Category Archives: Health and Safety

Christmas is a time when your home is likely to be full of people, and it’s in the excitement of the season that accidents can easily happen.

In this infographic we look at the 12 facts of Christmas showing how easy it is to have accidents at home in some of the strangest of ways!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

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Workplace temperature checklist

This checklist will help you carry out a basic risk assessment of workplace temperatures.

If you answer ‘yes’ to at least two of these questions you should assess the risks and find out how you can protect your workers.

What your workers think

• Have your workers complained about temperatures in your workplace?

Air temperature

• Does the air feel warm or hot?
• Does the workplace temperature change during a normal working day?
• Does the workplace temperature change a lot during hot or cold weather?

Radiant temperature

• Is there a heat source in the environment, for example machinery?
• Is there any equipment that produces steam?
• Is work being done outdoors?

Humidity

• Are your workers wearing personal protective equipment that allows air to flow through?
• Do your workers complain that the air is too dry?
• Do your workers complain that the air is humid?

Air movement

• Is cold or warm air blowing directly into the workspace?
• Are employees complaining of draughts?

Workers’ metabolic rate

• Is work rate moderate to intensive in warm or hot conditions?
• Are workers mainly seated in cool or cold environments?

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Is PPE being worn that protects against harmful toxins, chemicals, asbestos, flames, extreme heat etc?
• Can workers make changes to their clothing in response to high or low temperatures?
• Is respiratory protection being worn?

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Menopause awareness is about celebrating women as they age! Since 2009, the International Menopause Society (IMS), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has designated October as World Menopause Awareness Month, with October 18 celebrated as World Menopause Awareness Day.

On our infographic, we look at the symptoms, help, and support that people are able to receive.

Did you know temporary cognitive impairment affects over 40%* women at some point during their menopause transition? Here are some tips to keep the cogs working!

Tip 1: Keep Hydrated.

Tip 2: Take a break outside.

Tip 3: Shower with your eyes closed.

Tip 4: Anchoring.

Tip 5: Invest in some noise-cancelling headphones.

If you would like to find out more click on the links below:

Reach out for advice Menopause Matters, menopausal symptoms, remedies, advice

Read one of our past blogs https://www.walkersafety.co.uk/blog/2020/09/menopause-at-work-risk-assessments-policies-guidelines/

Click on our wellbeing page for further information. Wellbeing | Walker Health and Safety Services (walkersafety.co.uk)

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Health and safety audits and inspections are beneficial to a company.

Reasons why you should conduct a health and safety audit:

1. Health and safety audits reveal much more than just what is going wrong. They also highlight successes and enable employers to praise the people who are getting it right.
2. Setting up a safety audit system doesn’t just protect employees and customers from injury and illness. It motivates staff by showing them that their employer is serious about their well-being.
3. A correctly conducted safety audit can safeguard a company’s assets. A serious health and safety incident can lead to unfavourable publicity that damages trade.
4. When the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brings prosecutions for health and safety breaches, they invariably cite failures that an audit would have highlighted. Prosecutions can lead to enormous fines and legal costs, even imprisonment.
5. Every employer is legally obliged to have a health and safety policy in place. This should be in writing if there are five or more employees. Without an audit, it’s impossible to be sure that your policy is fit for purpose. So, as well as a health and safety policy, you need a safety audit policy.

Take a read through out infographic. Contact us if you would like to discuss your companies health and safety management system, risk assessments or audits and inspections.