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What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and what does it mean to business’s in the UK. Often referred to as HASAW, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is an Act of Parliament and the main piece of health and safety legislation in Great Britain.It … Read More

What are the 5 steps to risk assessment? As part of managing health and safety in your organisation, the HSE advises the 5 steps to risk assessment approach. This is all about controlling risks in your workplace, and to do this it is necessary to think about what processes or … Read More

Assessing whether stress is a problem in your workplace In the UK we are very good at carrying out assessments in the workplace. Time and motion, quality, hygiene, health and safety etc. We can assess and audit most things, but how do you assess stress in the workplace, and what … Read More

There are various risks from working with Display Screen Equipment (DSE), and as an employer you must protect your workers from such health risks that can arise from working with PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Display screen equipment checks clearly make sense but are DSE assessments a legal requirement? The … Read More

What is white noise and are there any harmful effects of white noise that we should be aware of? Well yes and no. It all depends on the individual’s response to noise in general and how you expose yourself to it. What Is White Noise? By using colour we can … Read More

PAT Test Regulations the essentials you need to know in your business? PAT Testing, or to be more precise, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) falls within the employer’s duty of care under The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. This states that any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury … Read More

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, also known as PPE Regulations are there to ensure that basic duties over the provision and use of personal protective equipment apply to all situations where PPE is required. PPE can be defined as all equipment (including clothing for weather protection) which is … Read More

Workplace Health Safety and Welfare Regulations. 22 points to know. The workplace regulations were introduced in 1992 to set a minimum standard for health and safety in the workplace. They were amended in 2002 and again in 2013, and there are approximately 22 points that an employer should be familiar … Read More

What are the Manual Handling Regulations. Does it apply to my business? To give the Manual Handling Regulations it’s full title, it is The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002.) Or more commonly, the MHO regulations. Moving and handling legislation The Manual Handling Operations Regulations apply to … Read More

Workplace accidents in the UK. Is it significant and can we do more? It’s probably fair to say that the vast majority of employers in the UK are decent bunch of ladies and gents who genuinely care for and cherish their work force. They certainly wouldn’t wish to inflict illness … Read More