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Lone Working Guide

As an employer, you must manage any health and safety risks before people can work alone. This applies to anyone contracted to work for you, including self-employed people.  Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision, for example: as delivery drivers, health workers or engineers as security staff or cleaners in warehouses or petrol stations at home There will always be greater risks for lone workers without direct supervision or anyone to help them if things go wrong.…

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SG4:22 Preventing falls in scaffolding operations

December 2022 saw the launch of the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation) SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations guidance. This long awaited, core NASC document replaces SG4:15, providing industry best practice for fall prevention when erecting tube and fitting and now also includes system scaffolding.  It features detailed scaffolding sector analysis and safety guidance, with key figures and illustrations, to bring it to life.…

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Recent News and Insights

Portable Appliance Testing a useful brief guide There is no legal definition of portable equipment. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, under the requirement for electrical systems to be maintained leads us to Portable Appliance Testing. The Regulations do not specify what needs to be done, by whom or how frequently (for example, they do not make it a legal requirement to test all portable electrical appliances every year).…

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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduce new duties under the Fire Safety Order for building owners or managers (responsible persons). Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (brief factsheet) The Government has introduced these regulations under article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Fire Safety Order) to implement the majority of those recommendations made to government in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report which require a change in the law.…

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Get “competent” Health & Safety advice

As an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety. You could appoint (one or a combination of): yourself one or more of your workers someone from outside your business If you are not confident of your ability to manage all health and safety in-house, you may need some external help or advice and this is where Complisafe can help.…

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