HSE Guidance on working VDUs

This is a useful recent release / updated Industrial Guidance Document (INDG 36) by the UK Health and Safety Executive.

Click here > INDG 36 Working with VDUs

This leaflet is a guide for people who work with visual display units (VDUs), and their employers. It:

■■ answers questions that are most often asked about VDUs and health;

■■ gives a summary of the law on VDU work (the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992), and outlines what employers and employees should do to comply;

■■ suggests some simple adjustments that users can make to workstations and screens to make them more comfortable and easy to use; and

■■ explains how employers and users can get further advice.

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HSE Guidance on Manual Handling

This is a useful recent release / updated Industrial Guidance Document (INDG 143) by the UK Health and Safety Executive

Click here > INDG 143 Getting to grips with manual handling

This booklet explains the problems associated with manual handling and sets out best practice in dealing with them. The advice is intended for managers of small firms or similar organisations. But the general principles are relevant to all workplaces, whatever their size. Avoiding injuries from manual handling makes sound business sense.

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TIRA v3 Released

Version 3 of the risk management software released.

TIRA v3 is now a One Stop Shop company risk assessment tool covering the following risk assessment activities;

01 Task Activity Breakdown,
02 Tasked Based Risk Assessments,
03 Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessments,
04 Manual Handling Risk Assessments,
05 Work Equipment Risk Assessments,
06 Workplace Risk Assessments,
07 Fire Risk Assessments,
08 Hazardous Substances (chemical) Risk Assessments,
09 Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessments,
10 First Aid Risk Assessments

Follow the links to download to try a copy free.

TIRA v2.00.07 Released

TIRA v2.00.07

Update effects trail ware version only;

Duplicate Records no longer restricted to the header page. The trail ware version will now duplicate an entire risk assessment.

Spell checking fields no longer restricted to just the first memo field. The trial ware version will now spell check all memo fields in a risk assessment.

SMART : How it Manages Absenteeism and Sickness

SMART : Input Sickness into the and Employees Sickness Matrix

SMART : 5 or More Occurrences of Sickness in any 52 Week Period