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What is a HSE Notice of Contravention Letter?
What is a Notice of Contravention (NOC)? A notification of contravention is a document or more usually, a letter that the HSE sends you to explain that they suspect or have seen something that is against Health and Safety Laws. The Letter will also explain the subjects they are worried about, the laws that have
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Do I Need a DSEAR Risk Assessment
What is a DSEAR Assessment? A DSEAR Assessment is a systematic review of a process, area, or activity against strict criteria to determine, in the first instance if it is explosive, then how much of an impact such an explosion could have. Furthermore, it identifies the zones which are explosive and defines them into a
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How To Identify Noise Hazards In Your Workplace
Have you ever thought of noise risk assessment at your workplace? One of the most prevalent safety issues at work is exposure to excessive background noise levels. The sensitivity of our hearing means that even a little impairment or injury may have long-term consequences. Regardless of the severity or source of the noise, workers’ ears
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Is It A Legal Requirement To Have A Legionella Risk Assessment?
Legionnaires’ disease is a hazardous type of pneumonia triggered by the inhalation of tiny droplets of polluted water carrying Legionella. All artificial cold and hot water supplies are likely to produce an atmosphere where Legionella may develop. And for the same reasons, legionella risk assessment becomes necessary. But do you know legionella risk assessment cost
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Should Your Business Hire a Health & Safety Consultant?
The health and safety of workers should always be a top concern for any organization that wants to expand and flourish. Health and safety precautions must be in place regardless of whether your firm is relatively low-risk or has a team that performs risky jobs on a regular basis. Health and safety consultants ensure that
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How Often Is A Legionella Risk Assessment Required?
It is possible that those who work in your company, whether they are in a factory, warehouse, healthcare facility, or office setting, might be in danger if your company has a water system that provides the ideal habitat for legionella bacteria development. And for the same reason, you need to do a legionella risk assessment.
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The Importance of Hearing Protection In The Workplace
Every healthy human is born with five senses: The ability to see, hear, taste, touch, and smell. The loss of any of these senses can have a hugely detrimental impact on the quality of our life. It is vitally important that we take great care and every precaution to ensure we protect them. Specifically, in
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How To Do Spirometry Testing During Covid?
The Quick answer is Yes… Provided it is essential and there has been a specific person and site COVID Risk Assessment. As such, it is not currently a routine test, but more of a test if there are new or underlying lung function / respiratory problems that need to be urgently assessed. Typically, almost all
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What Does A Safety Consultant Do?
Health and Safety in the workplace shouldn’t be taken lightly as being safe at work is a fundamental principle to both employees and employers. According to UK law, it is the employer’s duty to provide information and training to employees about safety requirements and risks involved at work. Regardless of the size of an organisation,
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How Often Should Breathing Air Be Tested?
According to HSE and U.K. laws and regulations, it is important to keep breathing air quality maintained through regular checks and testing of equipment and the compressed air supply. The U.K. Health and Safety guidelines say that breathing air tests should be carried out at intervals of every three months. Moreover, employers must ensure that
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