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Is Health and Safety “a pain in the backside?”

As a safety practitioner I appreciate that safety is often seen as onerous, burdensome and considered a “pain in the backside”. A task that needs to be done, but in reality a task that is always at the bottom of a very long list of things to do. However good safety management can add value to your business, save you money, prevent prosecution and win you new clients.

Kevin Jones

www.safetyadviser.co.uk

if you need help

I can help companies retain the big clients, clients who are continually improving there own safety and environmental standards and are expecting their suppliers to do the same. I can also help businesses win new contracts by answering those awkward questions on pre qualifying questionnaires. Environmentally I help businesses reduce costs and improve their bottom line through better resource management.

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Kevin Jones
safetyadviser.co.uk
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Top Ten Tips - Getting Started on Health and Safety

If you run a business and you employ five or more employees you have a duty under law to provide Health and Safety arrangements. Why manage Health and Safety? effective health and safety management brings benefits such as a significant reduction in accidents and sickness absence, reduced insurance premiums, increased customer confidence, and employee goodwill. Here are another top ten tips on getting started on Health and Safety.

1. Know your hazards: list hazardous work practices and working conditions. A hazard is something with a potential to cause harm.

2. Conduct risk assessments: a risk is the chance of harm being done by the hazards.

3. Look for the individuals exposed to the risk; make a note of who could be harmed and how. Look for groups more at risk i.e. contractors, visitors and the disabled.

4. Control the risks that need it; don’t waste time on the insignificant concentrate your efforts on the major risks.

5. Choose the right solutions: giving individuals personal protective equipment (PPE) is often the last line of defense. Identify a suitable solution.

6. Know where to get help: the Health and Safety Executive or Business Link are good places to start.

7. If necessary seek competent advice; there are many organisations, trade associations and consultants that can provide technical knowledge.

8. Review and make sure the risks stay controlled; a risk assessment should be treated as a “live” document.

9. Keep up to date records; you never know when the inspector may call. You will need to prove that you are managing safety.

10. Always lead by example; actions speak louder than words.

(Source HSE’s “Essentials of health and safety at work”)

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Kevin Jones BSc (Hons) Tech IOSH AIEMA
Safety & Environmental Practitioner
kevin.jones@safetyadviser.co.uk
www.safetyadviser.co.uk

safetyadviser.co.uk enters the blog world

My name is Kevin Jones of safetyadviser.co.uk. I am a safety and environmental practitioner. I love my job because I help prevent serious accidents. This done through sensible risk management and not risk avoidance as I understand that the job still needs to be done.

I am also a tree hugger! I help businesses with environmental needs from waste reduction to energy efficiency... If you want expert safety and environmental advice at an affordable price contact me.”

My goal for 2007 is to promote simple and cost effective Health and Safety. That is why this year I am promoting the

“Health and Safety Starter Pack”

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have introduced a “starter pack”, which provides a comprehensive introduction to health and safety for new and small business. It is priced at £35 and can be purchased online (http://www.hse.gov.uk/flist/index.htm).

With this in mind safetyadviser.co.uk will be producing a newsletter each month detailing examples of safety documents with the intention of providing, for free, a set of working safety arrangements by December 06. If followed, each newsletter will provide a step by step approach to safety. Each “next step” will add a little more to the safety arrangements; for example February’s newsletter will explain what is required in a Health and Safety Policy, June will provide working examples of risk assessments etc… By December you will have a simple and functional Health and Safety system. Would you be interested in receiving my newsletter with the details?

Now if you cannot wait twelve months, or if you haven’t got the time or resources, I can provide you with Safety and Environmental Arrangements that would be tailored to your company.

Accidents at work can cost your organisation money and can ruin the lives of your employees. Preventing them need not cost the earth...

Kevin Jones

safetyadviser.co.uk