| Health and Safety at Work |
As a business or employer there are a number of obligations and requirements that you must fulfill to maintain good health and safety practice at work, in order to ensure the safety and well being of yourself and the people at your place of work. At Warwickshire County Council we have therefore put together some useful information and links to help you tackle and understand this important and sometimes complicated subject.
Did you know for example, that if your organisation has employees, you must, amongst other things display the Health and Safety Law poster or provide leaflets with the same information to all workers? Also if you have 5 or more employees you must have a written health and safety policy, you must also report some work related accidents to RIDDOR.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the central government body responsible for enforcing government health and safety policy in the work place and ensuring that any risks to the health and safety of people at work is porperly controlled and governed. They also offer a number of free publications available from their website.
Below you will find some useful links to sources of advice, information and support for matters relating to Health and Safety at Work. You can also get a full catalogue of all HSE publications and multimedia products at www.hsebooks.co.uk. |
If you wish to report an accident at work, diseases or dangerrous occurrences please visit the RIDDOR website. |
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| The Health and Safety Executive also provide a useful online database covering Health and Safety legislation in the UK, HSE guidance on legislation, approved codes of practice and information on workplaces and dangerous substances. This is a subscription based service. |
OSR1 the Office Shops & Railway Premises Act form to notify Your Local Authority (District or Borough) of your business premises is available from the Health and Safety Executive. There is a proposal to abolish this form (late 2008)
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| The British Safety Council is an independent organisation, helping companies to develop safe working practices and systems. |
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| NEBOSH - The National Examintaion Board in Occupational Safety and Health provides health and safety training and qualification at a professional level and for those in supervisory and managerial positions. |
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| The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) works to try to prevent accidents through lobbying, campaigns, publicity and by providing advice, training and information to organsiations. |
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| ENTO provide services in enhancing and improving the performance of individuals who are involved in the management, development and health and safety of people in the work place. |
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| UK Safety Network provide a directory of health, safety and environmental websites for reference and information purposes. |
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| The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health is the professional body for environmental health practitioners and they also offer practical health and safety advice and information. |
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Warwickshire County Council offer a series of fact sheets that cover various areas of occupational health and safety, including physical activity, health and safety and managing attendance which you can download for your reference.
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