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Tips for Managing Health and Safety in Construction Effectively
There are more workplace accidents in the construction industry than across any other UK sector, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It’s unsurprising considering the nature of most construction jobs and the working environment. Effectively managing health and safety in construction is vital to reduce incidents. Accidents and incidents on construction sites can […]
Construction Health and Safety Statistics
The construction sector is one of the most dangerous industries in the UK that experiences some of the highest levels of accidents, incidents, and fatalities. There are around one thousand injuries every week across the construction industry in the UK. Health and safety failures aren’t cheap either – they cost the UK construction sector more […]
Health and Safety Facts and Statistics
The importance of good health and safety standards across the UK and the wider world becomes clear when looking at the facts and figures. There are still more than half a million workplace injuries and nearly two million work-related illnesses in the UK every year despite a greater focus on health and safety. Workplace health […]
What is a COSHH Assessment?
A Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) assessment is an important health and safety document when using hazardous substances. It’s a risk assessment that identifies, reviews, and introduces control measures to minimise risks associated with using hazardous substances in any workplace. This helps protect employees, customers, the public, and the business. The Control of […]
What are RAMS?
A Risk Assessment Method Statement (RAMS) is a health and safety document that outlines the steps to carry out a certain job or task safely. They’re sometimes simply referred to as method statements but should not be confused with risk assessments. RAMS follow on from a risk assessment, which simply identifies the hazards on a […]
HEATWAVE! Plea to open air conditioned offices to the vulnerable
Saving lives following Met Office extreme heat warnings Companies with air conditioned offices should open themselves up to the old and vulnerable to help them cope with the current heatwave. With the Met Office extending its extreme weather warning into next week, one Yorkshire-based health and safety company says that such gestures could potentially save […]
Alcohol risk assessments should be issued to customers in pubs
Do you really want to know the risks of what you’re drinking? The local pub is a reliable staple of many streets in the UK, but you could be getting more than just a drink next time you pop into your local boozer. One company is calling for risk assessments to be issued in pubs, […]
Employers ‘inundated’ with requests for Back-to-School Monday off as parents plan boozy blowouts
Employers have reported a spike in last-minute annual leave requests for next Monday – and it seems exhausted parents are behind the increase. The Government has announced that all schools will be fully reopened as of Monday (8th March), meaning many parents will be getting their first break from homeschooling in months – and some, […]
90% admit to boozing while working from home
Can you stop your staff from drinking on the job? To say that 2020 has been a tough year is an understatement, and it appears that there has been an increase in the amount of alcohol being consumed at home since the pandemic began. But the worry for many employers is that staff are drinking […]