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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Community Fire Safety => Topic started by: Oliver Austin on July 03, 2011, 11:13:56 AM

Title: Health & Safety issues common to most businesses
Post by: Oliver Austin on July 03, 2011, 11:13:56 AM

Why is Health & Safety Important to Small Businesses?
Your employees have rights to work in safe conditions with a regard to personal health and it is therefore important that you offer them this sort of working environment: failing to do so can result in personal injury, disease or general poor health. Such occurrences can result in legal action being taking against your business (or you personally) which could damage the business financially and its reputation (including you – as an employer).

Responsibilities of an Employer

The Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974 states that it is your responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself, your employees, and people that may be affected by what you do.

Title: Re: Health & Safety issues common to most businesses
Post by: nearlythere on July 05, 2011, 07:02:35 AM

Is this an ad?

Title: Re: Health & Safety issues common to most businesses
Post by: AnthonyB on July 05, 2011, 02:36:15 PM

I'd say so, link to UTN Training based at Diamond Business Park in Wakefield.

Title: Re: Health & Safety issues common to most businesses
Post by: kurnal on July 06, 2011, 07:28:59 AM

We always welcome new members but we always keep an eye on all postings and never hesitate to take action eventually if somone is taking the michael. Members are allowed one link to their website. Blatant advertising is of course not permitted.

I welcome Oliver to the forum but am struggling to see the point he is making in some of his postings. Many appear to be statements rather than questions or points for discussion.