Managing the risks to employees who drive at work requires more than just compliance with road traffic legislation.

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires employers to take appropriate steps to ensure the health and safety of their employees and others who may be affected by their activities when at work. This includes the time when they are driving or riding at work, whether this is in a company or hired vehicle, or in the employee’s own vehicle. Continue reading…

The aim of Stress Awareness Month is to increase public awareness about the causes of stress and how to help combat stress in this modern-day life. Handling stress can be different for everyone, and it can filter in from various parts of your life, from your workplace to personal relationships.

COVID-19 has undoubtedly contributed to elevated levels of stress for everyone, Continue reading…

This month Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association (PASMA) held their Tower Safety Webinars.  An important issue arising out of this year’s webinar related to the suitability of the Skills, Knowledge, Training, Experience of those employee’s that manage the selection and provision of Towers as an access solution and the Skills, Knowledge, Training and Experience of supervisory employees; as well as that of the operatives expected to erect them. Continue reading…

The Construction Leadership Council periodically releases their operating procedures for workforces on site, whilst the risk of COVID-19 exists.  Currently Version 7 – 07^th Jan 2021.

The Site Operating Procedures have been updated to reflect the latest Government guidance in England. The changes in Version 7 are minor, including updated guidance on self-isolation and shielding and the removal of the requirement to display a QR code in site canteens. Continue reading…

The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced a range of challenges for businesses with many restrictions on normal operations. This may include difficulty in getting support from contractors on carrying out statutory inspections, examinations and test of plant and equipment or the need to close premises.

Failure to carry out a statutory inspection, examination and test would be a breach of legislation Continue reading…

Members of the public and non-work-related cases

There is no requirement under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) to report incidents of disease or deaths of members of the public, patients, care home residents or service users from COVID-19.

The reporting requirements relating to cases of, or deaths from, COVID-19 under RIDDOR apply only to occupational exposure, that is, as a result of a person’s work. Continue reading…

Businesses continue to change their work routines to accommodate the COVID-19 risk, with many now considering moving over to homeworking as a permanent measure.

If you are considering permanent homeworking, as an employer it is important to remember that you still have a duty of care to those employees working from home and as such should take appropriate measures to ensure their health, safety and welfare is considered in the same way it would be from their workplace.

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If you run a business, the chances are you now have employees working from home, whether still on a temporary basis or making the change permanently.

For those people who are working at home on a long-term basis, the risks associated with using display screen equipment (DSE) must be controlled. This includes them doing workstation assessments at home. Continue reading…