Site managers have a lot of responsibilities placed on their shoulders. One of these responsibilities is the moral and legal duty they have to helping the proprietor manage health and safety on the site. This means they have to be aware of the consequences that come by failing to meet this responsibility and have the… Read more »
Learn the Importance of Risk Assessments with the SSSTS
Risk assessments play such a huge role in managing health and safety. It’s necessary to perform these assessments in order to comply with the law. They are used to help spot hazards, find the risks and who is at risk and then discover ways of reducing the risks. You cannot avoid risk assessments and you… Read more »
What is the Best training Option for Your Managers?
When you own a business one of the areas that you have to focus on is health and safety. It doesn’t matter what industry you are in, whether you are self-employed or if you have five or five hundred staff; health and safety cannot be ignored. There are many different steps you have to take,… Read more »
Do Not Take Risks with your Supervisors – Train them with NEBOSH
Health and safety covers so many areas in business. It can be very easy to neglect one aspect or forget one part of your role as a supervisor or manager. Training helps to ensure that you are fully aware of your duties. NEBOSH courses give you a good understanding of your legal responsibilities and will prepare you… Read more »
Avoid Large Legal Fines and Costs with the SSSTS
There have been a couple of court cases this week involving the risks of working at height. The Health and Safety Executive take working at height risks very seriously and they will prosecute anyone found to be putting lives at risk. This type of work is the cause of most of the deaths found in… Read more »
Do You Know Health and Safety Law?
Any organisation needs to be aware of the health and safety law. It’s important to know the laws, understand them and the implications faced if they are broken. You should also be aware of how to work to remain within the law at all times in order to help reduce the chances of employees being… Read more »
Provide Basic Training to All Your Workers on Site
If you overlook health and safety issues in the construction industry it can have devastating effects. The construction industry is one of the most dangerous and needs to be carefully managed to reduce the risks. Everyone on the site must be trained in some level of health and safety, appropriate to their level of responsibility… Read more »
Preventing Fires in the Workplace
Fires can often be prevented with good control measures in place. In order to create control measures and monitoring systems an assessment is required. The act of creating a fire assessment is the responsibility of business owners and the owners of premises where the public have access. If you’re confused about your legal responsibilities regarding… Read more »
Woman Suffers Serious Injuries Caused by Lapse in Health and Safety
A company has been fined £60,000 after one of their employees was injured while working on an unguarded machine. Kelly Neild had to spend three months in hospital and now lives with permanent disabilities as a result of safety failings of her employer. The incident which occurred at Mainetti UK took place in 2009 and… Read more »
Lifting is a Hazard – Have You got Manual Handling under Control?
Manual handling is one of the topics covered in the CCNSG Safety Passport. As manual handling is responsible for more than a third of the injuries caused at work it is an area that needs to be tackled head on. There are all sorts of injuries caused by manual activities, which can include repetitive injuries… Read more »