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When it comes to refurbishment projects, hospitals can be particularly high-risk environments. The potential for health and safety issues is immense as any construction work must be planned around the ongoing needs of patients and staff. Patients must continue to be cared for, operations must take place and prescriptions must continue to be provided. These …
Many businesses are growing increasingly frustrated with an ever-increasing workload generated by more and more Government health and safety regulations. Keeping up to date with the latest regulations can be a minefield for firms and when things go wrong, business owners are left facing the risk of prosecution, fines or even jail. In 2020 businesses …
Read moreHow can you protect your firm from Government Health and Safety Regulations?
Clients have a responsibility to ensure their projects are undertaken safely. If they feel their contractors are not performing as they should be, or are unsure what their performance is like, we can carry out a site audit. This will identify which parts of their projects are being done well and which need attention. In …
Now that we are starting to see some positive progression with COVID-19, we can start to look at other pressing matters. Like, will Brexit affect health and safety in the UK? Thankfully largely ignored during the pandemic, Brexit is still going on in the background, and the UK is still due to officially leave the …
One of the best pieces of good news is the reform to building safety regulatory systems, much of which was instigated as a direct result of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Announced on the 2nd April by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP and the Ministry …
Read moreNew Building Safety Regulatory Changes are Just What’s Needed.
While the majority of us stay at home and observe lock-down procedures, some people – key workers, emergency services, and NHS staff – cannot avoid being in an exposure area and the only real option is protection. But with so many conflicting pieces of information coming from different sources, how can the people that need …
As we enter the third week of lockdown, the Governments advice remains the same; avoid contact with others and stay indoors wherever possible. But this isn’t realistic for everyone, and many still have to put themselves at risk through their jobs, so protection rather than prevention becomes their priority. But this is a fast-moving situation, …
Sounds stupid right? You just grab your laptop, bugger off home set up on your kitchen table or your sofa…or stay in bed and you’re good to go right? Well because you or your staff are still at work there are still requirements that should be followed to ensure their safe and remain well. In …
As the UK sees its biggest daily rise in confirmed coronavirus cases, the Health & safety executive is keen to ensure that those currently unaffected in the workplace remain so. Coronavirus – now officially designated Covid-19 – is fast taking on pandemic proportions globally and the Worlds Governments are scrambling to contain it as much …
Adopting health and safety measures such as safe working practices specific to your industry helps you remain compliant with UK health and safety laws, and protects your staff from injury at work. Some industries are more prone to accidents so the requirements can vary to some degree, but there are fundamental measures that all employers …
Read more5 Health and Safety measures to protect your staff!