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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is mostly about understanding how to work safely with computers and environments with lots of technology equipment.
If you do any sort of MIG, TIG, oxy-acetylene or other types of welding then please read this article!
More than 1/4 of all road traffic incidents involve somebody who is driving while on duty. Employers must manage the risks to drivers as part of their Health and Safety arrangements.
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