Search results
You searched in
Business Advice Directory
all "Risk assessments: don’t play with fire"
related advice.There are 10 results
You employ staff in practical roles in which they use basic tools, including unpowered equipment like hammers as well as battery drills. It feels over the top to give formal training. What exactly is
required?
Published 01.06.2021
In a recent case involving a breach of health and safety rules, a company was hit with a hefty fine for not remedying a risk it had identified. What steps can you take to avoid getting caught in the
same trap?
Published 03.10.2011
A member of your team has started to work late in the office and is often the only person on the premises after dark. It’s been suggested that this could put the company in breach of health and
safety legislation. Is this true?
Published 09.06.2014
In certain circumstances businesses have a legal duty to place members of staff under health surveillance. When does this requirement apply and what records must you maintain?
Published 12.06.2017
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?
Published 12.11.2019
HSE research shows that there have been at least 169,000 manual handling injuries in the last twelve months. So what are the key things you should be doing to reduce the likelihood of problems
occurring in your business?
Published 11.01.2016
A school Academy Trust has been prosecuted after an employee fell from a ladder whilst carrying out work which ought to have been done from a work platform. What happened and why was the ladder
unsuitable?
Published 29.07.2021
A fellow director has told you that the company only needs to undertake a risk assessment when a female member of staff becomes pregnant. Is this true or is the legal requirement much stricter than
that?
Published 01.10.2012
An employee has been working off-site using someone else’s equipment. What happens if they have an accident? Could you be liable?
Published 10.07.2009
Search all items in entire site