General Arrangements and Communications
The arrangements section of your health and safety policy should say how you will meet the commitments you have made in your statement of general policy.
Health and Safety requirements are at the forefront of the focus for the industry and we have available various Road Maps to start you on the path to compliance.
The arrangements section of your health and safety policy should say how you will meet the commitments you have made in your statement of general policy.
All businesses have a legal duty to provide information, training, and supervision to employees to enable them to carry out their roles safely, not just for front-line staff but also directors, managers, and those in other key roles.
Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts.
Electricity is a necessary part of any business, but electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause damage to property.
The Risk Assessment process for machinery will need to consider a wide range of hazards and also relate to a range of standards and legal requirements. One of the key aspects of machinery is to consider the danger of moving parts and to guard these dangerous parts.
The purpose of an inspection is to identify whether work equipment can be operated, adjusted and maintained safely - with any deterioration detected and remedied before it results in a health and safety risk.
Workplace transport is any activity involving vehicles used in a workplace. Vehicles driven on public roads are excluded, except where the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded on a public road adjacent to a workplace.
The objective of COSHH, Solvents and flammable materials is to prevent, or to adequately control, exposure to substances hazardous to health, so as to prevent ill health.
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 place a duty on employers to reduce the risk to their employees' health by controlling the noise they are exposed to whilst at work.
First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person suffering from either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.
Health surveillance is a system of ongoing health checks. These checks may be required by law for employees who are exposed to noise or vibration, ionising radiation, solvents, fumes, dusts, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health.
Wellbeing doesn't have on set meaning - we might use it to talk about how we feel, how well we're coping with daily life or what feels positive at the moment.
Safety measures protect employees as well as equipment and business property.
Anyone engaging contractors has health and safety responsibilities, both for the contractors and anyone else that could be affected by their activities.
Members will often find the requirement to deliver their finished product to the client site, and to ensure this is positioned in place.
Business continuity planning is the process of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to a company.
Within the food and pharmaceutical industries, there are numerous standards that need to be followed to ensure the safety of food and products for the consumer.