Tag Archive: safety
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Putting calls on hold
Wasn’t it already illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving? Well, apparently not. In what might come as… Read more >
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Asbestos: ditching the dust
Asbestos is one of those risks that keeps on giving. Never a month goes by that I don’t read about… Read more >
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Getting it right… continually
Understandably, for the last couple of years, the world’s attention has been on the coronavirus pandemic and how to keep… Read more >
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How to dispose of waste safely
The safe management of clinical waste is the responsibility of every member of staff at a funeral home. Staff must… Read more >
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Lift, lower, repeat: RSI
You see an employee in the office massaging their arm and when you ask if they’re OK they tell you… Read more >
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Back to basics
Last issue, we covered employers’ obligations and employees’ responsibilities. This time, we focus on how to maintain a healthy working… Read more >
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Back to basics
The purpose of health and safety law is to ensure a safe working environment for employees. In the UK this… Read more >
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COVID-19 and the law
There have been a couple of recent tribunal cases that have found for the employer when it came to employees… Read more >
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Risk assessing during a pandemic
As an employer, you must protect people from harm. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others… Read more >
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Lone working: the risks
With COVID-19 still on the scene and looking as though it isn’t going to go away any time soon, we… Read more >