Health and Safety at Work For Dummies, UK Edition

Learn to:

• Plan your health and safety management
• Organise and motivate your workforce to comply with rules and regulations
• Monitor and review your health and safety systems

Get a health & safety plan in place to avoid dangerous and costly mistakes

Are you complying with health and safety regulations in the workplace? This authoritative guide provides critical information needed to adhere to health and safety regulations. It also offers expert help on ensuring workplace safety, controlling health risks, following regulations, and more.

• Put health and safety in its place – lead, train, and empower your workforce while boosting your profits and staying legal
• Remove the risk – get to know the triggers for violence, indicators for stress and signs of drug and alcohol abuse
• Manage machinery – drill down into hazards, control risks, make safeguards count, train your team and restrict use appropriately
• Fan the flames – discover common causes and accelerant factors of fire, assess risk and select options for fire prevention and protection
• Get the chemistry right – understand chemical health risks, store chemicals safely, and find out how to deal with asbestos

Open the book and find:

• The role of insurance in managing risks
• Why you should develop emergency procedures
• What you need to know about electrical hazards
• How to deal with noise and vibration
• Strategies to control radiation hazards
• Steps for sticking to legal guidelines
• How to anticipate human error and violations