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Comply at Work OUR UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES….

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Thursday 9th July Emergency First Aid £85.00 + VAT inc Buffet lunch 6 and 7 August Responsible Welding Co-ordinator Course Wednesday 19th August Emergency First Aid £85.00 + VAT inc Buffet lunch TBC Work at Height TBC Training the Trainer - Tool box talks TBC (Aug/Sept) CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety Date All our courses have limited places so please contact us for further details and register your interest as soon as possible. e-mail info@complyatwork.co.uk www.complyatwork.co.uk

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Sn Saf ip ety pe ts Accidents can happen anywhere, and the workplace is another example where accidents can occur. According to the HSE, 1.2 million working people suffered from a workrelated illness in 2013/2014. From working in a lab to working in a shop, SMEs encompass a wide range of industries, which is why it is so important that employers have procedures in place, as part of their Duty of Care.

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5 top tips to Safety!

To help SMEs, we have listed some top tips, to make sure that the workplace remains as safe and accident-free as possible.

1. Know your responsibilities As an owner of a SME, ensure that you have checked your responsibilities against current employment law regulations. From workplace temperatures to the use of machinery, check with recent government legislation or consult your Health and Safety Advisors.

2. Carry out a health and safety audit Take the time to carry out a thorough risk assessment to identify any hazards. By becoming more aware of the surroundings, it becomes easier to evaluate whether more precautions need to be taken and avoid any potential hazardous situations. We would also advise putting signs around the workplace to point out any hazards, making it clear for all employees.

3. Draw up a health and safety policy Following the risk assessment, employers need to write a statement that demonstrates the company’s commitment to health and safety. It should be a written record that lists the responsibilities of the employees and how they can be part of the health and safety systems. Make this easily accessible to employees, as well as being displayed prominently across the workplace.

4. Keep an accident log Recording and reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement under The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). To give an idea of how many accidents are reported, HSE recorded 78,000 other injuries under RIDDOR. It’s also good practice to keep a written record of all near misses. This should be reviewed regularly to make sure that all hazards are properly evaluated, to reduce the risk of injury.

2 billion in 2012/13.

5. Emergency arrangements Make sure that a system is in place for emergencies.

With new starters, take them through the emergency procedures, including emergency exits and the location of the meeting area outside if there is a fire. Keep this information accessible for employees – preparation is the key.

We will continue to issue more top tips in the coming months. Comply at Work can assist and advise on all the above, just give us a call for friendly, no obligation advice.

You may wish to take advantage of our FREE no obligation H & S ‘Healthcheck’ for non-clients to get you started.

Source: Jefferies Solicitors e-mail info@complyatwork.co.uk www.complyatwork.co.uk

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Child’s play on your premises During previous school holidays many businesses notice that children may gain access to play on your site. You may be especially concerned if you are planning you are planning some building work. What are your liabilities and what do you need to do?

The problem Every year, two or three children are killed whilst playing on UK building sites and approximately 20 are seriously injured. Even without the specific dangers of construction work, industrial and commercial premises are dangerous places. Risks may arise from access to roofs, scaffolds and fire escapes, chemicals and fuels, vehicles, deep water, stored materials, etc. In addition to the risks of injury to the children there are the added concerns of potential vandalism.

Might you be liable?

You won’t get very far if you try to blame an accident on a child. You’re expected to go the extra mile to prevent them from coming to harm. Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984, those in control of premises have a civil duty of care for the safety of trespassers on their site. To fulfil the duty you must take “reasonable care” to ensure the safety of uninvited visitors. The matter is also covered in criminal law. Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires all employers to ensure the safety of non-employees, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Note. What is “reasonable” is decided on a case-bycase basis in the courts, and depends on the individual circumstances.

If a child was injured on your site, factors counting against you would include: (1) the vulnerability of children to harm and the need to take additional care to protect them; (2) evidence that the hazard which caused the accident was known to you; and (3) any evidence of children coming onto the premises.

Tip 1. If you know that children might play on your premises, carry out a risk assessment from a child’s view of the site. Identify hazards which could affect them and the actions you need to take.

Tip 2. Controlling access to the entire site may be impractical, but ensure that you prevent access to dangerous areas or activities with secure fencing and locked gates. An example of equipment which must be secured is a waste compactor.

Construction Construction works are a particular concern as they seem to act as a magnet for children. In addition to the civil duty of care described above, there are specific requirements within the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 to prevent access to the site by unauthorised persons. The main contractor has the primary responsibility to ensure that this requirement is fulfilled. However, any contractor who works on a construction site knowing that it is not secured against unauthorised access is committing an offence.

