For fire statistics go to:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/fireandresiliencestatisticsandre/firestatistics/
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Thursday 30 August 2007
Wednesday 29 August 2007
the safety sales pitch August 07
Safety Advice:
For all your health and safety needs, from policies to risk assessments think safetyadviser.co.uk big or small we aim to do it all!!!
Training:
For all your training needs, training can be organised "inhouse" or externally. Let us know what you want.
CIEH Safety Training:
CIEH (New) Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace
CIEH Principles of Manual Handling
CIEH COSHH
CIEH Stress Awareness
CIEH Train the Trainer
IOSH Safety Training:
IOSH Managing Safely
IOSH Working Safely
Other Training:
CDM2007 Awareness
COSHH workshop
Introduction to Health & Safety workshop
Risk Management/ Risk Assessment workshop
Fire Awareness
First Aid Appointed Persons
First Aid (full 4 day course)
For all your health and safety needs, from policies to risk assessments think safetyadviser.co.uk big or small we aim to do it all!!!
Training:
For all your training needs, training can be organised "inhouse" or externally. Let us know what you want.
CIEH Safety Training:
CIEH (New) Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace
CIEH Principles of Manual Handling
CIEH COSHH
CIEH Stress Awareness
CIEH Train the Trainer
IOSH Safety Training:
IOSH Managing Safely
IOSH Working Safely
Other Training:
CDM2007 Awareness
COSHH workshop
Introduction to Health & Safety workshop
Risk Management/ Risk Assessment workshop
Fire Awareness
First Aid Appointed Persons
First Aid (full 4 day course)
Environmental Advice:
Help with environmental management systems BS8555 and ISO14001. .
CIEH Environmental Training:
CIEH Environmental Awareness training
Contact us for details.
Guaranteed friendly and professional advice
Check out the blog:
Information on "Safe Environment" and updates go to:
http://safetyadviser.blogspot.com/
The safety sales pitch is issued at the end of every month. It is the sales newsletter from safetyadviser.co.uk. This newsletter complements the free information issued in the mid month newsletter "Safe Environment".
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Help with environmental management systems BS8555 and ISO14001. .
CIEH Environmental Training:
CIEH Environmental Awareness training
Contact us for details.
Guaranteed friendly and professional advice
Check out the blog:
Information on "Safe Environment" and updates go to:
http://safetyadviser.blogspot.com/
The safety sales pitch is issued at the end of every month. It is the sales newsletter from safetyadviser.co.uk. This newsletter complements the free information issued in the mid month newsletter "Safe Environment".
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
safety news letter August 07
Welcome to the safety newsletter. The idea of these news letters are to raise safety awareness and to get you involved. This month’s topic is fire planning; i.e. what to do in the event of a fire in the workplace and how to prevent fire occuring.
Fire Kills
If you discover a fire you must:
Raise the alarm
Attack the fire with the equipment provided; only if safe to do so (if in doubt get out)
Call the fire brigade
Report the details of location of the fire
Becoming aware of the fire alarm you must:
Leave the building via the nearest available exit
Close all doors behind you
Go directly to the assembly point
Help any visitors to the assembly point
Keep entrance and exit gates clear for the Fire Brigade
Do not
Do not stop to collect personal belongings
Do not shout or run because this may cause panic
Do
Do make your presence known to the most senior site manager
To prevent fire:
Ensure good housekeeping at all times
Keep combustible materials to a minimum
Do not smoke inside the building
Do not store combustible materials next to an ignition source
Report any defective electrical items
Comply with all working procedures and rules regarding fire
Do
Report any fire hazards
Ensure good housekeeping at all times
Ensure fire doors are kept fully closed when not in use
Report any missing or damaged fire equipment immediately
Do not
Do not restrict the access to or egress from emergency routes and exits
Do not restrict access to any fire equipment or alarm points
Do not wedge fire doors open
Do not block fire extinguishers
If you see a fire hazard report it to your manager (the person in charge)
Kevin Jones
safetyadviser.co.uk
For more information on fire go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/index.htm
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Fire Kills
If you discover a fire you must:
Raise the alarm
Attack the fire with the equipment provided; only if safe to do so (if in doubt get out)
Call the fire brigade
Report the details of location of the fire
Becoming aware of the fire alarm you must:
Leave the building via the nearest available exit
Close all doors behind you
Go directly to the assembly point
Help any visitors to the assembly point
Keep entrance and exit gates clear for the Fire Brigade
Do not
Do not stop to collect personal belongings
Do not shout or run because this may cause panic
Do
Do make your presence known to the most senior site manager
To prevent fire:
Ensure good housekeeping at all times
Keep combustible materials to a minimum
Do not smoke inside the building
Do not store combustible materials next to an ignition source
Report any defective electrical items
Comply with all working procedures and rules regarding fire
Do
Report any fire hazards
Ensure good housekeeping at all times
Ensure fire doors are kept fully closed when not in use
Report any missing or damaged fire equipment immediately
Do not
Do not restrict the access to or egress from emergency routes and exits
Do not restrict access to any fire equipment or alarm points
Do not wedge fire doors open
Do not block fire extinguishers
If you see a fire hazard report it to your manager (the person in charge)
Kevin Jones
safetyadviser.co.uk
For more information on fire go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/index.htm
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Wednesday 15 August 2007
Top ten tips training
Top Ten Tips – Safety and Environmental Training
Providing safety and environmental training helps: to ensure your employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do; to develop positive safety and environmental cultures, to make safe and environmental conscious working becomes second nature to everyone; to find out how you could manage safety and the environmental better; and helps meet your legal duty to protect the health and safety of your employees and the wider environment. Here are my top ten tips on providing good training.
