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Comply at Work safety snippets & business bytes Upcoming Courses

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“Over 3 day� accidents

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Young Workers

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Video Course

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In the Spotlight

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April 2015

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Comply at Work OUR UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES….

Ask us about our special offers: Pick n mix sessions, free seminars and discounts for retained clients.

Friday 8th May 1pm Pick & MIx - Manual Handling Awareness 1pm Asbestos Awareness 2:45pm Wednesday 27th May Emergency First Aid at Work Level 2 - one day course Thursday 28th - Friday 29th May Responsible Welder’s Course (2 days) Tuesday 2nd June (pm) Video for Social Media - and Beyond ... all on your Smartphone half day course

All our courses have limited places so please contact us for further details and register your interest as soon as possible.

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Safety Snippets | P3

Sn Saf ip ety pe ts Note. Determining whether an accident is over threeday or over seven-day is not as simple as it may first appear.

To identify if an accident meets the criteria: (1) don’t count the day of the accident; and (2) count any other “consecutive” days on which the worker was “incapacitated for routine work”.

Note. If someone works on light duties it could become reportable due to their inability to do routine work.

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What’s the situation on “over three-day” accidents?

One of your staff recently had an accident and wasn’t able to work for three days. A colleague says the accident is “reportable” is this correct?

Lost time reporting

What must be recorded?

In the past, employers were required to report accidents which caused more than three days of incapacity for work. This requirement came from the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR 1995).

You must keep records of accidents which leave an employee unable to carry out their duties for more than three days. You must also record such accidents which affect self-employed workers if it happens on premises under your control. The details needed are: (1) the date and time of the accident; (2) the injured party’s full name and occupation; (3) the nature of the injury; and (4) a description of where and how the accident happened.

These regulations were amended in April 2012 moving the point for reporting lost time accidents to seven days. This was one of several attempts by the government to reduce the burden of health and safety on employers. The altered requirement was also transferred into the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

The plan was to remove the over three-day reporting requirement entirely to make employers’ lives simpler.

However, although the active reporting of lost time accidents doesn’t kick in until seven days, the government left in place the obligation to record over three-day accidents. Not doing so would have left Great Britain in breach of a European directive.

Tip 1

In practice the duty isn’t onerous, as the information to be kept is the equivalent of an accident book entry. But make sure you can distinguish over three-day accidents from other more minor ones in case an inspector asks to see your records.

Tip 2 The minimum time period to keep the records

is three years, but in practice it’s sensible to keep them for longer in case of a delayed claim.

To summarise, you no longer need to actively report over threeday accidents to the authorities, but you do need to record them. An accident book entry is sufficient, but make sure you can distinguish them from other more minor accidents.

We assist our clients frequently with Accident Reporting queries and RIDDOR reporting and accident investigation.

If you need any advice on this important topic, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Source: Indicator e-mail info@complyatwork.co.uk www.complyatwork.co.uk

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Young Workers Young workers are those who are over the school leaving age of 16, but under 18. Employers need to take additional responsibility for such people because of inexperience in the workplace. Managers in particular have a responsibility for the supervision of all young people who work for them.

It should always be remembered that they are more vulnerable than experienced members of staff and therefore will require closer supervision and instruction.

Please request our free checklist to assist you in meeting your obligations towards the young people in your employment. It highlights the general issues that will need to be addressed and you can add to it depending upon your own workplace situation.

We can also assist in the development of risk assessments for young persons, a legal requirement.

Source: Indicator e-mail info@complyatwork.co.uk www.complyatwork.co.uk

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The Course Over the years Ian has coached hundreds of people to appear in videos. Videos that he’s directed and produced with professional crews. He has also taught people to operate camera equipment and other professional gear.

New technology allows him to combine all of that and offer a course for everyone who wants to use the power of video to sell their products or ideas online.

The Trainer: Who is Ian Sandall?

Ian Sandall has, for the last 25 years, been producing , directing and writing video. He is based in Cheshire but literally works all over the world.

