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Fire Safety In The Workplace
0Safety in the workplace should always be a high priority for all business to ensure a safe working environment for all their staff. Cutting corners to save money tells your staff that their well-being is not being thought of. This could disastrously results in the event of a fire. Here are some tips to implement fire safety in the workplace. Appoint and train a fire safety officer. If your business is small with less than 20 employees, you still need a minimum of one person who is fire safety trained. This person should someone who can be trusted and on the premises for most of your business’ working hours. There are lots of companies in the fire safety industry who offer training for fire safety officers, covering everything from safe evacuations or proper FRC. Educate all employees. After training someone as a fire safety officer, give your new officer time with all of your employees to educate them about the…
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Small Business Health And Safety
As owner of a small business, there are a lot of demands on your time. With so many responsibilities to handle, health and safety requirements can easily drop to the bottom of your list of priorities. However, accidents can happen, even in low-risk businesses, and overlooking health and safety drive up costs in sick pay, absence, and compensation claims. For a small business, absence after accidents can have a big impact. One person skipping work due to an injury can be a big part of your workforce, so you need to keep them safe at work. Appoint Someone To keep things safe, you should appoint someone to take charge of health and safety issues. This person must be competent and must have the training, experience or knowledge that they need to assist you in the best way. This might mean you have to provide formal training in health and safety and might need someone with more specific knowledge for your…