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Fires can cause serious damage to buildings, property and of course are a huge risk to peoples safety. Ensuring you have an accurate and up to date fire evacuation plan for your workplace can really make the difference between life and death and ensure your employees remain as safe as possible should they ever need to evacuate a building due to the fire alarm being raised.The purpose of a fire evacuation plan is to provide a safe and reliable exit in the event of an emergency. It highlights how …

Fire safety is of the utmost importance when it comes to keeping yourself, your employees and property safe and free from damage. You are responsible for fire safety in business or any non-domestic premises if you are; an employer, the owner, the landlord, an occupier or have control of the building e.g a facilities manager.Ensuring you keep fire safety as a priority is extremely important. With responsibilities including carrying out a fire risk assessment, telling staff about identified risks, …

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 …

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 …