Tag Archive: HSE

Improve your Workplace Safety in 2024

Improve your workplace safety at Direct2U

NEW YEAR, IMPROVED WORKPLACE SAFETY! In 2024, we are assessing all risks and prioritising workplace safety! No matter what your business is, workplace safety should play a significant part in ensuring both yourself and others are safe at work this new year! Follow Safety Best Practices Not sure where to start when it comes to workplace safety? You’re not alone, many are in this position, and it is easy to become overwhelmed. That’s why we have put together some staple best practices for you to make a fresh start in 2024. This can help identify potential hazards and enable you… Read more

17th January 2024 0

Assessing Hazards at Work [HSE Reg & Case Studies]

Assessing Hazards at Work

Hazards and risks in the workplace can be effectively managed, if identified correctly. Having appropriate first aid provisions as well as adequate training helps reduce the risks of accidents & illnesses, but only if employers and employees do the homework. Identifying and assessing your workplace means including these 5 factors in your assessment: Hazards – with the help of a general risk assessment and list of different workplace activities Employees – number of employees, level of experience and existing health issues Accidents & ill-health records – monitor past accidents and note how & where they occurred Working arrangements – day… Read more

30th June 2017 0

Health and Safety: Working at Height Fines

Health and Safety: Working at Height Fines A West Midlands roofing company has been fined after a safety official passed them working and spotted an employee working unsafely at height with no fall protection in place at all.   The incident was reported by the safety official after the chance sighting on 26th September 2013 and the firm was prosecuted yesterday (28th April). Sandwell Magistrates Court heard that an inspector for the Health and Safety Executive was on the industrial estate when he saw two of the firms’ employees on a fragile roof of a nearby business unit. He noted… Read more

29th April 2014 0

NEW HSE Law Poster Deadline: 5th April

Change your HSE posters and leaflets before 5th April 2014 The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) first introduced the Health & Safety Law Poster and leaflet in 1999. Under the HSIER (Health and Safety information for Employees Regulations) employers are required to either provide each employee with a leaflet or display the poster in a prominent location. In 2009, the HSE introduced and updates the Health & Safety Law Poster making it simpler and easier to follow. In an attempt to minimize the impact on organisations, the HSE provided a five year transition period meaning that employers have until 5th… Read more

6th March 2014 0