Managing health and safety is an integral part of managing your business. You need to do a risk assessment to find out about the risks in your workplace, put sensible measures in place to control them, and make sure they stay controlled. This section provides information on what you need to consider when managing health [...]
Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work and the leaflet explains what you need to do to meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended). What is PPE? PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at [...]
As part of managing the health and safety of your business, you must control the risks in your workplace. To do this you need to think about what, in your business, might cause harm to people and decide whether you are taking reasonable steps to prevent that harm. This is known as a risk assessment. [...]
If you think health and safety has to be complicated - it doesn't. This site is for employers and those who want some basic information on what they must do to make sure their businesses comply with health and safety law. Managing health and safety doesn’t have to be complicated, costly or time-consuming. In fact [...]
One of Europe’s largest health clubs has announced that 100 lives have been saved following long-term investment in life-saving automated external defibrillators. David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has been investing in state-of-the-art AED technology from manufacturer Cardiac Science since 1998, building a network of AED protection across its 83 clubs in the UK and 11 clubs across [...]
Light enough to travel anywhere but strong enough to pass military standards and receive an IP55 rating for protection from dust and water, the Powerheart G5 is built to withstand the rigors of your job. Whether you are an experienced rescuer or a first-time responder, you will appreciate how the Powerheart G5* AED combines ease [...]
How important is protecting your workforce to you? Did you know that employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work? PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety [...]
Health and safety management should be a straightforward part of managing your workplace as a whole. It involves practical steps that protect people from harm and at the same time protect the future success and the growth of your business. Good practice in health and safety makes sound business sense. Typically, health and safety laws [...]
SSD Safety specialise in the supply of all a wide range of of industrial safety gear including items designed to provide effective protection for hand, head, eye and ears. With a constant goal of providing high quality safety products to our customer base at the most competitive prices possible, we believe that we are now [...]
As part of managing the health and safety of your business you must control the risks in your workplace. To do this you need to think about what might cause harm to people and decide whether you are taking reasonable steps to prevent that harm. This is known as risk assessment and it is something [...]