Health and Safety Executive

Roofing is an essential housing need which is often taken for granted mainly due to the fact that it is not often seen. Owners of the house or the people who live there only take notice of the roof when something manifests in the ceiling or can be seen from the outside. Rain damage is the usually culprit when it comes to damage on the roof. There are ways to maintain certain roof types and to make them last a long as possible. Metal Roofs This is one of the most common roofing materials used…

decrease injuries and hazards or facing strong enforcement. The employers gained assistance in improving a good safety management programs, and they were provided fewer inspection. However, the inspection will happen if there are complaints about severe accidents. The first advantage of this criteria is decreasing the injury and illness rates by encouraging companies to ensure more safety environment for workers. This in fact to avoid the expenses of fines and to maintain a good reputation in…

Purpose/Objective ToteSmart is dedicated to providing and maintaining a workplace that is safe and productive for all employees. The company will not tolerate the possession, sale or use of illegal drugs; the unlawful possession, sale or use of other controlled substances; or the possession, sale or use of alcohol while at work or engaged in work-related activities. It is mandatory that all employees report to work able to efficiently and safely perform their job duties. All employees are…

There’s more than cost to consider when you hire an electrician. While reasonable prices should be a factor, it’s more important to hire an electrician who safely will repair any electrical problem in your home. Piedmont Electric Repair Co. Inc. in High Point, NC, has been providing high-quality services since 1936, so they have the expertise to take care of any electrical job. They suggest asking these five questions to find the most qualified local electrician: • Are You Licensed? Most…

A part of any proficient safety program is the reporting process. Without reporting there can be no trend analysis or measure of success for implemented practices. The Occupational Safety and Health Act is no different. Recognizing the need for standardized reporting, 29 CFR 1904.7 outlines the general reporting criteria. The final rule clarifies the reporting criteria for all incidents of injury and illness requiring treatment beyond first aid. To simplify the definition of first aid paragraph…

Manual Handling What is Manual Handling? The Manual Handling Operations Regulations define the term manual handling as ‘any transporting of load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or by bodily force.’ To put this simply manual handling is any action that requires an individual to move or lift a load of some kind. Potential Issues of Manual Handling And Injuries Caused by Manual Handling? Over a third of all the reportable injuries that…

Companies are responsible for the safety of workers while on duty. When violence occurs against employees or amongst coworkers companies can be held liable for failing to prevent the incident. Workers’ compensation addresses on-the-job injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 establishes federal regulations for employee safety protections (Mathis, 2014). I visited the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s webpage on Violent Crimes. After reviewing their Workplace Violence…

While the current economic situation has slowed the pace of business, construction, manufacturing and business in general has not by any means ground to a halt. People are still working and on-the-job accidents can still happen, whether in an office, in a manufacturing facility or on a construction site. When you are injured on the job, your main concerns are recovering from your injury and for your family's well being while you are injured. You need to get the treatment and rehabilitation…

Identifying, obtaining, conforming and implementing signage requirements is essential in order to follow documentation and prevent risk for yourself, other workers and anyone visiting the site or workplace. IDENTIFY SIGNAGE REQUIRMENTS Identifying signage requirements will vary from state to state, and from industry to industry. Furthermore, the role you play on site will also determine what regulations you must meet when implementing signage. You can begin identifying the signage requirement…

Accident and incident policy When a child hurts themselves in the setting the practitioner should comfort them and get the first aider. If it is an emergency the manager and the child’s parents should be informed and an ambulance called. The nursery should have permission from the parents to call the ambulance in a emergency. If it is not an emergency once the child’s injuries have been tended to and the accident incident and emergency form or book needs to be filed in as it is a statutory…