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Wednesday 23 December 2009
Fire risk assessment updated
The fire risk assessment has been updated with new questions. It is currently free for testing
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Friday 18 December 2009
safe environment newsletter December 09
In this issue
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Christmas safety
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Welcome
Welcome to December’s safe environment newsletter. Will it be Joe from the X Factor or Rage Against the Machine for No.1 at Christmas? Are you with the family or on your own? Do you think Christmas is great or is it Bah Humbug? Here are some Christmas safety tips.
We at she hope you have a great and “safe” Christmas. We look forward to speaking to you in the New Year!
Snow and Winter
Here are some tips on how to prevent slips, trips and falls in the snow and winter weather. Always plan ahead; give yourself sufficient time and plan your route. Use special care when entering and exiting vehicles; use the vehicle for support. Walk in salted walkways as much as possible. Taking shortcuts over snow piles and areas where snow and ice removal is not feasible can be hazardous. Look ahead when you walk; a walkway completely covered with ice may require travel along its grassy edge for traction. When given no choice but to walk on ice, consider the following:
· Wear the proper foot wear.
· Take small steps to keep your centre of balance under you.
· Take short steps or shuffle for stability
· Walking slowly and never running on icy ground.
· Keep both hands free for balance, rather than in your pockets.
· Use handrails where provided.
· Keep your eyes on where you are going.
· Test potentially slick areas by tapping your foot on them.
· Step - Don't jump from vehicles and equipment.
· Keep walkways clear of debris, water, ice and slippery materials.
· Be prepared to fall.
· Finally, when entering buildings, remove snow and water from footwear to prevent creating wet slippery conditions indoors.
Christmas safety General Christmas safety tips
Never use electric lights on a metallic tree. The tree can become charged with electricity from faulty lights and if someone touches a branch they could get electrocuted. Before using lights outside, check labels to be sure they have been certified for outdoor use. To hold lights in place, string them through hooks or insulated staples, not nails or tacks. Use only non-combustible or flame-resistant materials to trim a tree. Choose tinsel or artificial icicles of plastic or non-leaded metals. In homes with small children, take special care to avoid decorations that are sharp or breakable, keep trimmings with small removable parts out of the reach of children to avoid swallowing or inhaling small pieces. Make sure artificial trees are fire resistant and keep real trees away from fireplaces, radiators or portable heaters. Never overload electrical sockets and always switch off Christmas lights and unplug them before going to bed.
Celebrate safely: People Parties and Fire Safety
When you have people round for a party or some other occasion, think ahead. If you have guests staying the night, make sure they know how to escape safely. Let guests know of any features they may not be familiar with - for example, how to open the front door. Tell guests where the door keys are. Take particular care of elderly people, children and people with disabilities. If there are smokers put out enough ashtrays, so ash or butts don't get dropped in places like waste paper bins.
If there's a fire ...
Tell everyone in your home.
Get everyone out.
Call 999.
DON'T go back in.
Christmas Safety Tips from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
For most of us Christmas is a time to relax and have fun, although it can also be frantically busy and more than a little stressful. Many of us will be out and about more than usual for that essential Christmas shopping and to festive parties and other social events and the last thing we need is to become a victim of crime. To help avoid this, consider some of the following advice:
Christmas Shopping
The nearer it gets to the 25th, the busier the shops become and the more fraught you are likely to be. Try to remember:
· Don’t get loaded down with too many bags. Try to keep one hand free.
· Try and avoid taking young children into busy shopping areas but if it is unavoidable make sure they know what to do if they lose you, e.g. Tell the nearest counter assistant that they are lost and NEVER leave a shop without you.
· Agree a meeting point with older children in case you get separated.
· Be careful where you park your car, especially if you will be returning to it after dark.
· If parking in a multi-storey car park, choose a well-lit space as close to the exit as possible and away from pillars. Reverse into position.
· Keep car doors locked whilst driving in built up areas, especially if you’ve got bags of presents in the car.
· Don’t leave lots of presents on show in a parked car as they could tempt thieves.
· Keep alert and aware of your surroundings, especially in busy shops and crowded streets where thieves and pickpockets may well be operating.
· If you think you spot a thief or pickpocket alert the police or security staff. Avoid a confrontation whenever possible
· Keep a close watch on your valuables and try not to keep them all in one place.
