Safewell’s occupational health technician after carrying out annual medicals discovered a drop-in lung function results for the company’s employees.
Safewell Solution
After some discussion, Safewell established that there was a concern over the air conditioning unit which was pushing dust around the factory, which then settled on the heating elements. When the heaters were turned on, the dust was then burned off causing fumes/smells, which led to changes in air quality. The company was then advised by Safewell to conduct air quality monitoring to establish if this was the cause of the poor lung function results.
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 had taken delivery of a new shredding machine, they contacted their Safewell retained H&S advisor to help them carry out a risk assessment.
It was found Trainee students are not submitting Health Screening Questionnaires on time or unaware they are required for their pre-employment records.
