Why is training important?
Over 200 people are killed each year in accidents at work and over one million people are injured. Over two million suffer illnesses caused by, or made worse by, their work. But did you know that forestry is one of the most dangerous industries, and workers are 6 times more likely to be killed at work than a construction worker? That is not good odds. So, preventing accidents and ill health caused by work should be a key priority for everyone at work. As the owner or manager of a forestry contracting business you know that competent employees are valuable. Your business probably depends on them.
Providing health & safety information and training helps you to:
Don’t forget that your insurance doesn’t cover all losses. Damaged products, lost production and demotivated staff can all result.
The law requires that you provide whatever information, instruction and training is needed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health & safety of your employees.
Communications:
During this Covid-19 reopening period, communication with employees, and customers, should be a high priority, and could include:
Regular communication even if there is little new to share, is important to reinforce key messages and prevent false information from circulating
Providing health & safety information and training helps you to:
- Ensure you or your employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do;
- Develop a positive health & safety culture, where safe & healthy working becomes second nature to everyone;
- Find out how you could manage health and safety better;
- Meet your legal duty to protect the health & safety of your employees.
- Will contribute towards making your employees competent in health & safety;
- Can help your business avoid the distress that accidents and ill health cause;
- Can help you avoid the financial costs of accidents & occupational ill health.
Don’t forget that your insurance doesn’t cover all losses. Damaged products, lost production and demotivated staff can all result.
The law requires that you provide whatever information, instruction and training is needed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health & safety of your employees.
Communications:
During this Covid-19 reopening period, communication with employees, and customers, should be a high priority, and could include:
- visual messages, with use of pictures of good and bad practice, in addition to written information
- frequent updates of communication (weekly is suggested) to prevent it becoming stale
- instruction and information on the new protocols.
Regular communication even if there is little new to share, is important to reinforce key messages and prevent false information from circulating
- live communication, TV screens, and digital signs where feasible
- translation of communication into the preferred languages of employees wherever English is not the first language
Contact Nina for information on IOSH accredited, or bespoke training for your business:
- Carrying out a Covid-19 risk assessment
- IOSH Managing Safety
- REHIS Food Hygiene & HACCP; Allergen Awareness
- Legionella Awareness
- Bespoke Risk Control training
- Emergency & Crisis Response Drills
- Security Awareness and Counter-terrorism
Free Covid-19 risk assessment coaching session
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https://fairweather-safety-consulting.coursify.me/ This free coaching session will take you through the key controls that you need to think about when carrying out your specific Covid-19 risk assessment. It is a requirement for every business to carry out a specific assessment of the risk of exposure to Covid-19 and to put the necessary controls in place. No matter what industry you are in - Rebuilding Confidence and Providing Assurance is Critical. |
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