by JCH Safety | Jun 19, 2017 | Fire Safety
In light of the recent tragedy at Grenfell Tower in London, JCH Safety has been working with a variety of schools, factories, churches and building contractors to ensure that their fire management precautions are all in order. It is important that fire safety is given...
by JCH Safety | Mar 24, 2017 | Online Training
At JCH Safety we are able to offer a wide range of online health and safety training courses to keep you and your staff safe at work. Companies have a legal duty to manage risks and this includes ensuring that your team are well trained. If your staff are involved in...
by JCH Safety | Mar 9, 2017 | Online Training
Let’s face it, a lot of people don’t like health & safety training. Too many boring courses have been attended which have been provided by unqualified teachers on frankly quite boring subjects. We have all been there! Many people think health and safety training...
by JCH Safety | Feb 13, 2017 | Work Place Safety
JCH Safety specialise in providing health and safety support to schools in Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. The education sector has very specific risks which require expert knowledge to help schools and academies to manage their health and safety. With...
by JCH Safety | Feb 9, 2017 | Work Place Safety
Remote Worker Risk Assessment In today’s modern economy, more and more people are opting to work from home. It makes a lot of sense as it reduces business costs and can help staff to have a healthier work-life balance. Many home-based workers in Coventry and...
by JCH Safety | Jan 31, 2017 | Fire Safety
At JCH Safety we are able to offer a wide range of fire, health and safety support, consultancy, training and assessments. Depending on your existing arrangements and needs our health and safety experts will be able to advise you. Selecting qualified, experienced and...
by JCH Safety | Feb 8, 2016 | Uncategorised
Have you ever wondered what the penalties are? The following information has been adapted from information freely available on the HSE website. Maximum penalties for section 33 HSWA offences committed before 16 January 2009 1. Breaches of the HSWA and the relevant...
by JCH Safety | Jan 21, 2016 | Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
All organisations and businesses have a duty to manage health and safety. Some people find the whole process complicated and struggle to manage the seemingly endless amount of paperwork that can sometimes develop. If you have a top-heavy paper based system you can end...
by JCH Safety | Jan 19, 2016 | Fire Safety
How to conduct a fire risk assessment? Fire Risk Assessments are required under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The person responsible for these duties is known as the ‘responsible person’ and they are normally either the building owner, occupier or...
by JCH Safety | Nov 19, 2015 | Uncategorised
Kidderminster school evacuated due to acid in drains (November 2015) A number of students at a school in Kidderminster reported feeling nauseous and having sore throats which was the first sign that something was wrong. For some, yet to be identified reason,...
by JCH Safety | Oct 3, 2015 | Fire Safety, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Work Place Safety
Landlords in Leamington fined £25k due to inadequate fire safety for tenants The joint landlords of a house of multiple occupation in Leamington have been prosecuted and told to pay a total of £25,000 in fines and £2,472.08 in costs. The courts heard that the...
by JCH Safety | Jul 3, 2015 | Fire Safety, Risk Assessments
It is vital that chemicals are safely managed at all times and that you have precautions in place to ensure that chemicals are stored at the appropriate temperatures. We were given a stark reminder of this earlier this week. More than a dozen teachers and pupils were...
by JCH Safety | Jun 30, 2015 | Building Maintenance, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
It is of the greatest importance to ensure you don’t get your company or organisation into serious hot water by employing sub standard jobbing builders to carry out building works. Just because someone claims to be a builder does not mean they are suitably...
by JCH Safety | Jun 26, 2015 | COVID-19, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
The Judd School in Kent was fined £10,000 after a student fractured his skull when he was struck by a ‘shot’ during a PE lesson. Ensure that accidents don’t happen at your school by conducting suitable and appropriate risk assessments. What are the...
by JCH Safety | Apr 12, 2015 | JCH Safety
Jonathan Hegarty, Managing Director of JCH Safety, has seen his professional competency recognised by The Institution Of Fire Engineers, as published in the Spring edition of the ‘International Fire Professional: The journal of the Institute of Fire...
by JCH Safety | Apr 1, 2015 | Health and safety training, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
A Lancashire-based toy distributor and a builder have been sentenced after a worker plunged to his death through a warehouse roof. A 39 year old male, from Fleetwood, had been working to clear debris from the roof when he unfortunately fell in July 2012. Both the...
by JCH Safety | Mar 16, 2015 | Risk Assessments
How to do a Risk Assessment in Coventry We pride ourselves in being able to offer a range of free and impartial advice to companies throughout the Coventry & Warwickshire area. There is currently a legal requirement for all types of companies to carry out a...
by JCH Safety | Mar 1, 2015 | Building Maintenance, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Warehousing and road haulage industries are accountable for thousands of health and safety incidents each year. Many of these incidents are major injuries such as fractures and broken bones. Other accidents in the sector include from slips and trips; contact with...
by JCH Safety | Feb 20, 2015 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety
A Nuneaton company has been fined £10,000 after an employee broke his neck when he was drawn into an unguarded machine. The 60-year-old worker was machining a piece of nylon when his overalls got tangled in a spindle moulder at a local company’s works. The...
by JCH Safety | Dec 29, 2014 | Building Maintenance
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 it states that clients have specific responsibilities. Many organisations are often not aware of their responsibilities when engaging the services of contractors. This could potentially lead to the risk...
by JCH Safety | Dec 15, 2014 | JCH Safety
In this edition of the Blog, with it being December, I thought it might be a good idea to look at the issues around working outside in the cold. It’s been a warm year but it’s certainly getting colder outside now that Christmas is just around the corner. It is...
