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29Oct 2021 by lucas

How to Take the Strain out of Manual Handling Operations

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In the 2019/2020 reporting year, 19% of all RIDDOR reported injuries were attributed to handling, lifting, or carrying operations. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but for context, that’s 12,431 accidents serious enough for a RIDDOR report! Let’s take a look at what can be done to mitigate the risk of injury in the workplace from manual handling operations. What counts as Manual Handling? Manual handling operations can consist of anything such as picking up and carrying an object, pushing or pulling mobile loads, or holding or supporting a heavy load for a prolonged period of time. A few examples may include: Lifting an object onto a high platform, or into a vehicle (such as storage or transport boxes)Lowering something from a raised platform (such as working equipment or…

20Oct 2021 by lucas

4 Ways to Stay Safe while Machining in the Workplace

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Machining can be a dangerous task; turning, milling, and drilling all have their own associated hazards and risks, which is why it is essential to know the equipment you are about to use is functioning as it should, and is ready to use safely. So, let’s take a look at a few ways to keep the machines, and yourself, in good working order while operating them. Regular Maintenance Regular maintenance of functional aspects of a machine can identify problems or damage long before it becomes a threat. Let’s take a pillar drill; are the drill bits in good condition? Are all turning mechanisms moving freely without hindrance? Is the table steady and secure? These simple checks can help to identify a problem long before it can cause an incident, such…

04Oct 2021 by lucas

7 Reasons to Appoint a Health and Safety Representative at Work

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Appointing a Health and Safety Representative in your business as laid out in the 1977 Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations (Outlined in the Health and Safety at Work Act) is an important part of keeping a lot of aspects of Health and Safety in the workplace in check. Whether it’s incident investigations, or following up a fellow employee’s complaint, they have a key role to play. Here are seven reasons why Health and Safety Representatives are crucial for your business: 1. Safety Inspections A Health and Safety Representative should carry out a safety inspection at least once every three months in order to ensure that all policies are being adhered to, all potential hazards are noted and dealt with appropriately, and that the safety of the staff is not…

21Sep 2021 by lucas

The most common issues with paper checklists (and how to avoid them)

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Checking In It’s safe to say we’ve all filled out our fair share of checklists; daily task lists, risk assessments, accident reports, or maybe extra toppings on a pizza order. But even with the promise of extra pepperoni, checklists can present a number of problems, especially in paper form. Here are our techniques for making checklists much more effective within the workplace. Checklist Check...lost If you have ever spent time and energy filling out a paper daily task list only to have it "tidied away" and have to start from scratch, then you will understand how frustrating this can be. Not only does it take up valuable time, but you can also lose track of important information relevant to the list; whether it is a daily task, or…

31Aug 2021 by lucas

5 tips on managing Accident and Incident Reports in 2021

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Nowadays it seems like there is a form for everything; from signing up for a newsletter, all the way down to what kind of sprinkles you’d like on your ice cream. So, when it comes to filling out an accident report form, it can seem a little daunting. But don’t worry! We’ve got a few simple ideas to help make things easier, so let’s get straight into it. Who should fill out the report? It’s important to have the right person fill out the incident report form; it wouldn’t be any use for Joe from I.T to fill it out while he’s working from home! If anyone witnessed the incident, and can give a good, accurate account of what happened, then they should be the one to jot…

19Jul 2021 by Christopher John Grice

Working in the Heatwave.

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HSE guidance suggests a minimum of 16ºC or 13ºC if employees are doing physical work, although believe it or not there is no guidance for a maximum temperature limit, That said though the Health and Safety at Work regulations says that employers must: • keep the temperature at a comfortable level• provide clean and fresh air So without further ado here are our tips for keeping your employees cool (and happy) in the workplace: Relaxed Dress Code There is nothing worse than sitting in a 3 piece suit in the blazing sun, especially as most formalwear here in the UK is made of wool blends. Where appropriate you may want to relax the company dress code and allow workers to adorn more casual loose fitting clothes, obviously make Sure that…

07Jul 2021 by Christopher John Grice

So, I’m the Health and Safety Lead… Now what?

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Whatever you decide to do either outsourcing or keeping your health and safety in house you have a legal duty to ensure that you have competent Health and Safety support. As an employer you must ensure that people are safe which include staff, contractors and the general public during the employers business activities, and that all employees have a proportionate level of health and safety understanding. Organisations have a legal duty to provide competent health and safety support The ever-changing legislation is wide-ranging and industry-specific. Your health and safety ‘competent person’ has a challenging role, so there are many benefits of outsourcing the support. Are you aware of the challenges of managing health and safety in-house 1. Making sense and keeping up with the ever evolving HSE legislation and regulations…

01Jun 2021 by Martin Griffiths No Comments

Introduction to Fire Audits

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In this blog we look at Fire Audits and how they fit into your sites Health and Safety obligations, what the stages are and how software can take the pain out of the process.We all should know that best practise would recommend that fire risk assessments should be completed annually it is the responsible persons responsibility to complete or to instruct a competently qualified person to complete the fire risk assessment at least once per year or when there has been a significant change in the environment as mentioned in Article 9, (3) of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. But what about a Fire safety audit is it the same as a fire risk assessment? the answer is no a fire risk assessment looks at 5 areas Stage 1: Identify Fire Hazards.Identify…

19May 2021 by Christopher John Grice

Office Assistant (Kickstart Placement)

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We are super excited to be expanding our team, if you are between 16 and 24 and in recept of universal credit this is a great gateway into the marketing industry. Job Placement summary 25 hour per week (possibly extra hours offered) Hourly Rate of Pay = NMW to start This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the core operations of a rapidly growing Software company. You will be involved in supporting the day to day office activity. Typical duties may include:- typing up Reports - Supporting customers - Creating support manuals - Testing new features of the system - Managing contractors work schedulesYou will require a basic level or IT skills and strong Literacy skills for this role. Essential skills, experience and qualifications You will require a…

19May 2021 by Christopher John Grice

Jr Marketing Assistant (kickstart Placement)

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Job Placement summary We are super excited to be expanding our team, if you are between 16 and 24 and in recept of universal credit this is a great gateway into the marketing industry. 25 hour per week (possibly extra hours offered) Hourly Rate of Pay = NMW to start You will be assisting the team with marketing our online software solution. This will include being involved in Social media, Email Marketing as well as basic website editing. Key Responsibilities: Updating our Social Media Accounts Assisting in blog creation Assisting in basic Search Engine Campaigns Basic Website editing and maintenance Essential skills, experience and qualifications You must have a great eye for detail and above all things be willing to learn new skills while gaining hands on experience. Working pattern…