Christmas Parties
Most of us like a drink or two at a party but remember that alcohol will make you more relaxed and could affect your judgment – don’t let it endanger your personal safety.
· The most common date rape drug is alcohol, with victims being given drinks with a far higher alcohol content than they think.
· Watch your drinks and food to ensure that nothing is added to them.
· Be especially careful never to leave your drink unattended, even if you are going onto a dance floor or to the toilet.
· If your drink has been left unattended, do not drink any more of it.
· If something tastes or looks odd, do not eat/drink any more of it. Be aware though that some date rape drugs are colourless and tasteless.
· If someone you do not know or trust offers to buy you a drink, either decline politely or accompany them to the bar and watch that nothing is added to your drink.
· Know your own limit.
· If you meet someone new at a party DON’T go home with them. DON’T invite them back to your home or accept a lift from them. Arrange a second date in a public place to get to know the person better.
· Pay attention to your instincts. If you feel uneasy about someone, there may be a reason – don’t give them personal details about yourself and don’t arrange a second date.
· When it’s time to go home, carry your keys, travel card, mobile phone and some money in your pocket, so you can give up your handbag or wallet and escape quickly if necessary on the way home.
· If possible carry a personal alarm and know how to use it to shock and disorientate an assailant so that you can get away.
Christmas Transport
The party’s over and you need to get home. You are likely to be tired and slightly the worse for wear so you need to be careful.
· The ideal plan is to book your cab in advance or, if you have the number of a licensed cab company with you, call from the party and arrange for them to pick you up right outside the venue. Alternatively, ask your host or staff at the club/bar/restaurant to recommend one.
· Never accept a lift from a minicab touting for trade. You have no guarantee that the driver is a mini cab driver at all.
· If necessary walk to the nearest minicab office – keeping to well-lit streets and walking against the traffic and in sight of other people whenever possible.
· Always sit in the back of a cab and if you get chatting to the driver do not give away personal details. If you feel uneasy with the driver, ask him to stop at a busy familiar place and get out.
· If using public transport, have your ticket, pass or change ready in your hand so that your wallet is out of sight.
· Always wait for the bus or train in a well-lit place near other people if possible and try and arrange for someone to meet you at the bus stop or station.
· Take note of where the emergency alarms are and try and sit near them – there are alarms on every bus, in every train carriage and on every platform.
· If a bus is empty or it is after dark, stay on the lower deck as near as possible to the driver.
· On trains avoid empty compartments or compartments that have no access to corridors or other parts of the train. If you feel threatened on any public transport press the alarm and/or make as much noise as possible to attract attention of your fellow passengers or the driver or guard.
Click here to learn more.
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Snow
Christmas safety
Contact details
Welcome
Welcome to December’s safe environment newsletter. Will it be Joe from the X Factor or Rage Against the Machine for No.1 at Christmas? Are you with the family or on your own? Do you think Christmas is great or is it Bah Humbug? Here are some Christmas safety tips.
We at she hope you have a great and “safe” Christmas. We look forward to speaking to you in the New Year!
Snow and Winter
Here are some tips on how to prevent slips, trips and falls in the snow and winter weather. Always plan ahead; give yourself sufficient time and plan your route. Use special care when entering and exiting vehicles; use the vehicle for support. Walk in salted walkways as much as possible. Taking shortcuts over snow piles and areas where snow and ice removal is not feasible can be hazardous. Look ahead when you walk; a walkway completely covered with ice may require travel along its grassy edge for traction. When given no choice but to walk on ice, consider the following:
· Wear the proper foot wear.
· Take small steps to keep your centre of balance under you.
· Take short steps or shuffle for stability
· Walking slowly and never running on icy ground.
· Keep both hands free for balance, rather than in your pockets.
· Use handrails where provided.
· Keep your eyes on where you are going.
· Test potentially slick areas by tapping your foot on them.
· Step - Don't jump from vehicles and equipment.
· Keep walkways clear of debris, water, ice and slippery materials.
· Be prepared to fall.
· Finally, when entering buildings, remove snow and water from footwear to prevent creating wet slippery conditions indoors.