1. Understand what training means. Training means helping people to learn how to do something, not just telling people what they should or should not do, or simply giving them information. Training isn’t just about formal ‘classroom’ courses. Training can come in many forms. Training can be as simple as “on the job” instruction.
2. Plan your training, know your training needs; all employees need to be instructed to carry out their duties safely, with minimum of risk to the health and safety of themselves and others. Find out what those duties are. Create a simple training matrix. Look at your risk assessments, do they highlight training needs. The first step towards ensuring a safe working and clean environment is to make sure everyone working is properly trained to do their job.
3. Take into account the existing capabilities, training, knowledge and experience of workers; and ensure that the demands of the job do not exceed their ability to carry out their work without risk to themselves and others. If you think the job is to demanding or you are unsure training is required.
4. Basic training starts at induction, new recruits need basic induction training into how to work safely, including arrangements for first aid, fire and evacuation. Highlight your policies on safety and don’t forget to add a section on the environment!
5. Arrange, as considered appropriate, additional awareness information, instruction and training. This can be in the form of short “toolbox talks”, conducted monthly on the topic of the moment. Information and Instruction should be like a “dripping tap”, constant.
6. Repeat, repeat, repeat, tell them what you’re going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them. Repeat the message to help it sink in.
7. Specific attention needs to be given to those considered to be at higher risk i.e. young and inexperienced workers (highlighted in risk assessment). Tailor training to suit. Risk assessment should also highlight the need for specialist safety instruction and training. Refresher training will need to be given, as considered appropriate. For example First Aiders will need to be trained and will have refresher training every three years.
8. Get feedback on the training. Did the “student” enjoy the training; did it highlight any further needs?
9. Monitor the effectiveness of training. Conduct random inspections on working practices to see if the training is being use.
10. Get signatures, ensure all information, instruction and training is signed for!
For more information contact www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Providing safety and environmental training helps: to ensure your employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do; to develop positive safety and environmental cultures, to make safe and environmental conscious working becomes second nature to everyone; to find out how you could manage safety and the environmental better; and helps meet your legal duty to protect the health and safety of your employees and the wider environment. Here are my top ten tips on providing good training.
1. Understand what training means. Training means helping people to learn how to do something, not just telling people what they should or should not do, or simply giving them information. Training isn’t just about formal ‘classroom’ courses. Training can come in many forms. Training can be as simple as “on the job” instruction.
2. Plan your training, know your training needs; all employees need to be instructed to carry out their duties safely, with minimum of risk to the health and safety of themselves and others. Find out what those duties are. Create a simple training matrix. Look at your risk assessments, do they highlight training needs. The first step towards ensuring a safe working and clean environment is to make sure everyone working is properly trained to do their job.
3. Take into account the existing capabilities, training, knowledge and experience of workers; and ensure that the demands of the job do not exceed their ability to carry out their work without risk to themselves and others. If you think the job is to demanding or you are unsure training is required.
4. Basic training starts at induction, new recruits need basic induction training into how to work safely, including arrangements for first aid, fire and evacuation. Highlight your policies on safety and don’t forget to add a section on the environment!
5. Arrange, as considered appropriate, additional awareness information, instruction and training. This can be in the form of short “toolbox talks”, conducted monthly on the topic of the moment. Information and Instruction should be like a “dripping tap”, constant.
6. Repeat, repeat, repeat, tell them what you’re going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them. Repeat the message to help it sink in.
7. Specific attention needs to be given to those considered to be at higher risk i.e. young and inexperienced workers (highlighted in risk assessment). Tailor training to suit. Risk assessment should also highlight the need for specialist safety instruction and training. Refresher training will need to be given, as considered appropriate. For example First Aiders will need to be trained and will have refresher training every three years.
8. Get feedback on the training. Did the “student” enjoy the training; did it highlight any further needs?
9. Monitor the effectiveness of training. Conduct random inspections on working practices to see if the training is being use.
