May 10th, 2010
The importance of safety at work place can’t be over exemplified. It is mostly felt in factories where the labourers are exposed t sustained risk in their daily operations. Adaptation of safety measures not only ensures safety of the life of the workers but also of their family dependents.
ANSI makes it mandatory for major factories and construction houses to comply with certain specified norms. It is important that the construction houses and factories adopt certain specified norms. It is important that the construction houses and factories adopt some basic safety measures so as to ensure overall safety of the workplace. First and foremost all operations should be executed under supervision of Read the rest of this entry »
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May 6th, 2010
Despite the Department of Work and Pensions stating that fatalities have been cut since the 1970’s by two thirds; 250-300 construction site workers are still killed every year and 35 million working days are lost each year to occupational health issues. Showing the number of deaths and injury in the workplace remains at an alarming high number.
The main cause of accidents on construction sites are:
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May 5th, 2010
It is imperative that when you have a business, you must develop a healthy and safe environment for your employees and clients. Otherwise, there would be negative consequences for your company. An unhealthy and unsafe working environment puts the company at risk to failure. It is then important to have make measures, rules, and policies that will uphold safety and health of the employees and clients. One way to do this is to talk to a health and safety consultant.
The health and safety consultant is tasked to asses and provide solution to the hazards seen in the working environment. The health and safety consultancy is not just about evaluation or assessment. It is about finding ways to get rid of the risk of hazards. Once this is available, the company can be assured that it is operating within legal means. Plus, it makes the employees and clients happy and satisfied. If this is met, companies will also be happy in the long run. This means more loyal employees, loyal customers, and generally no worries about contribution to sickness or hazards. These will lead to a successful business.
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May 4th, 2010
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) has recently accused the industry of costing workers their lives with this criticism coming on the back of the launch of an investigation into an accident which occurred at Heathrow’s Terminal Five in which a building worker was fatally injured.
The UCATT, which represents 125,000 workers in the construction industry, suggests that companies who appoint a dedicated director to be in charge of health and safety can see a 25% on average reduction in accidents. In some cases a proactive approach has seen up to an 80% fall in accidents. Read the rest of this entry »
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