A risk assessment is a structured process to help you identify and manage health and safety risks in the workplace
What is a Risk Assessment and how is it Carried Out?
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FAQ – Health and Safety
What are My Legal Responsibilities as an Employer Under Health & Safety Legislation?
As an employer, you are legally required to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of your employees – and anyone else affected by your work activities
Do Lone Workers Need First Aid Training?
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.
What is H.A.V.S?
H.A.V.S – Hand-arm vibration syndrome, is caused by occupational exposure to vibrating hand tools: know the facts.
What are Hazards in the workplace?
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.
What is Health and Safety at Work?
Health and safety at work is a general term taken from UK health and safety legislation. Safewell takes Health and Safety very seriously.
What is a Health and Safety Consultant?
A Health & Safety consultant is someone with the competence to provide advice and guidance on compliance with H&S legal requirement.
What is Health and Safety?
Health and Safety is knowing what hazards can affect a person’s health and managing the potential issue.
What is RIDDOR, and What is a RIDDOR Reportable Accident?
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.
How to Report an Accident at Work
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.
What is Health and Safety in ICT?
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.
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