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HSE Passport, the company committed to helping agencies, umbrella companies, contractors and host companies achieve legal compliance to current Health & Safety legislation, is calling on recruitment agencies to review their approach towards health and safety training for temporary workers.
HSE Passport, the simple and cost effective health and safety compliance scheme (for contract and temporary workers) is advising recruitment agencies to get their temporary workers and freelancers ‘Health and Safety Compliant’, prior to releasing them into the workplace.
A simple health and safety passport for each temporary worker can prevent timely delays when arriving on site at a new project and also will present cost-saving benefits to both the client and agency.
Guy Schrecker, General Manager, HSE Passport said: “If an agency worker holds a recognised health and safety passport card , it presents many benefits: The agency can offer placements straightaway, the client does not have to hold health and safety induction sessions and the temporary worker can take the passport from project to project.”
WorkRite, Posturite’s specialist e-learning and training division, is enjoying a record year. Turnover is up by almost 90% over the corresponding period in 2010, with several major new contracts in the bag.
These include the company’s biggest ever deal for its market-leading AssessRite DSE training and assessment package which has been licensed by a multinational energy company to be rolled out to more than 12,500 users in 24 different countries.
WorkRite has had to translate the software into a number of different languages including Arabic, Hindi and Gujarati.
National sales manager Ryan Church said: “On its own, this was a fantastic deal for us. But coming on top of several other major contract wins over this year, it means that we are yet again out-performing the market by a considerable distance.
“This is the fifth year in succession that we have seen big turnover increases, though never quite as large as this year. There’s no doubt that all the hard work we put into developing our products and services in the early stages is now paying off.
“Our powerful and intuitive management system, in particular, is a significant factor in winning business for us. Health and safety professionals love it because it makes their lives so much easier.”
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has produced a new book that aims to improve the understanding of shift work and its impact on health and safety. More than 3.5 million people are employed as shift workers in the UK. They work in a wide variety of industries including the emergency services, healthcare, the utilities, transport, manufacturing, entertainment and retail. Poorly designed shift-working arrangements and/or long working hours may put them at risk of fatigue, accidents, injuries and ill health.
Managing Shift Work: Health and Safety Guidance is aimed at anyone with an interest in reducing the health and safety risks associated with shift work. This could include senior management, human resources, health and safety officers, occupational health advisors, trade union representatives, supervisors or shift workers themselves.
The book explains why we should be concerned about shift work, drawing on the evidence available in the scientific literature. It goes on to set out an approach to managing the risks from shift work and provides useful advice and good practice guidelines to help inform the design or redesign of shift work rotas.
An uncomfortable work environment can affect productivity and increase the likelihood of work-related muscle strains and eyestrain. Incorporating ergonomics in the workplace of your small business can remedy an uncomfortable atmosphere. These simple changes help decrease stress levels and improve employee performance.
Definition
Ergonomics refers to creating a work environment that’s conducive to employees. Several factors play a role in low productivity and work-related burnout. Employees can spend 40 or more hours at a desk each week. Dealing with unfavorable work conditions for this length of time can trigger mental and physical stress. Some employees stare at a computer screen and use a keyboard for hours. By means of ergonomics, employees and employers can brainstorm ways to transform the work atmosphere into one that supports physical health and enhances productivity.
Computers
Working at a computer for long periods each day increases the risk of developing eyestrain, tension headaches, backaches and carpal tunnel syndrome. Employees and employers can reduce physical problems with ergonomic techniques. Positioning computer screens at least 20 inches from eyes reduces the risk of eyestrain, as does positioning computer screens away from bright lights and using an anti-glare computer screen.
The new Atlet Tergo range comprises five advanced reach trucks designed to provide the most ergonomic, efficient and productive performance in all types of materials handling operation. The trucks have maximum working loads from 1200 to 2500kg and lift heights up to 12.1m to provide operators with total flexibility and choice across a complete range of applications.
The most powerful trucks in the range are designed to stack higher, heavier and faster in the most demanding and intensive 24/7 operations such as retail and food distribution. The smaller and compact models are designed for operations where lighter loads and lower lifting heights are the norm, such as newer and growing businesses, and include the first reach truck from Atlet to offer 1200kg capacity.
The original Atlet Tergo range was introduced in 1993, and these new fifth-generation trucks build on the advances and success of their predecessors to take ergonomics and comfort to new levels. Analysis by Atlet showed every hour on average reach truck operators make 2,000 arm and 1,000 head movements, and spend 10% of the time looking upwards, 20% travelling backwards and 70% forwards. The new Tergo operator environment has been redesigned to minimise fatigue, strain and stress associated with this type of work.
For the first time ever attendees of ErgoExpo, one of the largest ergonomics conferences in the country, will have an opportunity to see Ergotron and view its full line-up of affordable, wellness-enhancing workspace solutions on exhibit in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 30 through December 2 (booth #441).
With a legacy in designing workspaces for true ergonomic comfort, Ergotron recognizes that traditional, fixed workspaces—no matter how well designed for ergonomics—force knowledge workers into sedentary work routines, putting their health and the health of the organization’ at risk.
“The future of ergonomics must move beyond expensive chairs and keyboards,” said Joel Hazzard, president and CEO of Ergotron, “relying not only on scientific discipline but staying true to its definition, designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. Fixed workspaces do not always accommodate individual needs and more important, do not encourage the movement our bodies need.”
What attendees can expect to learn when visiting Ergotron is that the health and productivity of every knowledge worker is at risk in even the most optimally designed ergonomic workspace. Long periods of sitting are linked to cancer, obesity, heart disease and early mortality rates, and sitting disease claims the lives of nearly 300,000 Americans a year.
Ergonomic office chairs are seats designed for the workplace. They make it possible for people to endure being seated for long periods without feeling an excessive amount of stress on their backs and legs.
Why is it crucial in the workplace setting?
While offices are not risky locations, it nonetheless carries its own distinctive risks. One of those may be the growth of lumbar difficulties from sitting for extended times.
A normal office could have its workers in a seated placement for at the very least seven hours every day. Staying in only one posture can ultimately build pressure on a person’s lumbar areas. As soon as pressure proceeds to build, this could result in difficulties including ache. Eventually, persistent pain will ultimately call for specialized health-related therapy.
This takes place simply because humans are not intended to be deskbound for extended periods.
Ergonomic office chairs make sure that this health predicament is averted. It makes sitting down in the office much more tolerable since it is created to deal with these issues.
The RoSPA Safety Awards have been recognising health and safety success since 1956. This key fixture in the health and safety calendar offers organisations a prime opportunity to prove their ongoing commitment to raising health and safety standards: be part of the longest running and most highly respected occupational safety awards programme.
The launch of paperless entry in 2011 was a huge success and made the entry process quicker, easier and environmentally friendly. So register today to be part of the only health and safety scheme worth shouting about.
Simply click on the How to Enter option below and follow the instructions to successfully enter the RoSPA Awards.
Construction health and Safety consultancy Derisk LLP is pleased to welcome a new Director on board, Mark O’Mahony.
Mark joins Derisk after successfully launching a health and safety risk management business into the marketplace and now joins Derisk to contribute towards their expansion plans over the next 12 months. His duties will include developing and establishing a training division and assisting in business development.
As a chartered safety and health practitioner, Mark brings experience, competencies and reassurances to clients who require proportionate and practical advice on the management of health and safety within their organisations.
Marc Smith, Managing Director of Derisk said:
“We are delighted to welcome Mark to Derisk as a shareholder and Director. His knowledge, experience and professionalism will allow Derisk to further develop our broader health and safety service offering to both new and existing clients.”