HEALTH AND SAFETY  – PRIMARY AUTHORITY ASSURED ADVICE

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COVID-19 OFFICE REOPENING GUIDANCE

• Primary Authority Advice COVID 19 Office Re-Opening Policy, Procedures and RA
• Primary Authority Advice – Office Reopening Policy, Procedures and Risk Assessment

FIRE SAFETY

• Hot Works Permit Checklist
• Hot Work Permit
• Induction Training Check List for Contractors
• Induction Training Check List for Staff
• Example Fire Risk Assessment in Food Processing and Cold Storage

FIRST AID

• Selecting Staff for First Aid Training
• Provision of Defibrillators in the Workplace

GUIDANCE ON RAYNAUDS PHENOMENON

• Guidance on Raynaud’s Phenomenon V4 2021

Health Surveillance for Coldstore Workers

• Cold store Health Surveillance V4 2021
• H&S poster Employee ‘Keep Warm’ Advice A3

Head Protection for Cold Store Workers

• Head Protection for Cold Store Workers V4 2021

OVERTIME RISK ASSESSMENTS

• Overtime risk assessments V3 Oct 2019

PREVENTING FALLS WHILST WORKING ON MOBILE

• This Guidance is under review. Please contact us for further information

Provision of defibrillators

• V4 Provision of defibrillators NF

REST BREAKS FOR COLDSTORE WORKERS

• Rest Breaks for Cold Store Workers
• Keep Warm Info sheet

RIDDOR REPORTING GUIDANCE

• RIDDOR – Version 2

SELECTING STAFF FOR FIRST AID

• Selecting Staff for First-Aid Training V4 NF

WORKING AT HEIGHT IN COLD STORES

• Work at height Equipment in a cold store V4 2021

Working in a Coldstore – Advice for Employees

• Working in a Cold Store-Environment V4 2021

INDUSTRY GUIDANCE

ACCIDENT, INCIDENT AND NEAR MISSES

• Legal Obligation to Report Near Misses

 AMMONIA

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• Application of Ammonia is Refrigeration Systems – Safety & Environmental Requirements 2

ASBESTOS

• Managing Asbestos

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING

• Expecting The Unexpected – Business Continuity Planning
• HSE Advice – Dealing With Flooding

COMAH

• COMAH Regs 2015 v2

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• Electrical Safety Training

FALLS FROM VEHICLES

• Falls From Vehicles

 FIRE ASSEMBLY POINT

• Choosing a Fire Assembly Point

 FIRE DOOR AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Fire Doors and Considerations
• Best Practice Fire Grab Packs

FIRE SAFETY

• Cover sheet – risk assessment for food processing & cold storage premises
• Cold Storage and Food Processing Examples of Significant Findings from Fire Risk Assessments

 

 

INDUSTRY LEVEL FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE

• Acetylene Considerations
• Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015
• Disabled Refuges
• E-Cigarettes and Considerations
• Emergency Lighting British Standards 5266 1 2016
• Fire Compartments and Considerations
• Fire Risk Management
• Solar Panels & Fire Safety
• Third Party Certification of Fire Doors
• Unwanted Fire Signals Guidance
• What are Significant Findings

FIRST AID

• Cold Store First Aid Requirements
• Importance of Annual Refresher Training for First Aiders

GAS & EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

• Working with Hazardous Substances

HEALTH & WELLBEING

• Occupational Health Service Provision
• HSE Face Coverings and Face Masks
• Managing Display Screen Equipment in the Office

HSE

• HSE – A Recipe For Safety
• HSE Face Coverings and Face Masks

LEGIONELLA

• Legionnaires Disease, Responsibilities and Guidance

MANUAL HANDLING

• HSE MSD Tool
• Manual Handling Assessment Chart
• Manual Handling in Food and Drink Sector

MATERIALS HANDLING

• A Site Safer
• Forklift Supervisor Training Regulations
• Is Forklift Truck Training Transferable
• PRIMARY AUTHORITY ADVICE Materials Handling Equipment Observation Assessment
• Second Hand Forklift Trucks
• Training is key to Powered Plant Truck Safety
• Working at Height – The MEWP
• Young Persons and Material Handling Equipment

 MOVING GOODS

• Assessing The Risks At Your Customers’ Delivery Points

 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

• Food And Drink ‘Better Backs’ Initiative 2008

NOISE

• Noise Risk Assessment Guidance on Action Levels

RISK ASSESSMENTS

• Dynamic Risk Assessments

TRANSPORT

• Driving in Adverse Conditions
• Employers Road Safety Guide
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