The law does require employers to provide a reasonable working environment, including temperature, as part of their health and safety duties
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Risk Assessment
What is a Risk Assessment and how is it Carried Out?
A risk assessment is a structured process to help you identify and manage health and safety risks in the workplace
Supporting Compliance During Business Growth for a Food Supplement Manufacturer
As part of their business expansion, a food supplement manufacturer needed to review and strengthen their Health & Safety and Fire Safety compliance, including updating their risk assessments, and reviewing and refreshing existing Health & Safety policies.
Firefighter says e-bike battery blaze could have been ‘much worse’ as calls grow for regulation
A firefighter has spoken of the moment he arrived at a property engulfed by flames after an e-bike battery exploded, as calls grow for the government to crack down on the devices.
Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Evacuation and Fire Marshal Training for Sawmill
The Timber saw mill company had only an in-house Fire risk assessment and understood that it didn’t adequately cover the fire risks of the business. They contacted Safewell for a Fire risk assessment from a competent Fire Risk assessor to identify what they needed to do to ensure the premises and also staff training was compliant for the fire risks that they had.
URA, Safety policy and employees instruction manual for a wine and alcohol bottling and wholesale company
The company were not impressed with the lack of information, commitment and effort they were receiving from their previous H&S provider. They wanted someone to work with them closely and understand the needs of the company.
Coronavirus: Lone Working
If you are still working during this period, you must still follow government guidelines around social distancing. Ensure you carry out a risk assessment and take reasonable measures to protect lone workers!
Pneumonia from welding and Metal fumes
A continuation of the Safewell article “Are welding fumes cancerous?” article: the HSE has issued further guidelines on Pneumonia vaccinations to help prevent and control exposure to welding fumes and related respiratory conditions.
Manual handling solutions for a National Luxury Furniture Retail Company
A Furniture Retail Company requested Safewell to carry out showroom risk assessments. Safewell identified potentially high manual handling risks for staff making/receiving deliveries and organising shop displays.
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 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.
Are Welding Fumes Cancerous?
If you do any sort of MIG, TIG, oxy-acetylene or other types of welding then please read this article!
Call or message the Safewell Team
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