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Vulnerable workers
Make sure you consider the risk to
workers who are clinically extremely
vulnerable to Covid-19 and put controls in
place to reduce that risk.
These measures will help businesses to
manage the risk of Covid-19, but they will
only work if everyone observes them.
Employers should make sure their workers
know they should always follow these
measures while at work, whether they’re at
their workstation, on a break, or anywhere
else carrying out work activities.
HSE Covid spot checks and
inspections
To minimise the risk of infection in the
workplace, HSE is carrying out spot checks
and inspections to check businesses have
Covid-secure measures in place. This is
done by calling, visiting and inspecting
businesses across all sectors, in all areas, to
check the measures in place are in line with
the current guidance.
During the checks and inspections, HSE
provides advice and guidance to manage
risk and protect workers, customers and
visitors. Where businesses aren’t managing
the risks from coronavirus, HSE will take
action.
Please ensure your workplace is safe
by following the HSE guidance on
being Covid-secure. There are also
guides available on gov.uk for making
workplaces Covid-secure.
Assessing the risk: HSE
offers new insights
Managing Risk: From Assessment
to Control. Bringing your Risk
Assessment to Life
Date: May 25,
Time: 10:30am
Location: Online
The Health & Safety Executive is hosting a
series of free risk management webinars.
Supported by Western Business Media
(WBM), the webinars will help
organisations understand and control
different types of risks in their workplaces.
Effective risk management systems
allow an organisation, large or small, to
meet its legal requirements in protecting
workers by not only identifying risk but
putting in place measures to ensure
adequate risk controls. Too often, risk
assessment becomes a tick-box exercise
but it’s vitally important that the
organisation is mindful of the risks that
are identified and takes ongoing action to
monitor and manage them.
This strong focus on worker health and
safety, in turn, benefits organisational
performance.
This webinar will feature a panel of
experts from HSE including HM Health
and Safety Inspectors, and NEBOSH who
will discuss current guidance and
principles in tackling risk.
We’ll be taking questions during the
webinar and highlighting resources,
products and services that can help you
build a successful risk management
programme that protects employees from
harm.
Read more information and register at
solutions.hse.gov.uk
For further information on spot
checks and inspections visit the HSE
website.
RETURN TO WORK:
What impact has Covid has on
mental health and wellbeing, and
what steps do you need to take to
help your employees?
See our special feature, from pg 36
Covid-19: Support for you and your business
Government Support
Information & Advice
Directors &
Governance
Remote Wellbeing
Learning &
Development
Community Content
All available at
www.iod.com
www.iod.com/westmids/events
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