Christmas safety General Christmas safety tips
Never use electric lights on a metallic tree. The tree can become charged with electricity from faulty lights and if someone touches a branch they could get electrocuted. Before using lights outside, check labels to be sure they have been certified for outdoor use. To hold lights in place, string them through hooks or insulated staples, not nails or tacks. Use only non-combustible or flame-resistant materials to trim a tree. Choose tinsel or artificial icicles of plastic or non-leaded metals. In homes with small children, take special care to avoid decorations that are sharp or breakable, keep trimmings with small removable parts out of the reach of children to avoid swallowing or inhaling small pieces. Make sure artificial trees are fire resistant and keep real trees away from fireplaces, radiators or portable heaters. Never overload electrical sockets and always switch off Christmas lights and unplug them before going to bed.
Celebrate safely: People Parties and Fire Safety
When you have people round for a party or some other occasion, think ahead. If you have guests staying the night, make sure they know how to escape safely. Let guests know of any features they may not be familiar with - for example, how to open the front door. Tell guests where the door keys are. Take particular care of elderly people, children and people with disabilities. If there are smokers put out enough ashtrays, so ash or butts don't get dropped in places like waste paper bins.
If there's a fire ...
Tell everyone in your home.
Get everyone out.
Call 999.
DON'T go back in.
Christmas Safety Tips from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
For most of us Christmas is a time to relax and have fun, although it can also be frantically busy and more than a little stressful. Many of us will be out and about more than usual for that essential Christmas shopping and to festive parties and other social events and the last thing we need is to become a victim of crime. To help avoid this, consider some of the following advice:
Christmas Shopping
The nearer it gets to the 25th, the busier the shops become and the more fraught you are likely to be. Try to remember:
· Don’t get loaded down with too many bags. Try to keep one hand free.
· Try and avoid taking young children into busy shopping areas but if it is unavoidable make sure they know what to do if they lose you, e.g. Tell the nearest counter assistant that they are lost and NEVER leave a shop without you.
· Agree a meeting point with older children in case you get separated.
· Be careful where you park your car, especially if you will be returning to it after dark.
· If parking in a multi-storey car park, choose a well-lit space as close to the exit as possible and away from pillars. Reverse into position.
· Keep car doors locked whilst driving in built up areas, especially if you’ve got bags of presents in the car.
· Don’t leave lots of presents on show in a parked car as they could tempt thieves.
· Keep alert and aware of your surroundings, especially in busy shops and crowded streets where thieves and pickpockets may well be operating.
· If you think you spot a thief or pickpocket alert the police or security staff. Avoid a confrontation whenever possible
· Keep a close watch on your valuables and try not to keep them all in one place.
Christmas Parties
Most of us like a drink or two at a party but remember that alcohol will make you more relaxed and could affect your judgment – don’t let it endanger your personal safety.
· The most common date rape drug is alcohol, with victims being given drinks with a far higher alcohol content than they think.
· Watch your drinks and food to ensure that nothing is added to them.
· Be especially careful never to leave your drink unattended, even if you are going onto a dance floor or to the toilet.
· If your drink has been left unattended, do not drink any more of it.
· If something tastes or looks odd, do not eat/drink any more of it. Be aware though that some date rape drugs are colourless and tasteless.
· If someone you do not know or trust offers to buy you a drink, either decline politely or accompany them to the bar and watch that nothing is added to your drink.
· Know your own limit.
· If you meet someone new at a party DON’T go home with them. DON’T invite them back to your home or accept a lift from them. Arrange a second date in a public place to get to know the person better.
· Pay attention to your instincts. If you feel uneasy about someone, there may be a reason – don’t give them personal details about yourself and don’t arrange a second date.
· When it’s time to go home, carry your keys, travel card, mobile phone and some money in your pocket, so you can give up your handbag or wallet and escape quickly if necessary on the way home.
· If possible carry a personal alarm and know how to use it to shock and disorientate an assailant so that you can get away.
Christmas Transport
The party’s over and you need to get home. You are likely to be tired and slightly the worse for wear so you need to be careful.
· The ideal plan is to book your cab in advance or, if you have the number of a licensed cab company with you, call from the party and arrange for them to pick you up right outside the venue. Alternatively, ask your host or staff at the club/bar/restaurant to recommend one.
· Never accept a lift from a minicab touting for trade. You have no guarantee that the driver is a mini cab driver at all.
· If necessary walk to the nearest minicab office – keeping to well-lit streets and walking against the traffic and in sight of other people whenever possible.
