April 2016

Plumber puts lives at risk with false gas safety checks | NEWS

safety trainingA plumber arranged for dishonest gas safety checks at landlords’ tenanted properties leaving a gas boiler in a dangerous state and putting the lives of the tenants at risk.

Marko Sebastian, aged 42, arranged for Ryan Walker to undertake the landlords’ gas safety checks at tenanted properties on 14 separate occasions between February 2013 and May 2015 despite Ryan not being a registered gas engineer. Gas safety records produced used a false Gas Safe Register registration number and a fictitious address for Ryan Walker.

Marko Sebastian claimed to have met Neil Walker in a pub and instructed him to undertake the landlords’ gas safety checks for him, as the agent for the landlords, but Marko Sebastian did not undertake any checks on whether Neil Walker was registered to legally undertake such work.



One gas boiler that Ryan passed as safe was subsequently found to be ‘Immediately Dangerous’ and was potentially leaking poisonous carbon monoxide into the tenants’ property. The tenants had been suffering from headaches and dizziness and contacted Wales and West Utilities who isolated the gas supply to the boiler.

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What is COSHH?

Online training for COSHHThe occupational use of nanomaterials is regulated under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).  COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and includes nanomaterials. You can prevent or reduce workers’ exposure to hazardous substances by:finding out what the health hazards are;

  • deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment);
  • providing control measures to reduce harm to health;
  • making sure they are used;
  • keeping all control measures in good working order;
  • providing information, instruction and training for employees and others;
  • providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases;
  • planning for emergencies.

Most businesses use substances, or products that are mixtures of substances. Some processes create substances. These could cause harm to employees, contractors and other people.

 

What you need to do

Before you start your COSHH assessment, you need to:

Think about

  • What do you do that involves hazardous substances?
  • How can these cause harm?
  • How can you reduce the risk of harm occurring?

Always try to prevent exposure at source. For example:

  • Can you avoid using a hazardous substance or use a safer process – preventing exposure, eg using water-based rather than solvent-based products, applying by brush rather than spraying?
  • Can you substitute it for something safer – eg swap an irritant cleaning product for something milder, or using a vacuum cleaner rather than a brush?
  • Can you use a safer form, eg can you use a solid rather than liquid to avoid splashes or a waxy solid instead of a dry powder to avoid dust?

Check your trade press and talk to employees. At trade meetings, ask others in your industry for ideas.

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What is a “substance hazardous to health”?

COSHH covers

COSHH Online training in the UKCOSHH Essentials sets out basic advice on what to do to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. It takes the form of straightforward advice in ‘factsheets’ called ‘control guidance sheets’. There are two types of sheets, industry-specific ‘direct advice sheets’ and ‘generic control guidance sheets’.

First check the direct advice sheets listed by industry to see if there are any direct advice sheets for tasks or processes in your industry. If your industry is not listed don’t worry, you can use our e-tool to identify which generic control guidance sheets are appropriate.



COSHH covers substances that are hazardous to health. Substances can take many forms and include:

  • chemicals
  • products containing chemicals
  • fumes
  • dusts
  • vapours
  • mists
  • nanotechnology
  • gasesand asphyxiating gases and
  • biological agents(germs). If the packaging has any of the hazard symbols then it is classed as a hazardous substance.
  • germs that cause diseases such as leptospirosis or legionnaires disease and germs used in laboratories.

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Training for food handlers in the UK

food safetyFood business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely.

If you are responsible for developing and maintaining a business’s food safety management procedures, you must have received adequate training to enable you to do this.



Check with your local authority if they provide a formal training course. Alternatively, you can find out more about suitable courses from your local authority, local library, further education college or contact one of the awarding bodies for food safety. You can find details about awarding bodies on the internet. – See more at: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/food-hygiene/training#sthash.xU3SAIsh.dpuf

In the UK, food handlers don’t have to hold a food hygiene certificate to prepare or sell food, although many food businesses will prefer that they do. The necessary skills may be obtained through on-the-job training, self-study or relevant prior experience. UK food hygiene certificates don’t have an expiry date. It is left to the discretion of the food business operator or environmental health officer to decide whether a refresher course is needed. This may be a result of changes to legislation or technological developments in food hygiene.

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First Aid Training in the UK is a MUST!

First aid training in the UKIn the scenario of injury or sudden illness or shock accident, failure to provide first aid could result in a casualty’s death. The employer should ensure that an employee who is injured or taken ill at work receives immediate attention.

HSE will prosecute in cases where there is a significant risk, a disregard for established standards or persistent poor compliance with the law. More information can be found in

Employers’ legal duties

Base on the UK implemented Law , The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with less than five employees and to the self-employed.



What is ‘adequate and appropriate’ will depend on the circumstances in the workplace. This includes whether trained first-aiders are needed, what should be included in a first-aid box and if a first-aid room is required. Employers should carry out an assessment of first-aid needs to determine what to provide.

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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Online safety TrainingThe Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974  (also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.

The information on this site is updated and checked for accuracy and completeness from time to time. However it is important to note that legal information must be used with a degree of caution.

