Your Quick Guide to Health and Safety Jargon The easiest way to make something seem complicated is to give it a name that would confuse most people. Health and Safety is full of acronyms and jargon. This post will help you understand what is being asked of you. Here’s some of the most common used…
Covid Toolbox Talk – 25th February 2021
Here’s your Covid toolbox talk for the 25th of February 2021. The week when we saw the light at the end of the tunnel! Although the restrictions may be lifted slowly, the important message to get across in your covid toolbox talk is that social distance must be maintained. Masks must also continue to be…
Covid News 19th February 2021
Downloadable Covid News Briefing for week ending the 19th of February 2021. Covid News Briefings are one of the best ways to keep a workplace Covid-Secure. Communicating staff regularly to reinforce the message is vital to ensuring a high level of compliance. What should a Covid Briefing include? Include key messages from the UK government. …
Test and Trace QR Code at Work
The NHS Test and Trace QR Codes in the Workplace The Test and Trace QR Code is one of the many tools the UK government is using to reduce the spread of Covid-19. There are two ways the contact tracers can obtain your details: via the NHS Test and Trace App if you have scanned…
Working in Icy Conditions
Working in icy conditions on a construction site is challenging, but it is possible. In this post I will take you through 5 things you can do to make your site safer when you are faced with working in icy conditions. 1. Monitor the Weather Forecast Forewarned is forearmed. Check the weather report regularly and…
Downloadable Covid Briefing – 12 February 2021
Downloadable Covid Briefing for week ending the 12th of February 2021. Covid Briefings are one of the best ways to keep a workplace Covid-Secure. Communicating staff regularly to reinforce the message is vital to ensuring a high level of compliance. What should a Covid Briefing include? Include key messages from the UK government. Currently this…
Keeping Site Management COVID-SECURE
Keeping a Covid Secure site office is vital. The importance of competent supervision of construction sites remains paramount during the Covid restrictions. Do you have arrangements in place, should your site team have to self isolate? At the moment, it is difficult to say who will report for work tomorrow. Any one of the site…
Workplace Covid Testing
Workplace Covid Testing is now available to businesses employing over 50 people. The UK Government are making Covid-19 Lateral Flow Tests available to employers who apply to be part of the Workplace Testing Scheme. What is the Workplace Testing Scheme? The Workplace Testing Scheme is a preventative measure to identify cases of Covid-19 before symptoms…
Covid Incident Response
When a COVID Incident occurs, your employees need to be in no doubt about what action to take. Isolation is Key To reduce the chance of a Covid Incident occurring, ot must be made crystal clear to your employees and subcontractors, that they DO NOT attend work if they: Have a high temperature Have a…
HSE Near Miss Book Launched
The Health and Safety Executive have published a Near Miss record book for use in the workplace. The aim of the near miss book is to identify trends with the aim of preventing accidents. Although there is no statutory duty to use the book, or indeed, record near misses, companies who do record and act…
Updates to Site Operating Procedures (v7)
The way you manage Covid-19 risk on a construction site has changed. The Construction Leadership Council updated their Site Operating Procedures to Version 7 on the 7th of January 2021. The changes are: The specific requirement for face coverings in specified areas of a site A statement regarding local authority restrictions Confirmation that workplaces should…
Downloadable Covid Breifing – 22nd January 2021
Downloadable Covid Briefing for Construction Sites – 22nd January 2021 Communication is one of the most important factors of keeping your site Covid-Secure. Our Downloadable Covid Briefing is a quick and easy way to keep up to date and keep your site safe. Briefing people in your workplace – employees, subcontractors, visitors – is essential…