The Business Bulletin
Health and safety is more than a procedure We all know that health and safety is important. But I see time and time again that businesses spend the money getting their health and safety arrangements documented, but then these arrangements just sit in a folder gathering dust. Implementing it is the most important part of all. But how can you easily take the ideas and make them happen? For me, I couldn’t think of anything
And that’s all it needs to be: as safe
means physically walking around all
worse than not looking after
as possible. Legislation asks that you
your property, including areas like
employees. No matter what sort
do things “so far as is reasonably
your car park, and spotting where
of business you run, there is no
practicable.” But could you honestly
potential problems might be. You
excuse for not having protection in
say you’ve done enough?
need to include both the things we
place that ensures everyone in your employment is a safe as possible.
If you want to improve the health and safety within your business then there are four stages that I recommend you go through. This will ensure you have a proactive health and safety process.
Stage One Neil Chambers Sky Blue Safety Neil helps businesses who want to take ownership of their health and safety. He does this by either offering guidance and support or through helping with the recruitment of in-house professionals. Through Neil’s experience, he has found that for any health and safety management system to be truly successful, it has to be owned by and personal to each organisation. Every business is different and uses its own terminology, and the policies need to work for your specific circumstances. 01933 812 234 neil@skybluesafety.co.uk skybluesafety.co.uk
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may easily be able to identify, such as how secure is the handrail. Are there holes in the wall or ceiling that might cause problems? Are there too many extensions in one socket, potholes in the outside space or a blockage near the fire door, through to things which may not be so obvious? This will include such things as the control
The first stage is simple. All you
of legionella for hot and cold water
need to do is identify the significant
supply, control and management
hazards within your business. This
of maintenance contractors who
