Retained Knowledgebase
Non-Routine Maintenance
Additional risk assessments will often be required prior to performing non-routine maintenance and may require extra training or safe working procedures.
Read morePurchasing New Machinery, Equipment or Tools
If you plan to purchase new machinery or equipment, this may change the way you work and the people involved. This may also result in changes to safe working procedures and additional safety training.
Read moreBusiness Activity Changes – Are Your Risk Assessments Up To Date?
Any changes in your business activities may result in a need to review your Umbrella Risk Assessments and put in place new safety measures, which may result in a need to update training and guidance to your employees.
Read moreChanges to your Business Premises
If you plan any changes to your business premises, such as extending your premises, purchasing new premises
or moving to a new location (hopefully not already completed) please let us know…
Changing Work Activities from Contracted to In-House
Please remember to inform your Safewell Adviser of changes in work activities that might require additional safety advice or training for your teams.
Read moreIsocyanate Testing: Are you compliant?
Biological monitoring for Isocyanates has become the occupational standard for those working with isocyanate-based paints. An HSE drive on testing has exposed many companies not carrying this out, resulting in the issuance of an Improvement Notice.
Read moreTrades Health and Safety Hand Book
We have recently updated our Trades Health and Safety Handbook to make it more accessible for the reader. It is aimed at employees, is kept short and simple so it is a useful reference guide for health and safety, and is customised for each company.
Read moreChanges to RIDDOR coming April 2012
From 6 April 2012, the reporting requirement for over-three-day injuries to workers will change to over-seven-day injuries. From then, you must report work-related injuries where a worker has been incapacitated for more than seven consecutive days.
Read moreLofstedt Report – Review Burden of Health and Safety
Professor Lofstedt, Professor of Risk Management at King’s College London, was tasked in Early 2011 to provide the government with recommendations to reduce the regulatory burden of UK Health and Safety Regulations. Here are the main recommendations from his report.
Read moreLadder Exchange 2011
HSE is launching the fourth Ladder Exchange initiative from 1 September until 30 November. This annual programme gives UK businesses an easy way to replace broken, damaged or bent ladders and trade them in for safe new ones.
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