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600+ Business Solutions - H&S meetings really necessary?
Someone has told you that your business needs to have a formal committee to discuss health and safety issues on a regular basis. Is this true, and if not is it wise to have one anyway?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - Getting the most from safety inspections
A colleague says that your business should be carrying out routine periodic health and safety inspections of its premises. What are these and should you really be doing them?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - Fight club at work?
More than 100 retail staff are attacked every day in the UK, according to new figures. If your business is customer facing, what preventive measures and training should you put in place to keep them safe?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - How far must you go to prevent slips and trips?
According to the HSE, slips and trips cost UK businesses over £500 million each year, so it’s in your interest to prevent these accidents wherever possible. But just how far does the law expect you to go?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - Are safety signs needed for every risk?
An external consultant insists that your business is legally required to display warning signs - which, naturally, they can sell you - for every safety hazard they’ve identified. Is this true or just an attempt to make money?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - No requirement for an annual review
No requirement for an annual review.. Ruling. The HSE has confirmed that there’s no legal requirement for risk assessments to be reviewed annually. The statement was made in response to a query from an educational visit co-ordinator who had been told that, legally, all school activities would need to be reassessed after twelve months (see The next step ). The HSE’s Myth Busters Challenge Panel clarified, “risk assessments only need to be reviewed if there have been significant changes”. Put it...Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - How to complete a risk assessment
The HSE has shortened and re-branded its basic “how-to” guide to risk assessment. Are there any significant amendments and do you need to change the way you write them?Click here -
600+ Business Solutions - Must staff sign risk assessments?
The company has invested time and money training a member of staff to conduct workplace risk assessments. Trouble is, due to concerns about personal liability, he’s now refusing to sign them. What’s the legal position?Click here
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