Health & Safety

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 was created to place a general duty of responsibility upon all employers to take care of their workers, with regards to keeping them safe, protected and to consider their welfare in the workplace regardless of where or how they work or carry out their duties on behalf of the company.

Risk Assessments

Risk Assessments are regular and systematic reviews of the company's activities of the organisation that identify areas of risk or potential harm to others.

COSHH

COSHH regulation is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and this also includes nanomaterials.

Health & Safety in the Workplace

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 places a duty of care on employers so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure health, safety, and welfare in place.

HSE

The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is an independent regulatory body that acts in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury.

Lone Working

Lone workers in the Transport sector are those people who work by themselves without close or direct supervision by others.

Manslaughter

Corporate Manslaughter is an offence created by Section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. It came into force on 6th April 2008.

Road Safety & Awareness

Road traffic legislation imposes specific requirements on employers in respect of vehicle use and maintenance.

RIDDOR

RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, referred to as RIDDOR for short.

Employment Training

Are employees competent to do their job and are safe, employers should reduce the risk of accidents so identify the hazards and control them.