Health & Safety hints for INFO Members

Is your company implementing a Health & Safety policy to meet the requirements of today’s law?Here are a few hints on what you should have in place to comply with a good health and safety
environment for your employees.

1. You must have a Company Safety Statement.
2. A Company Safety Policy should be in place to include a risk assessment of all practices. Furthermore,
   a method satement for carrying out each task should be supplied to every employee.
3. Employees engaged in the following practices should be given proper training and certification:-
   • Manual Handling
   • Abrasive Wheel Training
   • Fire Safety Training
   • Occupational First Aid Training
   • Forklift Operator Training
   • Use of electric hand held tools (electric drills, angle grinders, welding equipment, burning equipment, kango hammers etc).
4. Personal protective clothing should be provided - suitable for the work to be undertaken by employees.
5. All staff required to work away from your premises should have Safe Pass certification.
6. An Accident or Near Miss reporting system should be in place.
7. A member of staff should be tasked to ensure your Health & Safety policy is being implemented, as required by law.
8. Noise assessment training should be carried out, as required by the Noise Regulations Act, 1993.

Companies that specialise in Health & Safety training can be found in the Golden Pages under:-

• Fire Consultants Section
• Industrial Safety Training
• Safety Consultants and Training

Please also note that if any of your employees are using or are in contact with chemicals (e.g. spray paints, adhesives, cements and other bonding materials), they should be given a product data sheet for the
materials being used. This should clearly inform them of the safe handling and use of the product
and any other dangers to both their health and safety as well as that of others working nearby.