· Always sit in the back of a cab and if you get chatting to the driver do not give away personal details. If you feel uneasy with the driver, ask him to stop at a busy familiar place and get out.
· If using public transport, have your ticket, pass or change ready in your hand so that your wallet is out of sight.
· Always wait for the bus or train in a well-lit place near other people if possible and try and arrange for someone to meet you at the bus stop or station.
· Take note of where the emergency alarms are and try and sit near them – there are alarms on every bus, in every train carriage and on every platform.
· If a bus is empty or it is after dark, stay on the lower deck as near as possible to the driver.
· On trains avoid empty compartments or compartments that have no access to corridors or other parts of the train. If you feel threatened on any public transport press the alarm and/or make as much noise as possible to attract attention of your fellow passengers or the driver or guard.
Click here to learn more.
We are now tweeting on twitter. If you want to follow us click on http://twitter.com/sheltd.
Free online risk assessments
We have created a new online risk assessment blog. From this blog we will be able to put updates and ask for opinions on how the online risk assessment site is working. Follow the link to find out more http://online-risk-assessment.blogspot.com/. The online risk assessment site can be accessed via the following link: http://www.qservices.co.uk/she/
Monday 14 December 2009
Getting started with Risk Assessments
Risk management is about practical steps to protect people from real harm and suffering.
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HSE's Simplification plan 2009
HSE’s fourth Simplification Plan provides a progress report on HSE’s work, in partnership with local authorities, to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens from health and safety legislation. It also demonstrates how HSE is meeting the wider better regulation agenda.
The Government’s better regulation agenda supports HSE’s mission to prevent death, injury and ill health in Great Britain’s workplaces in the HSE Strategy “The Health and Safety of Great Britain\\ Be part of the solution” and in HSE’s Business Plan 2009/10.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/simplification/index.htm
The Government’s better regulation agenda supports HSE’s mission to prevent death, injury and ill health in Great Britain’s workplaces in the HSE Strategy “The Health and Safety of Great Britain\\ Be part of the solution” and in HSE’s Business Plan 2009/10.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/simplification/index.htm
Friday 11 December 2009
Thursday 10 December 2009
new online risk assessment blog
we have set up a new blog to work on the online risk assessment site:
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From this blog we will be able to put updates and ask for opion on how the online risk assessment site is working. The online risk assessment site can be accessed via the following link:
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From this blog we will be able to put updates and ask for opion on how the online risk assessment site is working. The online risk assessment site can be accessed via the following link:
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Sunday 6 December 2009
Russia mourns 109 killed in nightclub blaze
Russia was coming to terms last night with its most deadly fire since Soviet times after 109 people died and more than 130 were injured in a blaze at a packed provincial nightclub.
Investigators ruled out terrorism as the cause of Friday's fire, but president Dmitry Medvedev said the club owners would face severe punishment and ordered a national day of mourning tomorrow with flags at half-mast. He condemned the managers, who had ignored repeated demands from authorities to change the club's interior to comply with fire safety standards, saying "they have neither brains, nor conscience". Emergency situations minister Sergei Shoigu told Medvedev the owners had been fined twice in the past for breaking fire safety regulations.
Read more from the Guardian report http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/06/russia
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Investigators ruled out terrorism as the cause of Friday's fire, but president Dmitry Medvedev said the club owners would face severe punishment and ordered a national day of mourning tomorrow with flags at half-mast. He condemned the managers, who had ignored repeated demands from authorities to change the club's interior to comply with fire safety standards, saying "they have neither brains, nor conscience". Emergency situations minister Sergei Shoigu told Medvedev the owners had been fined twice in the past for breaking fire safety regulations.
Read more from the Guardian report http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/06/russia
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Buncefield locals are still waiting for compensation from Total UK
Four years on from the Buncefield oil depot explosion, reckoned to be the largest peacetime fire in Europe, lawyers representing 275 locals say that only "between 15 and 20" of their claims have been fully settled by the oil company responsible.
Residents near the Hertfordshire site, which went up in flames after an explosion that measured 2.4 on the Richter scale, have received compensation payouts from insurers, but are still pursuing claims against the oil company Total UK for uninsured loss, personal injury, as well as for loss of earnings and falling house prices.
