As the owner of a hotel, you must comply with Health and Safety law, this is enforced by the Health and Safety Executive, you have responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for your employees and guests making sure that they are safe from ill health or injury.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has changed the law and will be more stringent for workers exposed to steel welding fume "with immediate effect" from the 20th February 2019.
Recently the fire authorities carried out Fire Safety inspections in several hotels in principal UK cities. They found Fire Regulations were breached in almost every case.
Many companies feel that Health and Safety is not a top priority, in fact its the last on the list when it comes to setting financial budgets, but have you ever thought of the cost, inconvenience and time lost when things do go wrong?
The basis of Health and Safety Law, begins with the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974. This sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and the employees have to themselves and to each other.
These are the general factors that the HSE inspector will consider, the level of action to take against a dutyholder, they will arrive on site and form an opinion based on the following factors:
Accreditation schemes, can assist organisations to enhance their Health and Safety Systems as well as aid continual compliance.
Any business, big or small, must carry out a systematic Risk Assessment. You must decide what in your premises or undertakings could cause harm to you, your employees, visitors, contractors or members of the public. This is so that you can decide whether you have taken enough precautions, or should do more to prevent harm. We believe that a Risk Assessment should be about implementing practical steps to protect people from suffering harm and injury.
Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of pressure demands placed on us that are difficult to deal with. It can become overwhelming. whether stress it’s real or imagined—the body's defences kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction or the "stress response".
All businesses have a duty of care to ensure that all Health & Safety legislative requirements are complied with. The Health & Safety Executive inspectors have the powers to ensure this is enforced and can enter your premises and interview employees to gain evidence, obtain witness statements, photographs, and can also remove and destroy any machinery they deem as dangerous.
At Ramsay Safety Solutions, we specialise in simplifying Health and Safety to make your life easier offering realistic, practical advice. We can provide ongoing audits and inspections to monitor your compliance and drive continuous improvements.
Where many of the risk factors will be similar or identical throughout the organisation, employers may produce 'model' or 'generic' risk assessments for all or part of their organisations.
