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What is DSEAR Regulations? – All Your Questions Answered
DSEAR stands for the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002. Many businesses ask us, “What are dangerous substances, and do their business need to undertake a DSEAR Risk Assessment?” We always point out that the HSE website provides in-depth information that any business needs to know about DSEAR Risk Assessment. According to the HSE
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What Is Noise Risk Assessment?-A Complete Guide On Noise Exposure
An estimated 17,000 people annually in the UK suffer from hearing conditions due to excessive noise at work. Workplace Noise Assessment or Occupational Noise Assessments is a way to measure the noise levels at the workplace that may harm workers Health and Safety. In this blog, we have discussed Noise Risk assessment at length, starting
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Everything You Need To Know About Occupational Health Screening
Where employees are exposed to hazards over a certain limit, there is a need to check in on them from time to time to be sure that the hazards aren’t affecting their long term health. The most common hazards are Noise, Inhalation of toxic or Carcinogenic substances, Welding, and the use of powered tools. Also,
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All You Need To Know About Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Workplace exposure monitoring, also known as Sampling, is a term that describes the way of measuring the extent of a Hazard (typically substance or noise levels) during the course of completing a particular task. Sometimes people think that workplace exposure assessment must be related to the health status of a worker – but that is not
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6 Latest type of Fire Extinguishers And Its Role In Fire Safety
Be it your workplace or living area, taking precautions against fire risk is mandatory. One should never overlook the requirement of fire safety management and fire safety risk assessment. Premises, where commercial work is carried forward, needs to be more careful. By following all the fire safety regulations, businesses not only decrease the potential damage
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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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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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Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting a Risk Assessment
Whether you are an employee or an employer, you will be at work a lot of the time and it is important that we take care of our health and safety at the workplace too. It is a duty of an employer to ensure the health and safety of their employees. Each industry poses some
Read MoreHand Arm Vibration (HAVS) – Case Studies
We have helped so many companies and individuals with HAVS and WBV. Please get in touch if you think we can help. Since the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations were introduced in 2005, there have been some landmark cases and fines imposed including: The first prosecution was of Peugeot in 2006 and resulted in a £10k
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