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health and safety

Gas bottles. 07/07/2015
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Five Gas Bottle Safety Tips

Compressed gas bottles are a common sight in many workplaces. In industry and the medical environments, their portability is useful and convenient, and in many cases essential. All gas bottles are designed and manufactured to an approved standard. They are constructed to contain specific gases and to withstand normal, everyday use. Accordingly, each bottle is thoroughly inspected before release for use. Thereafter, gas bottles are periodically examined to ensure their continued safety. In addition, gas bottles should always be checked over if they have sustained mechanical damage, are dented, or... Read More

picture of a fire alarm 13/05/2014

Simple Ways To Ensure Fire Safety At Workplace

Fire safety in the workplace is the responsibility of the business owner, employer, landlord or occupier of the property; although there are laws in place to ensure the safety of a workforce there are also some simple ways to give you piece of mind that your company premises is protected in the event of a fire.All workplace premises must have a fire risk assessment carried out to highlight: potential hazards, who is at risk, how these risks have been reduced or prevented completely and to implement a successful evacuation plan... Read More

image of risk assesment 25/04/2014

Risk Assesment in the Workplace

Risk assessment and management should be an essential part of every business, no matter which industry you work in or the size of the workplace. It’s important that all business owners carry out risk assessments for the protection of their workers and also to comply with the guidelines of health and safety law. Risk assessment ensures that every workplace has identified any potential risks that could cause harm, or in extreme cases, even death, to allow appropriate measures to be put in place to prevent such an incident occurring. Being... Read More

image showing a man holding a hard hat 13/03/2014

The Importance of Work Safety Clothing

By law employers must supply workers with appropriate protective clothing to ensure they can carry out their job safely. Many professions, from cooking to chemistry, involve health and safety risks and the importance of providing work safety clothing goes further than just preventing injuries. Keeps Work Flowing Ensuring your workers are correctly protected for whatever job they are carrying out will decrease the amount of accidents in the work place. This means there will be less interruptions to the working routine, keeping a steady work flow which will make your... Read More

picture of hazard warning symbols 19/02/2014

Hazard Warning Signs and Symbols

Hazard warnings are recognisable symbols that warn us about impending danger that we should be aware of when working in a certain area or with certain materials or chemicals. The symbols used in hazard warnings let us know many different elements of danger, for example if something is: Flammable Explosive Toxic Corrosive Oxidising Dangerous when wet These hazard warning signs are regulated by law and come in different shapes and colours to differentiate between types of danger or hazardous materials. What Is The GHS? The GHS is the Globally Harmonized... Read More