Health and Safety Policy Review Checklist
The following checklist can be used as an aid in the writing and reviewing of a health and safety policy. It is derived from UK HSE Information. General policy and organisation: Are the obligations towards your employees made clear and does the statement express a commitment to health and safety? Does it say…
Different Types of Risk Assessments
A risk assessment is a systematic examination of a task, job or process that you carry out at work for the purpose of; Identifying the significant hazards that are present (a hazard is something that has the potential to cause someone harm or ill health). Three types of risk assessments: Baseline risk assessments (Baseline HIRA)…
Recycling
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE! Many people recycle their waste newspaper, bottles, cans and magazines created within their home. Recycling collection points are readily accessible to everyone at many different locations such as supermarkets, community halls, car parks and schools. It has now become common practice for many people to recycle within their home but not so…
Smoking in South Africa
The following article has been extracted from Southafrica.net. 2015. Smoking Laws in South Africa. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/travel-tips/entry/travel-tip-smoking. [Accessed 14 September 15]. South Africa became one of the first countries in the world to ban smoking in public places in 2000 when it introduced its Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act. The act put a serious dent in…
How to Write a Health & Safety Policy for your Business
The following information has been extracted from: Health and Safety Executive. (1999) Write a health and safety policy for your business. [Online] Available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/write.htm[Accessed 7 September 2015]. By explaining how the business will manage the health and safety policy within the organisation, staff and stakeholders will become aware of the businesses commitment to health and…
Workplace Fire Safety
The following article covers the fire strategies that need to be in place in order to comply with legislation. This includes prevention, risk assessment, fire detection and containment and evacuation plans: Workplace Fire Safety
The Secret to Successful Meetings
The Secret to Successful Meetings
Safety Awareness in the Workplace
It is so important to be constantly aware of safety in any environment. Here we will have a look at safety awareness in the workplace specifically:
Manual Handling
Manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work. Almost a quarter of all injuries at work are caused by accidents during manual handling. Most of the injuries are to hands, feet, legs and backs. Some of the back injuries result in permanent disability. Although the manual handling operations regulations do…
