Company First Aid
Company First Aid is a key component of health and safety for you and your business. ProActive Health and Safety provide you with Company First Aid guidance, products, systems and training. Call us now on 0161 935 8282 to see how we can help protect your business and employees.
Mon, 09/08/2008 - 19:32 — ProActive Healt...
Slips, trips and falls are one of the highest on the list of job accidents that can occur. In fact slips and trips are responsible for over a third of the major injuries reported by businesses in a year. They are also about 20 percent responsible for employees taking over 3 days off from work due to injury. Slips and trips are about 50 percent of the reported accidents by employees in the public sector. Based on these statistics it is imperative for a business like construction, sales, or even factories to have risk assessment plans in action.
Further statistics for slips and trips state that 95 percent of all major accidents involving a slip will result in broken bones. These accidents and injuries can be from falls from heights or just slipping on a specific type of surface. Construction sites are more often the result of slips, trips and falls. As such consultancy services are needed for most businesses, especially those of construction.
By hiring a health and safety consultant a business will be within the safety regulations set up by the HSE. The health and safety executive branch of legislation states regulations that a business must follow based on the type of business and the risk assessment for accidents and injuries that are most likely to occur.
Every business must follow the health safety. You may find as the owner or manager you can’t devote as much time as is needed for the health and safety regulations. This is why places with UK consultants such as ProActive are beneficial to your company. The health and safety consultants at ProActive have been well trained in the safety regulations needed in jobs and businesses. They are able to be strategic for you in planning risk prevention and guides for employees. By acting now you will ensure your company is within the health safety regulations demanded by the HSE.
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 22:18 — ProActive Healt...
In one of our last blogs we spoke about offering first aid and CPR training to all members in your employment. This is a very good option; however you are not required to have all employees certified. A common question of business owners is how many first aid trained individuals do you need on a job site, factory, or in the office. The health and safety regulations for First Aid were posted in 1981. These regulations state that there are a number of elements to decide how many individuals you need.
A first aide trained individual is different from a consultant appointed for risk assessment and plans. You also need a risk assessment representative. There is a specific number for these executives as well within the workplace. For now let’s take a look at how to decide the number of first aid personnel you need in the work place.
Workplace hazards and risks
Organisations history with accidents
Size of business
Nature and distribution of employees
Travelling, remote or lone workers
Emergency medical services in the area
Shared or multiple occupation sites
Leave and other absences of trained personnel
The considerations above will help you decide on the number of first aid trained individuals you need in the workplace. The above information are guidelines to help you stay within the health and safety regulations.
A low risk business such as shops, offices, or libraries with fewer than 50 employees should have at least one person that is appointed to first aid and trained in first aid. For more than 100 workers at a low risk location at least two appointed personnel for first aid should be at the business.
Medium risk employment places like light engineering, assembly work, food processing, and warehousing have different numbers. For less than 20 employees there should be one person appointed for first aid. For every fifty employees you have working for you, you will need a first aid personnel. So if you have 150 employees you need three persons appointed to the health and safety first aid section.
The higher risk facilities like construction, slaughterhouses, chemical engineering, dangerous machinery, and sharp instruments require one person for fewer than five employees. Then for every fifty you employee you need at least one first aid appointed person.
At ProActive you will find the safety and health consultants are trained for risk assessment and management. They can also help you in getting individuals trained in first aid to be appointed in the necessary positions. By acting now you will be within the regulations required of you.
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 18:02 — ProActive Healt...
Alarmingly not everyone knows first aid and CPR. In fact less than half the population has been trained in first aid and CPR. As a business with a construction site, office, facilities management, or other business you can supply the proper training. This training goes hand in hand with the emergency management and training needed to keep within the health and safety regulations of a business.
First aid and CPR can be elective training courses for your employees; however encouragement that your employees have the training should be offered. The best way to get a person trained properly in first aid and CPR is to offer the training course to your employees. There are companies like health and safety consultants who are trained in offering first aid and CPR certification. These courses can be offered to your employees for free through your business.
An employee is more likely to take the course if they are not responsible for finding the funds to take the training. They are also more inclined to take the courses when they are offered during normal work hours. This may mean that you have to have a couple of training sessions to make sure everyone is able to attend during their shift.
You can also offer the training courses when they are not on shift, though attendance may be less. Incentives for taking the courses in first aid and CPR are also something you should consider, especially for a training opportunity outside of normal working hours.
First aid and CPR training can be used in a variety of areas of life. This is one reason it should appeal to your employees and offer you a more solidified program for health and safety. Employers should also attend these courses for certification, even if you are not on the business site very often.
