Crush injuries and fatalities sustained from being trapped between two vehicles are all too common – take the time today to check your procedures are not putting your workers at risk. Do a risk assessment which covers all activities – involving moving and stationary plant and vehicles. Look at how workers could be crushed or trapped, for...
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The company wants to ensure that it is doing all that is reasonably practicable to eliminate and/or reduce the risks from vibration when using such tools in the workplace. Here is some guidance for helping employees in your organisation use hand-held power tools. The first step should be to formulate a policy, with the purpose to prevent, so far as is...
If you want your business to run compliantly and efficiently, it’s important to pay attention to best practice in implementing health and safety policy. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website contains useful information on the workplace laws that cover the processing, manufacturing and packaging of a wide range of goods, including: Cosmetics Electrical products Fireworks Foodstuffs Gas appliances...
Health and safety requirements when working from home If you have more than five employees, you have a legal requirement to assess potential risks to their work environment before employment begins and record any significant findings. You must: Conduct risk assessments at the start of the employment or contract and when there has been a significant change to the home...
