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04 06 2024

Make sure you are prepared when an inspector calls.| Consensus HR in Herts, Beds.

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Latest blog: Make sure you are prepared when an inspector calls.

Make sure you are prepared when an inspector calls.| Consensus HR in Herts, Beds.

This is a very interesting article from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) about the fact that it is important to be prepared when an HSE inspector calls at your business. They will look at how you keep your workers, and anyone who may be affected by your work, healthy and safe.

They may also give you health and safety advice or make sure you are providing suitable welfare facilities.

We have resources that will help you prepare as they explain:

what to expect when an inspector visits your business and how inspections are carried out
why inspections are an important part of keeping people healthy and safe at work.
how to let workers and their representatives know about information an inspector may provide during a visit

You can:

download our leaflet about a health and safety inspector’s visit

watch the animation about an inspector’s call on HSE’s YouTube channel.

Make sure you are prepared when an inspector calls.

Our HR comment:

Our HR Comment: Make sure you are prepared when an inspector calls.

Matthew Chilcott, Owner of Consensus HR comments: “This reminds me of my operational days and the importance of ensuring you are prepared for a visit and this article from the HSE gives you some very useful tools and what to expect.”

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02 11 2023

Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds

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Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds

Did you know that this week (1 November) marked UK National Stress Awareness Day?

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have provided some very interesting statistics and guidance on how to support your teams in the workplace.

Statistics:

HSE’s statistics show 914,000 workers were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2021/22, the cause of 17 million working days lost in this period.

Legal duty:

Employers have a legal duty to ensure risks of stress and mental ill health are factored into health and safety risk assessments and acted upon. 

Guidance:

HSE’s guidance for managing stress at work includes:

information about a stress risk assessment
our Talking Toolkit, which can help structure conversations with workers to help prevent stress at work

Working Minds Campaign:

HSE’s Working Minds campaign aims to help businesses prevent work-related stress in 5 steps, bringing together practical tools and resources

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22 09 2023

Take action now and make a positive impact | Consensus HR – Herts, Beds

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Everyone needs support at work: take action now and make a positive impact.

This is yet another great article from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) with some very useful development tools and information for your business and team and is one of the many subjects we help companies with when it comes to their teams and businesses and the world of HR and Health & Safety.

HSE ebulletin

Issued: 22 September 2023

This is a prompt for us to reflect on our collective responsibility to create workplaces where individuals are truly supported, valued and empowered.

HSE published non-statutory guidance, a set of simple core principles, to help employers create workplaces that are safe and supportive to enable disabled workers or workers with long-term health conditions to thrive.

The guidance also contains practical examples, to demonstrate how these principles can be applied in the workplace.

It’s not always easy recruiting the people you need to help your business succeed. So, keeping and developing talent in your business is important.

Monday, 25 September marks the start of National Inclusion Week 2023 (NIW). This year’s theme is taking action, make impact.

The week is a prompt to reflect on our collective responsibility to create workplace environments where individuals are truly valued and empowered.

We encourage you to think about your workplace and really consider the support available to colleagues and workers. Visit the Work Right for Everyone campaign for further information and download our Talking Toolkit, to help structure these conversations and give people a better understanding about how their colleagues experience work can remove stigma and pre-conceptions.

Here at HSE, we discussed inclusion with our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Officer, and HSE’s Network Chairs. From workplace environment to personal reflections, these conversations offer a glimpse into the experiences and perspectives of HSE colleagues who champion inclusivity in various areas of the organisation. Here’s what they said:

What does inclusion mean to you?

“Inclusion is somewhere you can call your own. You can be your authentic self, in an environment where you don’t feel judged or afraid. A space where you feel safe and empowered to speak up. A place where you feel a sense of belonging, an active part of the team in your own way. Inclusion is fundamental in building the foundations of an equitable and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve here at HSE.”

Chess Whalley – EDI Officer, HSE

The HSE has set some core Principles to support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions in work, which can be accessed by clicking here

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14 08 2023

Hand-held power tools video | Consensus HR – Herts, Beds

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Hand-held power tools video

This is another excellent tool / video provided by the HSE for employers who use Hand-held power tools with some great links and further PDF information such as ‘Supporting enforcement to protect the health of workers using hand tools.’

As part of HSE’s Science Review 2023, a video to highlight HSE’s research into noise and vibrations emissions in battery and traditionally powered hand-held power tools was published.

