Tag Archive: workplace safety

Benefits of Safety Barriers

Benefits of safety barriers

Today, safety barriers have an important role in safeguarding a range of aspects in warehouses, outdoor environments, delivery depots, and much more. Our blog will showcase the range of benefits and purposes to suit your infrastructure. Across the Safety range our specialist team at Direct2U are here to help you! Benefits of safety barriers Our unique safety barriers allows a fully customisable barrier solution, this means our specialist team can design a layout for your certain requirements, which can be added to or altered in the future. Above all, they can restrict access to dangerous areas with a custom design… Read more

27th November 2023 0

Six Easy Ways to Improve Health and Safety in the Workplace

Six Easy Ways to Improve Health and Safety in the Workplace

The health and safety at work act (1974) outlines the main duty of care that both employers and employees have towards their workers and colleagues. Fundamentally the legislation helps ensure that working environments are safe, secure and clean, with all risks and hazards effectively managed, monitored and recorded. Above all most working environments are different and will need a more tailored risk management procedure, but there are some primary tasks you can take to achieve a safer working environment. Subsequently both your risk assessments and health and safety policies should devise a systematic procedure to effectively manage any risks. Here… Read more

18th April 2019 0

Harmful Substances: Which CoSHH Cabinet?

Harmful Substances Which CoSHH Cabinet

Depending on your industry, you will be required to handle harmful substances that could as a result pose a problem to your health and everyone around you. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) regulations help prevent and reduce employees’ exposure to them. And yes, this applies to you even if you are self-employed! What harmful substances does CoSHH cover? CoSHH covers substances such as chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, mists, gases, nanotechnology, biological agents and germs that cause diseases. That’s a long list, and probably covers some aspect of your industry. CoSHH does not, however, cover lead, asbestos or… Read more

11th April 2017 0

How To Reduce Slips and Trips Risks In The Workplace

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How To Reduce Slips and Trips Risks In The Workplace The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires employers to ensure the health and safety of all employees and anyone affected by their work within practical reason by balancing the level of risk against the measures needed to control the risk in relation to time, trouble and money. Such risks include slips and trips. The management of Healthy and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to assess risks and take actions to address them if necessary. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require floors to be… Read more

25th March 2014 0