10. Get signatures, ensure all information, instruction and training is signed for!
For more information contact www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Tuesday 14 August 2007
safe environment August 07
Construction accidents
Fatalities go up
Fatal statistics released by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for 2006/07 show there was a 28% increase in the number of fatal accidents to workers in the construction industry. Tragically 77 workers lost their lives in construction. Working at height remains the most significant risk on building projects. In 2006/07, there were 23 fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry due to falling from a height. There were 16 fatalities due to being hit by a moving or falling object, and 10 fatalities from contact with electricity.
Everyone has responsibility for Health and Safety. Workers are killed on building sites.
Relevant sections on personal responsibility contained in the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations require individuals to work in a manner which does not put themselves or anyone else in danger. They must comply with all safety requirements advised by their employer and they must not misuse or abuse anything supplied for safety purposes.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm?ebul=cons/aug-07&cr=01
Blackle
Fatalities go up
Fatal statistics released by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for 2006/07 show there was a 28% increase in the number of fatal accidents to workers in the construction industry. Tragically 77 workers lost their lives in construction. Working at height remains the most significant risk on building projects. In 2006/07, there were 23 fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry due to falling from a height. There were 16 fatalities due to being hit by a moving or falling object, and 10 fatalities from contact with electricity.
Everyone has responsibility for Health and Safety. Workers are killed on building sites.
Relevant sections on personal responsibility contained in the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations require individuals to work in a manner which does not put themselves or anyone else in danger. They must comply with all safety requirements advised by their employer and they must not misuse or abuse anything supplied for safety purposes.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm?ebul=cons/aug-07&cr=01
Blackle
Google an alternative
If you use Google as a search engine why not try the alternative: http://www.blackle.com/
“In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine"
HSE's Autumn Campaign
If you use Google as a search engine why not try the alternative: http://www.blackle.com/
“In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine"
HSE's Autumn Campaign
Falls from vehicles campaign
Approximately 2000 workers are seriously injured every year as a result of falling from a vehicle with an average of 5 workers dying. 90% of the falls are from below head height and the estimated economic and human cost of the incidents we know about is £36.7 million.
The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risk of falling that workers are exposed to when accessing and/or working at height on vehicles and the actions that should be taken to minimise these risks. They are targetting key audiences with the message that;
Falls from vehicles can cause serious injuries
There are simple, cost effective solutions that can be fitted to new and exisiting equipment
Approximately 2000 workers are seriously injured every year as a result of falling from a vehicle with an average of 5 workers dying. 90% of the falls are from below head height and the estimated economic and human cost of the incidents we know about is £36.7 million.
The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risk of falling that workers are exposed to when accessing and/or working at height on vehicles and the actions that should be taken to minimise these risks. They are targetting key audiences with the message that;
Falls from vehicles can cause serious injuries
There are simple, cost effective solutions that can be fitted to new and exisiting equipment
For the most up to date information visit the safetyadviser.co.uk blog
http://safetyadviser.blogspot.com/
Kevin Jones
kevin.jones@safetyadviser.co.uk
Taking the pain out of Health + Safety at www.safetyadviser.co.uk
http://safetyadviser.blogspot.com/
Kevin Jones
kevin.jones@safetyadviser.co.uk
Taking the pain out of Health + Safety at www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Construction Fatal Injury Statistics 2006/ 2007 Released
Fatal statistics released by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for 2006/07 show there was a 28% increase in the number of fatal accidents to workers in the construction industry. Tragically 77 workers lost their lives in construction. Working at height remains the most significant risk on building projects. In 2006/07, there were 23 fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry due to falling from a height. There were 16 fatalities due to being hit by a moving or falling object, and 10 fatalities from contact with electricity.
Blackle.com - Saving energy one search at a time
If you use Google as a search engine why not try the alternative:
http://www.blackle.com/
“In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine”
http://www.blackle.com/
“In January 2007 a blog post titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine”
Saturday 4 August 2007
Calling business in Northamptonshire
FREE SAFETY CHECK ON YOUR BUSINESS IN AUGUST
Is Health and Safety “a pain in the backside?” Why not get someone else to do it!!
We 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. This is where we can help.
Contact us now for a FREE, no-commitment, assessment on your health and safety arrangements and we will give you our time to check that you have the necessary legal requirements in place. We will give you practical advice and point you in the right direction if a problem is found.
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You may think you’re covered, but are you sure? Wouldn’t it be nice to know?
So if you want to stay legal and avoid prosecution, meet your customers’ requirements and maximise your business’s capabilities then contact us.
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
Is Health and Safety “a pain in the backside?” Why not get someone else to do it!!
We 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. This is where we can help.
Contact us now for a FREE, no-commitment, assessment on your health and safety arrangements and we will give you our time to check that you have the necessary legal requirements in place. We will give you practical advice and point you in the right direction if a problem is found.
WE GUARANTEE FRIENDLY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
You may think you’re covered, but are you sure? Wouldn’t it be nice to know?
So if you want to stay legal and avoid prosecution, meet your customers’ requirements and maximise your business’s capabilities then contact us.
www.safetyadviser.co.uk
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