Health and Safety Law poster
Employers are required to display and fill in the Health and Safety Law poster detailing what people need to know.
Risk assessment
A risk assessment is an important step in protecting workers, users, visitors and your club, as well as complying with the law.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
What is PPE?PPE is personal (belongs to one person) equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work.
Vibration
This is either hand arm vibration e.g. from holding a strimmer / brushcutter or whole body vibration e.g.
Noise
What is meant by ‘Noise at Work’?
Hazardous Substances
Any substance hazardous to health and can take many forms for example, chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, mists, biological agents (germs).
First Aid
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate a
Fire Safety
Most fires are preventable.
Lone Working
A Lone Worker can be defined as ‘those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision.’ This could include:
Information, instruction, supervision and training
Providing the right information, instruction, supervision and training to do the work safely and without risk to health is a basic requirement of many health and safety pi