Safety at Summer Events
Summer events can involve significant risks in challenging environments. The construction, occupation and dismantling of facilities within compressed timescales come with significant risks which need to be managed.
Summer events can involve significant risks in challenging environments. The construction, occupation and dismantling of facilities within compressed timescales come with significant risks which need to be managed.
A company’s Carbon Footprint, Global Warming and environmental issues all come under the umbrella of ‘Safety, Health and Environment’.
Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of all reported major injuries and can also lead to other types of serious accidents, for example falls from height.
‘Work equipment’ can cover almost any equipment used by a worker at work, including circular saws and drilling machines, hand tools
Last week I wrote about your duties towards New and Expectant Mothers. This has raised questions about which other workers require employers to consider an enhanced level of responsibility to ensure their health and safety.
Each year more mothers are going back to work after having a baby. In 2017 there were 4.9 million mothers with dependent children in work, which is an increase of about one third from 3.67 million in 1996.
“Hand arm vibration breaches are up a third on construction sites”. I read a report last week that shows that the number of hand arm vibration breaches on British construction sites has risen by third in the last year. The figures from this report show 33% year-on-year rise in the number of reported incidents, [...]
The safety culture of an organisation relates to the values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behaviour that determine a company’s commitment to health and safety management.
According to Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, one in four people of working age will experience mental ill health including depression, anxiety or issues relating to stress and this is estimated to cost the UK economy almost £35bn a year.
Driver behaviour contributes to most crashes and is often the main cause. Speeding and driving while tired, distracted or under the influence of drugs or alcohol cause many serious crashes.
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