Do Lone Workers need First Aid Training? to answer this question first check the work activity risk assessment and if there is injury risk that is impacted by lone working then first aid training for lone workers is advised. This may include some first aid self treatment in the training.
H.A.V.S – Hand-arm vibration syndrome, is caused by occupational exposure to vibrating hand tools: know the facts.
Hazards are things that have the potential to cause injury or harm to people, or damage to the workplace. Understanding what hazards in the workplace are and how to protect people from them is fundamental to sensible health and safety.
A risk assessment is a logical approach to deciding the likelihood of what hazards in the work place could lead to injury or ill health through normal and foreseeable work practices.
Health and safety at work is a general term taken from UK health and safety legislation. Safewell takes Health and Safety very seriously.
A Health & Safety consultant is someone with the competence to provide advice and guidance on compliance with H&S legal requirement.
Health and Safety is knowing what hazards can affect a person’s health and managing the potential issue.
RIDDOR is the acronym for Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. RIDDOR reportable incidents include death, major/over-7-day incapacitation/3-day work incapacitation injury, disease or dangerous occurrence, all work-related.
All injuries and incidents falling under the RIDDOR definition must be reported to the HSE’s Incident Contact Centre (ICC) either by telephone or online. Here we guide you on how to do this.
Health and Safety in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is mostly about understanding how to work safely with computers and environments with lots of technology equipment.
What is the Safe distance From a Welding Arc Flash?
If you do any sort of MIG, TIG, oxy-acetylene or other types of welding then please read this article!
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