DSEAR Risk Assessment
DSEAR Zone Classification Explained
Short answer. DSEAR zone classification categorises areas by how likely a flammable gas, vapour or dust atmosphere is to be present and for how long. ...
Fire Risk Assessment
What Are the Legal Requirements for Fire Door Maintenance?
Short answer. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires fire doors to be kept in efficient working order, but the specific tolerances ...
eLearning
Does Online Health and Safety Training Actually Work?
Short answer. Online health and safety training works well for knowledge, legislation, hazard recognition, procedures, but it cannot deliver ...
Safety Management Systems
Why Clients Are Starting to Demand ISO 45001
Short answer. ISO 45001 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems, and UK clients increasingly ask for it, ...
PUWER
Does Your Work Equipment Need Assessing Under PUWER?
Short answer. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to make sure work equipment is suitable, well ...
Legionella
Legionella Risk in Commercial Water Systems Explained
Short answer. Legionella bacteria grow in poorly maintained water systems and cause a serious pneumonia when inhaled in fine water droplets. The ...
Fire Risk Assessment
What Actually Happens During a Fire Risk Assessment?
Short answer. A fire risk assessment is a structured walk-through of your premises to identify fire hazards, the people at risk, and the adequacy of ...
Fire Risk Assessment
What Is the Fire Safety Order and Why Does It Matter?
Short answer. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is the law that makes one person at every non-domestic premises in England and Wales, ...
Health and Safety
How to Carry Out a Health and Safety Risk Assessment
Short answer. HSE's guidance sets out five steps: identify the hazards, decide who might be harmed and how, evaluate the risks and decide on ...
eLearning
The Role of Leadership in Creating a Safety Culture
Short answer. Safety culture is set by what leaders do, not by what they sign off. HSE's guidance on leading health and safety at work says leaders ...