He has worked on everything from Network TV to music videos, drama to comedy…. From multi-camera productions with massive crews to shooting by himself in an African jungle! Having worked with big stars and ordinary members of the public… CEO’s of Blue Chips to workers on the factory floor and over the years he has gathered a few scary tales and more than a few insights into what makes good TV and what makes a good TV presenter.

Ian has now put that insight and knowledge together and designed a course specifically for making video for small and medium sized companies. These are the companies who know they need to make a video, but maybe haven’t got the knowledge, budget or resources to do it successfully. Until now, that is.

You aren’t going to win an Emmy this way, but the reward you’ll have is the knowledge and confidence to create short videos for the web that you can actually be proud of – and will have cost you virtually nothing.

In this info-packed half day course we’ll share with you many of the ‘trade secrets’ that separate the pros from the amateurs. Some that only presenters know and some that only people behind the camera know – and only ‘let on’ when they like someone…..

After a lifetime of working in the biz, Ian knows most of them. Following these tips will instantly make you look more relaxed , confident and knowledgeable on camera!

We’ll tell you what subjects work and what don’t … what the ideal length for a video on each different social media outlet should be… Even how to appear on Skype or by videoconferencing to impress (and the trick is not what you might have considered at all).

We’ll cover scripting, presenting, filming and even touch on editing – and all you’ll need is your smartphone – so make sure it’s charged up and has plenty of spare memory!”

Follow Ian on twitter: @ianspl or Linked In: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/isandall or check his website: www.spl-communications.co.uk

Link to introduction

http://youtu.be/jCxxOSt5R2g

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“Video Sells. It can sell your company, your product or your service – and even you!

Worked right, video keeps people on your web pages for longer, sells more product, enhances your site’s ranking and definitely increases your personal profile.

What would the web be without You Tube, Twitter, Instagram and Vine – let alone Facebook? They all use video to a lesser or greater degree.

And now you can start leveraging the power of video for your business – without it costing a fortune.

These days there’s no need to spend thousands on making simple videos for your Social Media channels. With a little prep and planning it’s easy enough to do it yourself.

Yes really!

Time was, to make a video you needed a lot of expensive kit to make it happen.

Cameras, big lights, and loads of people. Now however most of the tools to make simple, persuasive videos to aid your social media presence are in everyone’s pocket – your smartphone.

In this half day course we’ll not only show you how to get the best out of your smartphone, enabling you to shoot really professional pieces, we’ll also show you how to write, edit and of course appear in videos yourself!

Places are limited for this popular course. Previous sessions have sold out, so don’t delay.

For details of the venue for this half-day workshop please go to www.complyatwork.co.uk/ or call 01204 772977 for details of how to book.

Free on-street parking is available nearby.

Book here: http://bit.ly/videoss26

Registration / networking: From 1.00 pm Workshop starts: 2.00pm

e-mail info@complyatwork.co.uk www.complyatwork.co.uk

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Welcome We have had another very busy time this month, assisting several clients with their SSiP submissions, including our retained clients, Internal Drywall Solutions who passed their first-time submission.

A warm welcome to our new clients we have assisted this month with advice, guidance or training: Abstract Scaffolding Ltd – Bolton Thomas Mawdsley Building Contractors Elms and Elms – Cheadle ACG Building Contractors NW Ltd - Wigan Nationwide Site Support Services Ltd – Salford Euro Access Scaffolding Ltd – Northwich Bolmoor Industries Ltd – Bolton Freedom from Torture – charitable organisation, Manchester WR Berkely – Manchester Zabou Casualwear Ltd - Preston

We have had a significant number of delegates through our doors attending courses this month.

All delegates passed the CIEH level 2 Award in Health and Safety and the Qualsafe level 2 Emergency First aid training – well done everyone! Our next emergency First Aid course runs Wednesday 27 May. Don’t delay as places are filling fast.

Lyons Stonework from Ramsbottom attending a Saturday morning pick and mix course for Manual Handling and Asbestos Awareness with most of their employees attending the training. They also had several employees undertake emergency First Aid training on site with all passing the course.

Our next pick and mix session is on Friday 8 May in the afternoon. Places are limited and are going quickly so please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to book on.

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