1581. Businesses and their need for fire risk assessments
March 18, 2014
Perhaps the phrase 'fire risk assessments' brings an image to mind of someone fussily walking along with clipboard and making notes that may subsequently be safely filed in the nearest available bin.
If so, that would be a mistaken perception that may give rise to dangerous complacency and l...
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1582. Commercial fire risk assessments
March 18, 2014
In the UK, companies are to act within strict guidelines on fire safety and assessing the risk of any potential fire hazards on a ongoing basis. Companies that do not comply with these guidelines may be subject to fines or prosecution. In England and Wales, every employer or building owner, is direc...
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1583. The integrated approaches to risk assessments
March 18, 2014
Risk assessments are a valuable tool in any company's overall health and safety management plan. The issues sometimes however are that they become a stand-alone "task" rather than an integral part of your overall management of safety.
Where you can gain additional benefits from the assessmen...
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1584. Health and Safety strategy templates
March 18, 2014
Variation in the Past and Present Strategy Shown in a Health and Safety Strategy Template
A health and safety strategy template is a template for a strategy that a company should adopt in securing health and safety at a workplace. This is usually a long term plan mainly focused on principles...
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1585. Health and safety in an engineering company
March 18, 2014
It is in everyone's interest to have a high standard of health and safety of all projects. The project engineer or manager is usually responsible for health and safety recording, or tracking. They may or may not be the workplace |
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1586. Reducing accidents with health and safety document templates
March 18, 2014
Health and Safety File Template
It would be hard to make a safety file without having a safety file template to follow. It is required by the law that a company provides this file for its employees, as well as those people who would inspect properties in a workplace. The approach needed to b...
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1587. Manual lifting / manual handling in the workplace
March 18, 2014
25% of reportable injuries in the work place are caused by incorrect manual handling.
With more than 25 percent of all reportable injuries in the work place being caused by incorrect manual handling procedures and with an average of 11 working days being lost per injury, this area is one...
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1588. Ergonomic health and safety
March 18, 2014
Ergonomics refers to your body's capacity to perform a task at hand in the safest and most efficient way possible. The key to ergonomics is to be efficient and productive in your work without harming your body in the process. If you harm your body in order to complete specific tasks in the workplace...
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1589. The need for electrical health and safety
March 18, 2014
It is imperative to take precautionary measures while handling electrical equipment in the workplace. If you are not careful you could suffer from electrical shock or injure someone else around you. Health and safety training teaches workers how to deal with electric sources and equipment in a safe ...
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1590. Reviewing a companies health and safety on a frequent basis
March 18, 2014
Having effective health and safety procedures in place is vital in order to reduce the chances of accidents in the workplace. As well as reducing the possibility of accidents occurring in the first place, careful thought should also be given to determining the procedures that should be followed in t...
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