Friday 2 February 2007

“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. Go to (http://www.hse.gov.uk/flist/index.htm) for more details.

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 07. 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.

Topics to be covered include:
Policy and arrangements
Sensible risk management
Accident prevention
Training and Instruction
Promotion and Communication
Emergency Preparedness (including Fire)
Contractor Management

Now if you cannot wait twelve months, or if you haven’t got the time or resources, safetyadviser.co.uk can provide you with Safety and Environmental Arrangements that would be tailored to your company. If not safetyadviser.co.uk recommends you purchase the HSE’s “Health and Safety Starter Pack”.

Why manage Health and Safety? If you employ five or more staff it is the law. However 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. Good Health and Safety Management stems leading by example. Improve your safety arrangements today and check out:

“Top Ten Tips - Getting Started on Health and Safety Part 2”

Accidents at work can cost your organisation money and can ruin the lives of your employees. Preventing them need not cost the earth. safetyadviser.co.uk is committed to “taking the pain out of health and safety” both humanely and financially.


Kevin Jones
www.safetyadviser.co.uk

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