nothing to lose by giving it a go. Please contact me if you are a Trainer or Course provider and want more details Kevin@hsepeople.com

In an attempt to make HSE People the one stop site for everything safety related we intend to offer a Links Page in the very near future that will offer links to Recruiters, Trainers and Consultants. Again if you would like your company link to appear on a main page on the site please contact me Kevin@hsepeople.com

A Product review page is also in the making and we hope to be able to use this page to make members aware of the latest safety products on the market. I would very much like to hear from PPE Companies and suppliers interested in this.

The much anticipated Document Library is well under development and we hope to bring this to you very soon. Members will be able to upload, share, search and download any document relating to Health and Safety this will prove to be a very valuable resource and I am sure a very popular page. I would be interested to hear from our members on how you think the contents should be broken down and what categories would like to see.

The final addition to the site is the Music player. Anyone can upload music to their profile and create their own play list to listen to as they browse the site. This then gets added to the main music player page where you can browse all the music on the site. Warning the first person to upload any Dolly Patron or Frank Sinatra will be deleted from the site! (just joking) ;)

Finally thanks to all the people who have provided links back to HSE People on their own websites. This is really helping us get up the search engine rankings and making the site a big hit.

Have a great weekend

Kevin

Hi HSE People

We are now 3 weeks in and already have over 500 members. With new members signing up every day HSE People is growing at a fantastic rate. Already we are hearing success stories of people finding work through the site. With people from all backgrounds and disciplines, HSE People is fast becoming a very useful medium for networking and sharing information.

I hope to build on this with the addition of a lessons learned page and a page featuring new safety products available on the market. We very much would like to encourage our members to contribute to these pages especially the sharing of lessons learned from work place accidents and incidents. all contributions can be sent to kevin@oilandgaspeople.com 

With the addition of the jobs feed page you are now able to view live jobs on the site from all over the net. This along with the 20 agencies already posting to the site direct through the forums means you can find more HSE Jobs on HSE People, than on any other site on the net. With job listings being free of charge more agencies and recruiters are signing up all the time so keep looking back.

Future plans for the site include the addition of a file library where all members will be able to add search and download content. This will make the sharing of files, formats, procedures, presentations etc very easy. If everyone contributes we will be able to build up a huge library of HSE information.

On HSE People you are able to advertise your services and availability freely through your online profile and on the forums. All we ask in return is that you mention HSE People on your own websites, Blogs and social Network sites. Every link back to HSE People helps improve our rankings in the search engines, generating more traffic which equals more members which means more chances for everyone to network.

HSE People is a community site and anyone can post a blog to the site magazine. If you have an article you think may be of interest just go to create blog in the site control panel and then post blog to magazine. The site magazine should not be used for company advertising and the content should be information that is useful to other members.

Thanks for supporting HSE People this far, please continue to spread the word among friends, colleagues, suppliers and by making recruiters aware of the site when in contact about jobs etc.

Finally, If you would like to support HSE People through advertising we are considering making some pages available with links to recruitment agencies, trainers, Suppliers and consultants. Please contact Kevin if you would be interested in listing your company. Any safety companies releasing new safety products we would also very much like to hear from. Thanks for supporting HSE People, please continue to spread the word and to use the site taking full advantage of the discussion forums and groups specific to your industry.

Kevin