Articles, tagged with "safety at work", page 5

Employment Law - 6 Important Tips for Every Employer

When it comes to employment law, there are often misconceptions as to the obligations and rights of employers. Listed here are six of the areas where these most commonly arise, together with some suggestions and clarifications as to the best way to protec... Read >
Author: Tim Bishop

What's the point of the HSE health and safety law poster?

Since the inception of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act and the creation in the same year, of the then Health and Safety Commission - education and communication have had key roles to play. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) itself was created in... Read >
Author: Preparing your office for a fire emergency

New Sentencing Guidelines issued for health & safety breaches

The Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) has published a definitive guideline on the sentencing of corporations (rather than individuals) for corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA came into force on ... Read >
Author: Harvey McEwan

OHSAS 18001 certification

OHSAS 18001 certification to companies with a large work force involving manual and heavy work takes and/ or high risk work environment. The certification given to the companies whose health and labour protection system is as parallel as specified by inte... Read >
Author: xoomadd

Citation Health and Safety: Regulations for Lone Workers Come Under Scrutiny

Health and safety regulations must be carefully reviewed and enforced by employers in order to protect members of their workforce who primarily work alone, it has been claimed. The warning comes after defence company BAE Systems was fined £80,000 for ... Read >
Author: hitsearch

Fit For Purpose

Any business will know that safety in the workplace is vital to prevent the workforce and visitors being harmed or becoming ill because of inadequate or non existence of proper health and safety signage. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regu... Read >
Author: Mary

Choosing Wear

When shopping for regular corporate wear, they are easier to choose because they are normal work clothes. However, when you are speaking about work wear for safety at work, you must pay more heed to what kind of quality you are buying and how sophisticate... Read >
Author: Gwen Hailey

Office Maintenance for Health and Safety

Health and safety at work is important for employers not only as a moral obligation, but also as sensible business that will affect their profits and the productivity of the staff; firstly by preventing them having to take sick days which can cost the com... Read >
Author: Doris Von

Can Second Hand Instruments Provide Better Quality at a Lower Price?

Electrical appliances have one major consideration before anyone buys them, i.e. safety from accidental misbehaviour of the appliance itself. In other words, the buyers must be reassured that the appliance has undergone rigorous testing to ensure that all... Read >
Author: sam lowe

PAT Testing Labels – A Statement of Safety

Electrical appliances have one major consideration before anyone buys them, i.e. safety from accidental misbehaviour of the appliance itself. In other words, the buyers must be reassured that the appliance has undergone rigorous testing to ensure that all... Read >
Author: sam lowe

International Trade Fair for Sheet Metal Working: Blechexpo

From December 1 to 4, Stuttgart (Germany) will be Blechexpo - International Trade Fair for Sheet Metal Working. If you believe that the argument could only interest very many people  just look at the location of the sector to understand that this is also... Read >
Author: cristiano

Personal Hygiene

Personal hygiene in the workplace has long caused problems, mainly because it is an issue that nobody wishes to tackle, even though everyone is happy to complain where a problem exists...even to the extent of dropping hints, to the extent of even leaving ... Read >
Author: ELAS

Work Place Safety Policy -Better Safe than Sorry

Work place safety calls for creating a safe working atmosphere, securing and protecting the lives of staff or workers. As an employer it is the honorable duty to take care of all the workers working for you. Work place safety is very important factor wh... Read >
Author: Elbert Witt

Guide to Duty of Care!

Company car and van drivers are involved in over 1,000 fatal accidents on Britains roads each year and almost 100000 are injured while driving on company business. Driving at Work: Managing Work Related Road Safety Guide To address this in September ... Read >
Author: mohit576

Importance Of Health & Safety At Work

The importance of health and safety at work cannot be overstated. The employer has both a moral and a legal obligation to ensure that his employees work in both a safe and healthy environment. Morally no worker should be forced to work in an environm... Read >
Author: Craig Ellyard

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