10 Steps to Health and Safety - 5 Planning and implement [caption id="attachment_3143" align="alignleft" width="212"] Planning prevents accidents and incidents[/caption] Once you have gained senior management commitment and identified your risks you must consider what you are going to do to protect the people who could be affected and how you are going to implement…
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10 Steps to Health and Safety – 6 Training
10 Steps to Health and Safety - 6 Training [caption id="attachment_3145" align="alignleft" width="150"] Training is a legal requirement of Health and Safety[/caption] Organisations have a legal duty to provide training to staff in order to undertake their jobs safely. Traditionally training is seen as specified training courses but could include inductions, fire drills and toolbox…
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10 Steps to Health and Safety – 7 Monitoring
10 Steps to Health and Safety - 7 Monitoring [caption id="attachment_3147" align="alignleft" width="218"] Monitoring is a pro-active measure and helps prevent accidents[/caption] Monitoring activities allows an organisation to see if the controls put in place to protect staff, public, visitors etc., both in terms of health and safety, are suitable. Monitoring is a pro-active measure…
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10 Steps to Health and Safety – 8 Review
10 Steps to Health and Safety - 8 Review [caption id="attachment_3148" align="alignleft" width="212"] Reviewing performance is important[/caption] Periodically a review of the organisations health and safety measures should be undertaken to ensure they remain suitable for the organisation. We suggest some items that should be reviewed including:- Policy statements Statements of commitment should be reviewed…
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