Tip 1. Where alterations or extensions are scheduled at an existing premises, make sure that the Principal Contractor considers how the site will be secured in the Construction Phase Plan. In a populated area it’s expected that this will include a two metre high smallmesh fence around the perimeter and locked gates.

Tip 2. Ensure that the security arrangements cover not only the construction site itself but also any material store, plant and waste compounds.

To Summarise: You could be liable for an injury to a child if there are known dangers and you are aware that children trespass on your premises. You should work with the Principal Contractor to ensure access to the construction work is prohibited. A two metre smallmesh fence and locked gates should suffice.

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Love making presentations?

Most people don’t.

So here are four simple techniques that boost two things – your chances of success, and your confidence.

And they’re easy to remember – the initial letters spell FLIP: First impressions Links Involvement Passion First Impressions Your start sets the tone for everything. Have a great first sentence, and your next ones will probably go well. Have a bad one, and they probably won’t.

So, practise your start. A simple guide: spend 20% of your prep time on the first 2% of your presentation. And don’t just practise it in your head. Say it out loud. Go to the venue/room beforehand and say it there… anything that ensures you’re good on the day.

Another important element of your first impression – your title. It’s hard to wow a room if your presentation’s called “Q2 update”. It’s much easier if it’s called “Three things our competitors can never do”.

Doing all this will take you only 10-15 minutes. That isn’t much input compared to the huge impact it will have on you/your audience.

So script how you’ll go from one slide to the next. Then say it before you click to bring it up. Example: slide 8 discusses finances; slide 9, messages. So you’d say your link after slide 8’s content but while slide 8 was still showing: “So, as you can see, the finances are strong. Let’s now see how we’ll achieve these numbers, through better messaging” [click to bring up slide 9].Again, it doesn’t take long to script your links. So it’s minimal work for a great return.

Involvement Audiences prefer to be involved in some way – much better for them than just sitting, watching and listening for hours.

So, get them involved. Options include: Ask them to write something down Give them a quick exercise to do with their neighbour Do a quick quiz Show them a funny quote/image, so they’re ‘involved’ by laughing Ask questions to the group

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Good links between slides give your presentation flow and pace. But most presenters don’t consider how to link slides together. Instead, they use the next slide to prompt them what to talk about. But if you can see the slide, so can your audience. So doing this prompts them too. They know what you’re about to say.

Audiences like presenters who show passion. And they switch off from those who don’t. So find your passion.

And make sure it comes out in your presentation.

Passion’s always important. But especially early on, to get them engaged quickly.

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Source: Andy Bounds

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in the spotlight Welcome We recently received some excellent feedback from one of our retained clients, Segen Ltd where we carried out some Fire warden training: “Good course, very informative. Feel more confident now”. – Steven Evans, Segen Ltd, Bolton We hold regular Fire Marshal Training and can deliver on your premises to groups, please enquire for details.

We have also trained 2 large groups in Emergency First Aid at Stephenson’s Solicitors’ Leigh site. A Qualsafe audit at one of the sessions went well and assures us of continuing quality for our accredited courses.

We have also trained Fox Fabrication and Construction and JCW Group, Bolton in Emergency First Aid on Saturday courses on site. We can be very flexible with our training times, please let us know if we can assist in the evenings or weekends and we will do our best to accommodate.

Due to positive feedback on our training sessions, we have again started this year’s round of training for Cahill Dental Practice, based in Bolton. Their first topic was ‘Immediate Life Support’. They will continue with Fire Safety, COSHH and Legionella awareness over the coming months.

We have assisted VMI Vending in Blackburn with their Safe Contractor application. Another of our retained clients, Elf Productivity have maintained their Safe – Contractor status from previous years with our support and guidance.

We have assisted Saint Gobain Head Offices, based in Corby, Northants with Manual Handling training for the shopfloor and the office staff and also carried our DSE workstation assessments for the office employees.

We welcome some new clients and will look forward to working with shortly: Air Vault, Westhoughton Thermal Heating Service, Bolton Graham Hargreaves, Building Contractor, Westhoughton Trust Distribution, Heywood Finally, we will welcome our new work experience student, Andrew Gaskell in July. Andrew will be assisting us in the office on a part time basis during his summer break at Runshaw College where he is taking several ‘A’ Levels, including Business Studies.

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