Did you know you have a legal requirement to wear a Face Covering in many different places and more places are being included 8th August 2020? You will more than likely know what a Face Covering is, but do you know the Legislation which exists for The Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place? […]
Category Archives: Compliance
Can you prove you have everything in place to show an Inspector how you keep your workers, and anyone who may be affected by your work, healthy and safe? The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) health and safety inspector makes thousands of visits each year covering a wide range of industries and sectors. The inspector will […]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the UK government agency responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare in Great Britain, has just released the annual work-related fatality figures for 2019/20. One hundred eleven (111) workers were fatally injured while at work between April 2019 and March 2020; […]
Health Surveillance – Delivery and proof Maximising on the interaction with your employees ensuring they are working safely and staying healthy is essential in reopening your businesses and bringing furloughed workers back to a fully operational enterprise. We recently expanded our suite of health and safety tools to include a unique Wellbeing Monitor; we have […]
As part of one of the biggest weeks in health and safety – Mental Health Awareness Week, Safety PAL has finished 6months of preparation, design, development and testing to include our brand new Wellbeing Mood Monitor as part of our award-winning suite of health, safety and wellbeing tools. Why did we choose to develop […]
Time is ticking, and we all want to return to some form of normality, but as business owners, we need delivery and proof, as Inspectors are out and about. You and your organisation may have already resumed operations by creating dedicated COVID-19 Company Policy and associated COVID-19 Risk Assessments, including many control measures. But […]
Over the last 13 weeks, I have seen workers adapt to a new way of working, but I have also seen managers and workers ignore established safety policies and procedures. When questioned, their excuse was because of protecting workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New measures are important. Social distancing is essential and has […]
The government will keep us all updated on COVID-19 restrictions and relaxations over the next few days and weeks. So you and your company may be looking at plans on how to facilitate a return to work operations. We all want to return to some form of normality, but as business owners, we cannot ignore […]
Safety PAL brings you the latest Fit testing face masks to avoid transmission during the coronavirus outbreak There are multiple articles, blogs a feeds and fake news on face mask-wearing during the coronavirus. We wanted to ensure you had the most up to date workplace information from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Essential […]
Workplace Training is now cheaper and more effective than ever The costs businesses incur when having to send employees on training days as well as the employee downtime is a financial burden every business faces. Every business has a legal requirement to provide suitable and sufficient training to help the individual complete the task safely. […]