Visitors to sites should be informed of potential dangers and risks associated with being at that facility. Their working environment should be as safe as the regular employees of the site. With this in mind, visitors should be subjected to health and safety training, the proper equipment, any relevant information and be assured that the risk assessments needed had been carried out before their arrival.
Please click HERE for information regrding site visitors.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work regulations details what equipment should be used by an individual whos at work operations pose a potential risk. The full document is seperated into two sections:
Section 1 - Guidance on PPE at work
Section 2 - Selection, use and maintenance of PPE
The following link takes you to the relevant PPE document Personal Protective Equipment
Training for health and safety in the work place is a vital step that each person should be undertaking. There are a few simple steps which outline areas that the training should be focusing on.
The following leaflet identifies the key training steps:
Please click HERE for the HSE leaflet.
Serious injury from transport related accidents are a common occurence in the work place. Futher to this, transport related damage can be a costly mistake to any company.
The 'Trasnport Saftey Guidance' has deen developed by the HSE and aims to reduce the chances of accidents happening. The guidance is aimed at both mangers and operators who are involved with vehicle operations.
This very useful document covers a range of transport factors from the training of drivers to the loading and unloading of vehicles.
Please click HERE for the guidance in full.
Used alongside other safety measures high vis clothing can be invaluable when working on a site. Being able to spot persons infront of any background is vital to avoid accidents.
It is important that the clothing be made from highly reflective material and be of a suitable size for the wearer. The following document outlines the key considerations that need to be made surrounding the use of High-Vis clothing.
