Your office may seem perfectly safe but there are hazards which you need to be aware of and manage. Your managers will help you to do this, but you have to know how to go about managing health and safety issues. There are laws in place that protect workers and that clearly pinpoint the responsibility… Read more »
Managing Noise in the Workplace
Many working environments are noisy. The movement of people, vehicles and machines can create dangerous levels of noise that need to be managed. Failing to do so can result in serious hearing problems for workers and you could be at risk of breaching health and safety Regulations in place to protect your workers. If you… Read more »
Fires – Be Prepared for the Dangers
The first thing you need to do as a business is decide who is responsible for fire safety within the organisation. As a business owner you can give the responsibility to a competent person or take on the duty for yourself, but whoever you choose will need to know what they are doing. In the… Read more »
Are Your Supervisors Working without Sufficient Skills?
If your supervisors are not training to help you manage health and safety you could be in for a whole world of trouble. As an employer you have a responsibility to providing safe working environments for all of your employees. You must also ensure that they are qualified to carry out their job and as… Read more »
What Makes CITB SMSTS Courses so Popular in Construction?
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 »