Health & Safety
will be at the center of your business. The area impacts on every
single employee, room in your premises and vehicle you own.
H & S laws now protect the worker as long as employers have met
their many legal obligations
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Building
Design
Architects have a massive knowledge base, including, local and national
building regulations governing access, drainage, type of roof and
materials that may or may not be used.
Different
firms of architects may
specialize in commercial or industrial building design and you should
ask around for recommendations.
Modern buildings are designed to require less heating than older
designs. They are better insulated and have smaller windows. Care is
also taken to maximize solar gain in winter and to position bedrooms,
that require less heat on the North facing part of the building...
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Health & Safety
Health & safety now have to be
factored into costs for any company. The company cannot allow unsafe
practices to go on without being liable in law for any accidents that
happen. That's the theory anyway.
Health
& Safety at work has
improved and continues to improve as management and workers learn about
their responsibilities. Employees are accepting that they are
responsible for their own safety; that they must use safety equipment
that the company provides, that they must bring unsafe working
practices to the attention of management...
Risk
Assessments
We have all been making risk
assessments since we
were 2 years old, yet people are often mystified by the term, when it
is used in the workplace.
A 2 year old will look around and work out the chance of getting caught
taking the baby's toys.
Risk assessmnets are made in the workplace to try to reduce the risk of
injury. They are an essential tool in the fight for lower numbers of
workplace injuries and deaths.
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