What you need to do when a HSE Inspector
knocks at your door and asks:
"Can I see your Health and Safety Risk Assessments,
in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act?"
Attention: A hefty non-compliance fine awaits
you if you get this wrong, and cannot immediately produce
the paperwork. And there are so many pieces of legislation
to adhere to, that it's easy to miss something important.
Our policies are comprehensive. Please read
them thoroughly - it's in the interest of your business.
Risk Assessment Guidance - all the
documents you need to be sure you are getting the risk
assessment process right; from a task specific risk
assessment template and procedure document, through
to a monthly inspection action plan and checklist, and
even a register to record the frequency of your checks.
Health and safety issues present constant problems
for most businesses. It's your legal responsibility
to overcome these problems, and I'm here to tell you
how.
The Health and Safety Executive will be stepping up
its inspections over the coming year, and you never
know when they'll be paying you a visit.
You need to be completely sure that you're 100% up-to-date
with the latest legislation, and that your paper work
is all in order.
Are you really sure that you're not missing important
information regarding changes in legislation?
Exactly!
With so many regulations governing UK Health and Safety,
it's extremely difficult to stay abreast of everything!
CDA will take you through your legal obligations with
regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act, the Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Work at Height
Regulations and a host of others.
In the UK, an employee who is off sick with back problems
will take an average of 12 days off sick per year. According
to the Confederation of British Industry, this
costs the South-East alone £5 billion per year.
Just imagine the cost to the whole UK.
At any one time, one in fifty UK workers is suffering
an RSI condition. The cost to society is staggering:
last year alone, 5.4 million working days were lost
to RSI-related sickness absence. Musculoskeletal disorders
were by far the most common, with 1.2 million people
suffering in 2005.
And a staggering one-third of UK office workers damage
their health, productivity and motivation with 'old'
IT equipment, of which 60% of office workers say their
monitor is to blame.
These statistics underline the importance of your health
and safety activity.
We know it's a struggle to get health and safety
issues taken seriously by your staff and colleagues
- that's why we've tailored our advice to make your
life a whole lot easier. These professional tips can
be implemented immediately to reduce accidents and downtimes:
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- Minimise the Road Risks for Your
Mobile Workforce.
- A Guide to Effective Risk Assessment.
Let us take the uncertainties out of the risk
assessment process for you.
- The Key Points to Electrical Safety
in the Workplace. Plus essential first
aid tips to deal with electrical accidents.
- Recognise and Beat Bullying in Your
Workplace.
- Health and Safety Induction Training
- A Best Practice Approach. Get the
training right from the outset to reinforce
the safety message.
- Life-threatening Cheap Machines.
How to recognise these 'ticking bombs', and
ensure you don't make the mistake of purchasing
them!
- What to Expect from Your Inspection.
We'll prepare you for the day when the HSE comes
calling.
- Reduce the Risks of Shift Work. Minimise
fatigue and sleep disruption for your night
staff, and avoid costly accidents.
- Contracted Risk. How to manage
your contractors and ensure they meet high safety
standards.
- Why Training is Key to Preventing
Young Deaths. The risks are higher
for younger workers, so we'll show you how to
go about reducing them.
- Perfect Your Policy. And
make sure all your health and safety paperwork
is in order.
- How to Conduct a Safety Audit for
Effective Safety Management. We'll
guide you through establishing your safety management
system.
- Tackling Workplace Sickness Absence.
With sickness record logs and back to work questionnaire
templates, we'll give you the framework for
solving this problem.
- Choosing the Right Personal Protective
Equipment. And ensuring it's both fit
for purpose and being used by your staff.
- Take the Strain Out of Manual Handling.
Our comprehensive guide includes lesson plans
and lifting guidelines.
- Communicating the Risks.
How to take the right approach in delivering
the safety message.
- A Complete Guide to Accident Reporting.
What you need to record and report, plus who
you need to report it to.
- Volume Control. The six essential
control measures for meeting the Control of
Noise at Work Regulations.
- What Does PUWER Mean to You?
Ensure your work equipment fits the bill with
our work equipment risk assessment checklist.
- A Look at Ladder Safety.
Reduce the occurrence of falls from height by
using our ladder safety checklist.
- Slips, Trips and Falls. Eradicate
slip-ups in three easy steps.
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