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What is a HAVS assessment & What are the symptoms of HAVS?
HAVS stands for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, and it occurs in employees working with hand-held powered equipment with heavy vibrations. According to the latest statistics published by HSE, nearly 2 million people in the UK are at risk of developing HAVS syndrome. Some of the most common symptoms of HAVS are vascular and sensorineural in
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What Is A Fire Risk Assessment And Who Can do it?
When it comes to fire risk assessments, people generally tend to overlook it. There are a few people who understand that a fire risk assessment is quite essential, and it needs to be the centre of the building’s fire safety plans. As fire risk assessments are overlooked, it can result in exposure to fire risks
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The Importance of DSEAR Risk Assessment in Business
DSEAR is a regulation passed by the UK government in 2002. DSEAR acronym stands for Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations. Each and every business in the UK needs to follow DSEAR regulations for the safety of their business and employees. According to the DSEAR regulations, employers are required to control the potential risks from
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Vibration Risk Assessment – Complete one yourself
Today I was asked to help someone understand what is involved with assessing Hand Arm Vibration risk. Also known as HAVS. I wrote a detailed answer to try and help them know what was needed. I initially wanted them to know what was involved if I were to assess the work, but realised that it’s
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3 focus points for 2020, in building strong safety cultures
1 – Take care of the Health concerns With such a significant awareness of stress and anxiety, we are better equipped than ever to manage stress-related absence and help our staff. The signs can be easy to spot and early action is vital. The same goes for exposure to Noise, Dust or Chemicals and even
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Sharing a little advice with the newer generations
I am a firm believer that helping others develop and be better makes us all better. I have signed up for plenty of mentor schemes but seem to get very little uptake past the initial introduction. This young lady made a little unusual approach of messaging me on LinkedIn asking for a little advice. As
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DSEAR – Most common questions
We get lots of questions regarding DSEAR and as specialist DSEAR Assessors, we can answer some of the most common questions. What is a DSEAR Assessment? DSEAR stands for Dangerous Substances Explosive Atmosphere Regulations. A DSEAR Assessment is a full detailed review of the explosive substances, how they are used and stores and what hazards
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Case Study – How we saved our client over £10k with a DSEAR Assessment
In the last few weeks of 2019, we had a client call up and explain that they needed us to complete a DSEAR Assessment. Their insurance provider had been asking for a couple of weeks and as bad luck would have it, they had a visit from the HSE requesting work to be completed. The
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A more simple – yet effective COSHH Assessment
COSHH Assessments can take lots of time and effort, specifically if you need to get through tens if not hundreds of substances with individual COSHH Assessments. These are also a burden to keep up to date. There is a solution that will help lots of us by completing a task or process the COSHH Assessment
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Completing Risk Assessments yourself – What to look out for
A common question that is always posed is “Can we complete a risk assessment ourselves, or does it have to be a Safety Specialist”? The quick and easy answer is Yes – you can complete risk assessments yourselves. And with the use of a good template, it should be a relatively quick and painless task.
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