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Fire Marshal Health and Safety training in the UK

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Fire Marshal Responsibility

As the responsible person you must:

  • carry out a fire risk assessment of the premises and review it regularly
  • tell staff or their representatives about the risks you’ve identified
  • put in place, and maintain, appropriate fire safety measures
  • plan for an emergency
  • provide staff information, fire safety instruction and training

 

You’re responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises if you’re:

  • an employer
  • the owner
  • the landlord
  • an occupier
  • anyone else with control of the premises, eg a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor

The Fire Safety Order also applies if you have paying guests, eg if you run a bed and breakfast, guesthouse or let a self-catering property.

You’re known as the ‘responsible person’. If there’s more than one responsible person, you have to work together to meet your responsibilities.



In shared premises it’s likely there’ll be more than one responsible person.

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Safety at Work Act 1974 regulation

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers are required to ensure that workers are provided with adequate information and training to minimise risks at work. Employers can decide how this training is provided.

Here at Aegis 4 Training, we offer online Health & Safety Awareness courses that are intended to fulfil this legal obligation. These e-learning courses also ensure that staff members have the knowledge and skills they need to keep themselves safe while performing their duties. The training programmes are aimed at anyone who needs basic information regarding safety in the workplace.

Train fire marshals to deal with fire emergencies effectively

fire marshal safety trainingThe worst nightmare of every business owners is a fire emergency. It will be a risk of equipment and property being damaged, but most of all, your employee are put at risk too. Investing in staff training in

fire safety can save lives and may even save property.

Here are some of the reasons why your business will benefit from arranging fire marshal training for your

employee.

A trained fire marshal will know how to manage with fire calmly. They will be teaching staff evacuation

procedures and will therefore be able to make it sure that everybody leaves the workplace safely.

Employees who have undergone training as part of a fire marshal course will have the confidence to deal

an emergency situation calmly, promptly and effectively.



 

 

One of the fire marshal training will include the safe and effective use of fire extinguishers in the event of

a fire. This will allow fire marshals to secure a safe way of evacuation for staff members. In some cases,

this might aid the containment of a fire until the arrival of the emergency services, limiting the damage to

property and further ensuring the safety of staff.

A fire marshal training course will provide staff an in knowledge of the common causes of most fires and

will also include training in fire safety and prevention. When a staff member gains understanding of how

fires start, how the chemistry of a fire works and the best measures with which to prevent a fire starting in

the first place, they are better placed to protect your business and other staff.

 

 

Fire marshal training will also prepare staff in the latest fire safety legislation. This will permit your

business to keep up-to-date with your legal obligations with regard to fire safety. A trained fire marshal

can advise you about the necessary fire safety equipment your business must have in place.

By teaching other employees with regular fire drills and evacuation practices, your fire marshal can make

sure that everybody is well versed in the essential procedures during a fire. A safely organised, calm and

speedy evacuation becomes more possible when staff know how to behave, which exits and stairways to

use and where to assemble outside the building. In addition, any disabled staff members will benefit from

the reassurance that their evacuation is well planned in the event of an emergency.



 

 

Even the best in the world, it is exceptionally difficult for everyone to stay completely calm when there is

a genuine fire emergency. Staff will be anxious and afraid and many may become panicked. A trained fire

marshal will have gained the knowledge of how best to deal with panic. A fire marshal course will

contain knowledge about how people may react in a fire situation and how best to deal with that

behaviour to ensure everyone’s safety.

Learn how to be a designated fire marshal in no time

fire marshal 2Fire Marshal Training Course is designed to provide employers and employees with adequate

knowledge of the risks associated with workplace fires, going into detail about the causes of fire,

how undertake a fire risk assessment and how you can ensure that appropriate fire safety

precautions are in place in your business.



Fire safety is important and failure to comply with government fire safety regulations could

potentially lead to prosecution, fines or legal claims. Training in fire safety is therefore

compulsory for all organisations.

Under government legislation, Recommended employees are required to take sufficient fire

mashal training, regardless of the industry they work in. This online Fire Marshal Course

provides suitable training for recommended employees.

 

 

Employers are required to ensure that employees who plays the role of Fire Marshal should

undergo fire marshal training to be efficient in dealing with fire hazard and fire risks are

identified by the risk assessment.

This course is for people training to become the designated fire marshal for their company. As a

fire marshal you must have a thorough understanding of fire safety legislation, fire safety

precautions and fire-fighting equipment: this course provides all the necessary knowledge to be

able to fulfil this requirement.

The course is divided into four accessible, interactive modules and also includes an assessment at

the end.

ï‚· Fire Detection and Evacuation Procedures – fire detection and warning systems, fire

escape routes, evacuation procedures, evacuation of disabled people, emergency lighting,

writing an evacuation plan, fire drills and employee training.



ï‚· Fire Risk Assessment – what a risk assessment is, identifying hazards, the fire triangle,

deciding who may be harmed, evaluating risks, recording findings, reviewing and

updating the risk assessment.

ï‚· Fire Safety Responsibilities – why fire safety is important, fire safety regulations,

DSEAR regulations, who the regulations apply to, the responsible person, how to comply

with fire safety law, employee duties and enforcement of the law.

ï‚· Fire Extinguishers and Safety Signs – types of fire extinguishers, how many fire

extinguishers are needed, equipment maintenance, fire safety sign regulations, types of

fire safety sign and fire action notices.

By the end of this course, you will:

ï‚· Be aware of the components and causes of fire.

ï‚· Understand your duties in eliminating or reducing the risk of fire in the workplace.

ï‚· Understand how to ensure your business or premises complies with fire safety

regulations.

 

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