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The Ultimate PUWER Guide - All You Need to know About PUWER
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
Ensuring the highest occupational health standards is a major responsibility for any employer. With the help of the PUWER regulations, you can have peace of mind knowing that you have tackled the prevention of machinery-related workplace accidents. The guide below will look into detail at what PUWER is and what equipment it covers, as well as who is responsible for PUWER inspections and the benefits of carrying out PUWER risk assessments. Here’s everything you need to know about PUWER.
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CE mark: Certification for the EU & NI markets after Brexit
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
What is a CE mark? The CE (Conformitè Europëenne) mark is an administrative marking placed on products that are placed in the EEA (European Economic Area) market to confirm that the product conforms with EU health and safety, as well as environmental protection requirements. CE certification is required for any products sold in the EU, regardless of country of origin, if that is mandated by the specific EU legislation for this type of product.
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UKCA Mark: Product Certification in Great Britain after Brexit
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
With the Brexit transition period coming to an end on 31 December 2020, the rules and regulations regarding product self-certification of products made in the UK have changed as well. A new UKCA mark has been introduced by the UK government to replace the existing EU-recognised CE Mark.
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The Ultimate Guide to Risk Assessment | Managing Risk at Work
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
Ensuring a safe work environment for all employees is not only a moral obligation but also a legal requirement for employers. Conducting a risk assessment is the first step to successfully managing the risk factors in the workplace, therefore it is extremely important to understand the concept of risk assessment and learn how to do it effectively.
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ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety – Guide
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
In May 2018, a revolutionary standard, ISO 45001 was introduced. Setting out the guidelines for best Occupational Health and Safety (OH& S) practices in the workplace, it is the first internationally accepted standard of its kinds. Compliance with ISO 45001 ensures that care you provide for your employees and visitors not only covers the legal requirements but also goes out to tackle issues as employee wellbeing and continues to improve constantly to maintain a world-class level of health and safety management within your organisation.
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What is risk management and why is it important? – UK Guide
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
As an employer, you have a legal duty under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to ensure the health and safety of everyone at the workplace from your employees to your visitors. Risk management plays a key role in achieving compliance with the highest workplace health and safety standards, regulations and directives.
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Section 37: Prosecuting senior management for OH&S offences committed by someone else
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
It is no secret that being in a senior management role in a business has its fair share of additional duties and responsibilities. However, you may not be aware that not only the employer but also directors and senior managers can be held accountable for health and safety incidents at the workplace caused by someone else they are responsible for.
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Top 10 Benefits of Regulatory Compliance Software
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
Ensuring regulatory compliance requires the organised completion of a series of tasks including logging risks, providing evidence, verifying controls and keeping detailed records. When it comes to the workplace health and safety risk management of a large organisation, doing this manually is nearly impossible due to the increasing operational cost of employing health and safety professionals and the high risk of human error. This is why companies, whether they do their OH&S (Occupational Health and Safety) risk assessments in-house or whether they hire health and safety consultants to help them stay compliant, are looking for the reassurance of having a compliance software tool in place.
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Switching to a multi-purpose regulatory compliance platform
Posted in Blog on Sep 28, 2022
Admin work is never pleasant but not doing it (or not doing it right) can cause a multitude of problems in all areas of your business and technical compliance isn’t an exception. Below we’ll look into the use of digital tools to ensure compliance and how switching to a multi-purpose regulatory compliance platform that supports external technical service providers is a worthy investment to consider in 2021.
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