Read more from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/dec/06/total-uk-buncefield-claims-outstanding
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Residents near the Hertfordshire site, which went up in flames after an explosion that measured 2.4 on the Richter scale, have received compensation payouts from insurers, but are still pursuing claims against the oil company Total UK for uninsured loss, personal injury, as well as for loss of earnings and falling house prices.
Read more from the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/dec/06/total-uk-buncefield-claims-outstanding
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Crackdown will force hospitals to log all lapses
Record must be made every time a patient is harmed or dies while receiving treatment
Read more from the guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/dec/06/hospitals-to-record-mistakes
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Read more from the guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/dec/06/hospitals-to-record-mistakes
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Friday 4 December 2009
Can 80 cyclists power a house for a day?
How much electricity does the average British family of four use in a day?
To find out, BBC's Bang Goes the Theory attempts to power a house for an entire day solely through human pedal power, while an unsuspecting family inside go about their normal Sunday routine.
See the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8392451.stm
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To find out, BBC's Bang Goes the Theory attempts to power a house for an entire day solely through human pedal power, while an unsuspecting family inside go about their normal Sunday routine.
See the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8392451.stm
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Wednesday 2 December 2009
Bhopal survivors fight for justice
In Bhopal no-one uses the term "accident" to describe the calamity that took place here in the early hours of 3 December 1984.
For "accident" implies blamelessness. And in Bhopal the hunger for justice among those who suffered seems undiminished.
Those who survived remember the terrible randomness of it.
Eyewitnesses saw a dense cloud of poisonous gas settle on the slum areas that crowded the Union Carbide pesticide plant.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8390156.stm
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For "accident" implies blamelessness. And in Bhopal the hunger for justice among those who suffered seems undiminished.
Those who survived remember the terrible randomness of it.
Eyewitnesses saw a dense cloud of poisonous gas settle on the slum areas that crowded the Union Carbide pesticide plant.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8390156.stm
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Climate science, from Bali to Copenhagen
One of the main reasons why governments decided two years ago to draw up a new global agreement on climate change was a major report published just before that year's UN climate summit in Bali.
Its top-line conclusions produced a collective and decisive political move in favour of a global agreement bigger and bolder than anything seen before in the environmental field.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8389706.stm
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Its top-line conclusions produced a collective and decisive political move in favour of a global agreement bigger and bolder than anything seen before in the environmental field.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8389706.stm
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Tuesday 1 December 2009
Cameron says health and safety rules 'over the top'
Conservative leader David Cameron has called for an end to the UK's "over-the-top" health and safety culture.
In a speech, he said this had created a "stultifying blanket of bureaucracy, suspicion and fear".
In recent years, he added, children had been told to wear goggles to play conkers and trainee hairdressers had been banned from using scissors.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8388025.stm
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In a speech, he said this had created a "stultifying blanket of bureaucracy, suspicion and fear".
In recent years, he added, children had been told to wear goggles to play conkers and trainee hairdressers had been banned from using scissors.
Read more from the BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8388025.stm
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Asbestos essentials
A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work
Revised manual with guidance and an extensive list of task sheets. For all workers (employers, employees and self-employed) who may come into contact with asbestos, such as electricians, builders, plumbers, carpenters and other trades.
The 38-specific task sheets cover most aspects of potentially hazardous work on, or near, asbestos materials including drilling, removing, repairing, painting, enclosing and cleaning. Broader issues relating to uncovering or damaging asbestos, the required training, vacuuming, damp wetting, decontamination and disposal are covered by general advice given in stage-by-stage method sheets.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg210.htm
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Revised manual with guidance and an extensive list of task sheets. For all workers (employers, employees and self-employed) who may come into contact with asbestos, such as electricians, builders, plumbers, carpenters and other trades.
The 38-specific task sheets cover most aspects of potentially hazardous work on, or near, asbestos materials including drilling, removing, repairing, painting, enclosing and cleaning. Broader issues relating to uncovering or damaging asbestos, the required training, vacuuming, damp wetting, decontamination and disposal are covered by general advice given in stage-by-stage method sheets.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg210.htm
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Super Truck
A road haulage company based in Lincoln has been prevented from putting a 25m super-truck on the road in the UK.
The Department for Transport say they are banned here but the company says its specially designed truck circumvents the regulations.
Learn more from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8387111.stm?ls
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The Department for Transport say they are banned here but the company says its specially designed truck circumvents the regulations.
Learn more from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8387111.stm?ls
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