Home Working Risk Assessment

Home Working Home working has become common-place since the pandemic. Indeed it’s been on the rise for a number of years and whilst some organisations have implemented home working effectively, others are now beginning to see health problems emerging from poor workstation equipment and ergonomics. You may have been in conversations where people have said
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New COVID Vaccine Rules Care Homes

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Anyone working in care homes must follow new COVID vaccine rules from 11.11.21.  You must include contractors providing building, maintenance or other support services in your arrangements. Contractors and other support specialists may not be aware of the legal changes and the extent to which it also applies to them.  This guidance sheds some light
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Employees Refusing To Return To Work After COVID-19

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Your team is a vital part of your daily operations, so what if an employee complains about returning to work due to COVID concerns? Even worse, what if they are refusing to return to work after COVID-19, citing health risks for themselves or a family member as the reason? The UK has now published and
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COVID-19 Testing in the Workplace – Everything You Need To Know

Throughout the pandemic employers have looked at different ways in which they can keep their people, customers, suppliers etc safe whilst keeping their business alive. We have all found new ways of adapting the way we work to keep our businesses and people safe. However, many organisations are continuing to work with reduced and restricted
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Vulnerable Worker Risk Assessment

  If you have any workers who come within the Extremely Vulnerable or Vulnerable Categories as defined by the NHS you need to complete a  COVID-19 Vulnerable Worker Risk Assessment. This is needed  to determine if they are safe to return to work, and any additional controls that may be needed to enable them to
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COVID-19 – Working from Home

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Homeworker Health and Safety during coronavirus What should employers be doing to monitor homeworker health and safety during coronavirus? With the recent partial lockdown in various parts of the country, and considering it is now over a year since the UK Government told employers to work from home wherever possible, it is clear that this
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COVID-19 Contingency Plan

Introduction This COVID-19 contingency plan outlines the main purpose and guidance to PHSC plc subsidiary directors of mitigation actions to minimise the risk to staff, customers and business productivity following the recent outbreak of COVID-19. It follows the latest guidance from the Government on Social Distancing and seeks to maintain a balance between maintaining the
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What Really Matters in Business Risk Management

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Business risk management and risk assessment- these terms have been around for some time now and we have all become accustomed to hearing them  But what do they really mean and what is it that really matters when deciding  what to include? The first thing that matters is meeting the legislation. There are many different
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6 Things You Need to Know About Healthcare Training

Most managers needing healthcare training are very familiar with the CQC but did you know that the HSE also has significant authority and the power to close part of a premises or process if they feel there is serious risk of personal injury? So how do busy managers satisfy both enforcing bodies without duplicating time
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How to Achieve Thermal Comfort

At this time of year we spend our lives constantly having to adapt between freezing external temperatures, and very warm internal workplaces/ homes. We often are asked by our clients about thermal comfort and what are the legal minimum and maximum temperatures for a workplace.   What is Thermal Comfort? Thermal comfort relates to how
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