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As an employer, you have a responsibility to ensure you keep your employees working environment as safe as possible and, when operating in sectors that involve welding, this isn’t any different. Making sure the correct procedures and safety equipment are in place helps to avoid accidents and injury in the work place that could have otherwise had a devastating impact.Although welding is used across many industries on a daily basis, it can unfortunately be dangerous with splash backs and fumes cau …

Within businesses health and safety rules and regulations can differ depending on the size of the organisation, the number of staff members employed and the nature of the business. To ensure that all businesses follow the correct first aid and emergency fire procedures, then a risk assessment can be conducted.A Risk Assessment is defining as a process of evaluating any potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking. Meaning that in a work environment, you need to und …

Working at height can be a part of many peoples daily jobs and relates to anyone who in any place where if not proper precautions were taken place and a person fell, they could be liable to injury. Working at height can take a number of forms from working above floor or ground level, falling from an edge such as through a fragile surface or falling from ground level into an opening in the floor. It is important to remember that working at height and falling however is different to a slip or trip …

If your business deals with heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), construction machinery or any kind of workplace vehicle, then you have a duty to ensure none of the drivers, site workers or any members of the public are put at risk from the work that they do. Health and safety risks for workplace vehicles can be kept to a minimum by following guidelines that relate to the site, the driver/operator and the vehicle itself.Site A carefully designed and well maintained site can greatly reduce the risk of ac …

Maintaining a safe working environment is a crucial part of running a successful business. By understanding, planning and putting into place health and safety protocols, you not only protect your employees/staff from injuries and illness, but you protect yourself from fines and failure to meet guidelines laid out by current legislation. The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations (2002) set out laws and guidelines that inform both employ …