Health and
Safety Advice for BH Post Code
Businesses.
Hi
and welcome, I'm Steve Tallamy and I have been involved
in the management of Health and Safety in the workplace
for over 30 years, and I want to help
you! With the credit crunch hitting harder
by the minute there is a danger that health and safety
budgets will be cut to a minimum, if not scrapped
completely. Of course this is a dangerous situation and I
have decided to do something about it by providing
genuine health and safety advice and training at a fair
price. As an independant
advisor I am able to ...
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value your
business and give you a tailor made
service.
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understand
your needs better than a large organisation maybe
could.
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provide a
personalized one to one
service.
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help and
advice on other business
administration.
Getting hurt at work or becoming ill through work
is
not a pleasant subject to think about. The reality is
that over 200 people a year lose their lives at work in
Britain. In addition, around 150,000 non-fatal injuries are
reported each year, and an estimated 2 million suffer from ill
health caused or made worse by
work.
The mistake is to believe that these things happen in highly
unusual or exceptional circumstances that never occur in your
workplace. This is not the case. Some basic thinking and acting
beforehand could usually have prevented these things from
happening.
Implementing health and safety measures doesn’t have to be
expensive, time consuming or complicated. In fact, safer and
more efficient working practices can often save money but, more
importantly, they can help to save lives.
Ten questions and answers for everyone
What is health and safety all about?
Preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill by
taking the right precautions – and providing a satisfactory
working environment.
Why are there health and safety laws?
Because health and safety at work is so important, there are
rules which require all of us not to put ourselves or others in
danger. The law is also there to protect the
public from workplace dangers.
Do health and safety laws apply to me?
Yes. To all businesses, however small; also to the
self-employed and to employees.
Executive
Who enforces health and safety law?
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or your
local authority. For example:
HSE at factories, farms and building sites; local authorities
in offices, shops, hotels and catering, and leisure
activities.
What do inspectors actually do?
They visit workplaces to check that people are sticking to the
rules. They investigate some accidents and complaints but
mainly they help you to understand what you need to do. They
enforce only when something is seriously
wrong.
Do I need to register my business?
It’s likely you will if you employ anyone - contact
Infoline.
Do I need to have employers’ liability compulsory
insurance?
It’s the law if you employ anyone - and you should display the
certificate. See the free leaflet, Employers’ Liability
Compulsory Insurance Act 1969. A guide for employers
HSE40(rev1), available from HSE Books on 01787 881165 or from
www.hsebooks.co.uk.
Do I need to display any posters?
Yes, the health and safety law poster (ISBN 978 0 7176 2493 5)
if you employ anyone. Alternatively you can provide your
employees with individual copies of the same information in a
leaflet called Health and safety law: What you should
know (available in packs of 25 ISBN 978 0 7176 1702 9). The
poster and leaflets are available from HSE
Books.
Do I have to report injuries at work?
Yes, and other incidents. The Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR),
require you to report work-related accidents, diseases and
near-miss incidents. Make sure you know how to
report, even if you never need to.
Do I have to contact an inspector to get
information?
No. HSE operates a confidential telephone information service
called Infoline which is open Monday-Friday between 8 am and 6
pm. You can contact Infoline by telephone 0845 345 0055 or fax
0845 408 9566, or e-mail hse.infoline@natbrit.com. Alternatively
you can write to HSE Information Services, Caerphilly Business
Park, Caerphilly CF83 3GG.
Better still contact me
using the details below!
So if you are a small to medium sized
business, whether it be a shop, office, service provider,
sub-contractor or even a work at home mum in the Bournemouth
and Poole area of the UK then I will offer you the following
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FREE -
Initial informal assessment to assess your Health and Safety
requirements and a plan to suit your
budget.
Audit
and review of your existing management systems and controls (if
you have any) which will develop into a working document
showing risks and evaluations including
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Managing
health and
safety
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Slips, trips
and falls
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Asbestos
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Hazardous
substances
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Falls from a
height
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Musculoskeletal
disorders
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Display
screen equipment
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Noise
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Vibration
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Electricity
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Work
equipment and
machinery
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Maintenance
and building work
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Workplace
transport
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Fire and
explosion
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Stress
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First aid and accident
reporting
So, there are at least
16 good reasons why you should give me a
call!
SIGN UP NOW AND RECEIVE SPECIAL
RATES!!
To make the initial
FREE assessment and review, or if you have any
questions regarding my services please get in
touch;
Office Tel: 01202 723082
- Mobile: 07837 915599
Or you can email this
Enquiry
Form to me at address
below....
(opens in a new
window as a word.doc - 'Save As' to your
desktop)
If you do not use Microsoft Word or cannot open
the form, just drop me a line using the email address
above.
Remember
- All employers and
Self-employed MUST assess the risks associated with their
work activities.
Also
Available
CDM
Co-ordination for certain types of projects as well as
some general business
administration.
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