Health and Safety Frequently Asked Questions

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General:

Q. Do health and safety laws apply to me?

Q. Who administers and enforces health and safety laws?

Q. What is the main legislation covering health and safety?

Q. What are the main duties that are covered by the legislation?

Q: Do we have to have a written Health and Safety Policy?

Q. What is Risk Assessment?

Q. What can I look for to ensure my workplace is safe?

Q. What can I do to ensure Plant and Machinery are safe?

A. These are the main areas to consider when risk assessing the use of machinery are:

Is the machinery safe to use and all dangerous parts guarded? Have machine operators received suitable and sufficient instruction and training? Has a competent person inspected machines at appropriate intervals? Are machine controls clearly marked to prevent accidental operation? Have employees been informed that they should not wear loose clothing, jewellery, etc when operating machinery, and that eye protection is necessary under certain conditions?

Q. How do I report accidents?

Q. Do I need a license to work with asbestos?

Training

Q: Why should we carry out training?

Q: Do we legally have to carry out training?

Q: Do we have to train staff in health and safety?

Q. Do any individuals in my company need special health and safety training?

Q. Do I need to keep records of training?

Courses are either held at the HandS Training Centre based in Central London or at a venue of your choice. HandS is registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health and offers an extensive range of Certificated Health and Safety Courses.

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