Newsletter September 2022

It's all about making the right choices

Author: Dee Jones/22 September 2022/Categories: NEWSLETTERS, 2022

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Making the right choice

sack truck

Sack trucks are constructed from different materials and have varying wheeling, footplates, handles and capacities. While a standard sack truck may suffice for most jobs, on closer inspection of the type of work being carried out, a more suited model can often be found. We offer advice to help you make the right choice.

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Risk assessments - changes from HSE in the UK

HSE no longer expects every business to consider COVID-19 in their risk assessment or to have specific measures in place.

However employers may still choose to continue to cover COVID-19 in their risk assessments.

There is a requirement to protect those who will come into contact with the virus due to their work activity. You can find advice for people who may be at higher risk such as those who are immunosuppressed.

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Do you have a happy workforce?

employees

We spend approximately a third of our life at work, so creating safe, happy workplaces can have a positive impact on all our lives.

Save lives and premises!

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Within the UK workplace, on average 30 people die and 2,000 are seriously injured as a result of fires annually. Then there’s the damage to property, loss of business, fines, compensation claims and insurance premiums which cost the economy over £6 billion. 75% of businesses that have a fire within the first year of their trading will never trade again.