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Current policy, If covid positive, stay at home for 5 working days, WFH if you are able and well enough. Wear a mask on return for 5 days. no need to test on return. Do you pay staff for staying at home? We don't pay so can not force anyone with COVID to stay at home if they can not work from home.

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Thanks witsd, does anyone know what the HSE calculation is for RIDDORS? Im using: No of Accidents x 1000,000 divided by total number of man hours = LTIFR - this give me a LTIFR of 0.40 I have attached some data from the link that witsd sent, I fall into the yellow category - does 450 mean that that ...

Hi all, I have had my yearly board presentation and the MD has asked where we sit in relation to other companies accident frequency rates etc. Our accidents are calculated per 1 million hours worked and per 1000 employees Where can I find similar information out for a pet food manufacturing company ...

witsd wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:22 pm

Safety wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:10 am Found my answer

I think the law of problem-solving on internet forums states that you have to share your answer, for anyone who finds this thread in 10 years time!

The answer is in the question.....I clearly had a 'special' moment when I asked it

Found my answer

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EH40 state that Carbon Monoxide has a PPM of 20 Long term exposure limit (8hr TWA reference period)

Does that mean the worker should not be exposed to any more than 20ppm in any 8 hr working day?

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/8/regulation/3/made Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation) 3. For regulation 2(1), substitute— “(1) In these Regulations— “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 19...

Hi all .salut Who's responsibility is it to provide safety footwear to Agency workers? From what I understand the Agency is the employer as they are the party engaging the worker and that they have a statutory duty to ensure that PPE (safety footwear) is provided by the agency or another party. I pr...

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does anyone have a check list that I could use to tick off what's needed to comply.

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does anyone have a permit template which ca be used for 'Restricted Access'

Hi all, our Safety Group (LOHSG) are holding a free seminar next Tuesday 15th March 22 with a number of excellent speakers, all this is online via Zoom. Details here if anyone is interested: https://www.lohsg.co.uk/meetings-and-events-1 More details on the actual topics will be provided too via the ...