Health and Safety Bulletin Archive September 2009

Company car crashes aren’t always your fault

I hope you all had a very good long weekend. I was one of the few crazies who was at work on Friday. The one advantage was the dreamy traffic – it took me half the time to get to my office. If you were lucky enough to go away, I hope you took care on the roads. Talking of road safety, do you use vehicles to do your business? If you do, you may want to pay attention to the following…

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Changes to First Aid box’s contents!

First off, a happy New Year to our Jewish readers. I spent this weekend celebrating this special event with some friends. Two nights of several food courses and I’m sure I’ve gained a kilo or two! There were also recent changes to the contents you should include in your workplace’s first aid box. One of the most important is that you may decrease the following quantities by half:
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Are you avoiding fire hazards in these 7 ways?

We’ve all heard stories of people throwing a lit cigarette out their car, and the next thing whole areas are aflame! Just look at Los Angeles and its regular infernos. There’s no doubt, a fire is costly to your business, especially if it’s a construction site. Eliminate fire hazards with these seven tips:
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Guarantee your compliance with double-sided tape!

By merely owning and using double-sided tape you’ll be 100% compliant with labour law, avoid penalties by the Department of Labour (DoL) and fulfill your legal requirements. Sceptical? If you own this adhesive, AND put it to good use, I can promise you the following:

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Does your risk assessment have the following?

There’s a good chance the new draft Construction Regulations will be passed by the end of this year. As you saw from last week’s bulletin, we desperately need them to further enforce protection for workers in this industry. That’s not to say there‘s no protection now.  There is... like this useful little checklist. It helps you ensure your risk assessment has no gaps
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