1011. Periodic Review of risk
September 30, 2014
The associated potential healthy and safety risk of injury or damage during a work activity can be measured using a potential severity matrix, which allows for easier comparison of similar risks across different work activiti...
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1012. SME health and safety in the workplace
September 30, 2014
Health and Safety is not something to be sniffed at. Every company, however large or small, MUST take their responsibility seriously. This is for both your sake and your employees' sakes, too. The top things to watch out for include:
1. In an office environment, make sure everyone has a comf...
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1013. Preventing employee injuries
September 30, 2014
With the number of fatal accidents at work expected to fall during the period 2009/2010 over the previous year's statistics, is it fair to say that the answer to the above is No? In 2008/2009 there were 131,895 accidents at work reported via RIDDOR to the HSE with 180 of them being fatalities. It is...
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1014. Health and safety at work and how you can never ignore this
September 30, 2014
What is most important at work? Efficiency, money, good climate, realizing ambitions, friends? Although, these are very important things they would be nothing without two other things: Health and Safety.
Health & ...
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1015. An employers need to implement health and safety
September 30, 2014
In the UK it is the Health & Safety Executive HSE who act to ensure that all of our workplaces are as safe as possible. In the 35 years since it was established the HSE has overseen a dramatic fall in death and injury rates in the workplace. In 1974 when the executive started, 651 died as a result o...
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1016. Risk assessment process planning services
September 30, 2014
Risk assessment (RA) processes should ideally start at the planning stage of the work activity, continuing throughout the work activity itself and should be concluded in periodic reviews, to ensure that the risk assessment is always current task specific and complete.
An initial assessment m...
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1017. Reasons you SHOULD conduct a risk assessment
September 30, 2014
Health and safety risk assessment has become a matter of prime importance for establishments that employ a workforce and are set-ups that include other people apart from the. Whatever category the business may fall in, it is solely for the benefit of the business, its employees and consumers that an...
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1018. Employing staff and implementing risk assessments
September 30, 2014
Whether you're in a management position with a multi-million pound corporation, or whether a small business of your own, employing only a handful of staff, health and safety should rank high on your agenda, and not only because of legal obligations.
That machine guard on the large band saw, ...
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1019. The basics of solar panel lighting
September 30, 2014
The use of solar energy need not simply be the preserve of those wishing to spend thousands to reduce their electricity bills and carbon footprint. Often overlooked, is the ability of solar power to provide reliable, cost effective power in situations and locations where mains power is unavailable o...
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1020. Reviews of different types of solar panels you can install to your property
September 30, 2014
In recent times where energy cost around the world seams to be going up solar panels can substantially reduce your energy cost. They are also environmentally friendly and they do not emit any harmful gases or leave behind harmful byproducts after they produce electricity from the sun. They are three...
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