Watch the video on YouTube

You can also read the following associated articles from HSE’s Annual Science Review 2023:

Supporting enforcement to protect the health of workers using hand tools (.pdf)

Protecting angle grinder users from ill health caused by noise and vibration (.pdf)

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15 12 2022

Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work

Matthew Chilcott General, Health & Safety #COSHH, #Health&Safety, #hse, Business, Business Owners, hertfordshire, HR, HR Advice, HR Consultant, HR Consultants, HR Support, outsourcedHR, Small Business, SME, SME's, stevenage

Matthew Pinto-Chilcott of Consensus HR comments: “Following our numerous previous Health & Safety (H&S)j Emails, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have produced some more great user friendly tools in relation to two more key H&S areas, Preventing stress at work and ensuring you know the COSHH essentials. Businesses always need to ensure that they are at the forefront of HR and People Welfare and their duty under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and these free H&S tools are a way to achieve this. Details and links for all these can be seen below and on the HSE website.

Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work

Stress, anxiety and depression is the biggest cause of work-related illness in Great Britain and numbers continue to rise.

According to the latest statistics (PDF) there were 914,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or
anxiety in 2021/22. 17 million working days were lost due to stress in this period.

HSE’s stress website has plenty of advice and includes examples of stress risk assessments tailored to different business sizes, as well as case studies and much more. The stress talking toolkit shows how line managers can have simple, practical conversations with employees to help prevent stress at work.

Our Working Minds campaign aims to prevent work-related stress and encourage good mental health.

Make sure you know your COSHH essentials

A variety of harmful substances are found in our working environments. Knowing how to control these safely is key to safety and protection from harm.

If you work with hazardous substances, our COSHH website can help you understand the actions you should take to stay healthy.

Our publication Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHH is available to download. It explains how to control exposure and comply with the Regulations.

HSE’s COSHH Safe Handling Chemicals poster also provides crucial guidance on how to handle chemicals safely in your workplace, including Do’s and Don’ts and a useful hazardous signs check.

Here are a few of our previously written blogs on Health & Safety and information received from the HSE.

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This latest information from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) demonstrates the huge amount of people who are currently suffering from stress in the workplace and gives some great, user friendly tools

23 11 2022

HSE publishes annual statistics for 2021/22

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Matthew Pinto-Chilcott the owner of Consensus HR comments: “The statistics are a very good read and very interesting to find out exactly what has been happening in the workplace when it comes to Health & Safety. Stress, depression and anxiety rates very highly with 914,000 cases and which is an area we find a lot of our clients have been asking a lot of questions on and requiring support and advice to ensure the welfare of their teams and the successful running of the business.

A total of 36.8 million days were lost due to work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2021/22 and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on the workplace. Of the 1.8 million suffering a work-related illness, an estimated 585,000 reported it was caused or made worse by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The HR / Health & Safety strategy of all companies is vital for the company’s success to adhere to legislation but also best practice and employee welfare and company sales / turnover. Employers and Line Managers need to ensure that they get the best support / advice so that these issues can be dealt with quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.”

NEWS ARTICLE:

The estimated number of workers in Great Britain suffering a work-related illness is 1.8 million with stress, depression, and anxiety making up around half of cases, new figures show.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Wednesday November 23) published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries.

The figures from Great Britain’s workplace regulator show there were an estimated 914,000 cases of work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in 2021/22.

An estimated 17 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in 2021/22. This is over half of all working days lost due to work-related ill health.

HSE has been warning of a growing crisis in stress and poor mental health related to work. The workplace regulator launched a major campaign last year to remind employers of their responsibilities to their employees’ mental health.

HSE’s Chief Executive, Sarah Albon, said: “Stress and poor mental health is the number one cause of work-related ill health. The effects of stress, depression, and anxiety can have a significant impact on an employee’s life and on their ability to perform their best at work.

“Britain is one of the safest places in the world to work but we need all employers to do more and take seriously their responsibilities to support good mental health at work. That’s why improving mental health in the workplace is a key priority in our 10-year strategy ‘Protecting People and Places’, and why we’re developing new partnerships across industry to help employers support their employees.”

HSE’s annual statistics release shows the impact work-related ill health is having on Great Britain’s economic performance:

36.8 million working days were lost due to work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2021/22.
The annual economic cost of work-related injury and new cases of ill health (excluding long latency illnesses such as cancer) was £18.8 billion in 2019/20.

The figures also show that 123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 and a further 565,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on the workplace. Of the 1.8 million suffering a work-related illness, an estimated 585,000 reported it was caused or made worse by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Around a quarter of these workers were in human health and social work. In addition, 123,000 workers suffering with COVID-19 believed they were exposed to the virus at work.

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