by JCH Safety | Sep 24, 2024 | Fire Safety, Health and Safety Prosecutions, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Warehouse fire safety is a critical aspect of managing any storage facility. Fires pose a major risk to life and can cause significant damage to property and disrupt operations. Implementing robust fire safety measures is essential to prevent such incidents. Each...
by JCH Safety | Aug 26, 2024 | Building Maintenance, DSEAR Risk Assessment, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Leicester City is a vibrant, multicultural city with thriving education, business and cultural sectors. Health and safety benefits all these sectors and JCH Safety are on hand to assist your organisation to thrive through health and safety consultancy. Some key facts:...
by JCH Safety | Jul 25, 2024 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
When it comes to safety, having a well-prepared fire evacuation plan is essential. Whether you’re at home, work, or any other location, knowing how to respond during a fire emergency can save lives. Whether you manage a business, run a school, or a leisure business,...
by JCH Safety | May 21, 2024 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
Fire extinguishers are essential fire safety tools. They are crucial devices for aiding safe evacuation from buildings. They can also, under certain circumstances, help prevent small fires from escalating into major disasters. Whether you’re at home, in the workplace,...
by JCH Safety | Apr 22, 2024 | DSEAR Risk Assessment, Fire Safety, Health and Safety Prosecutions, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) is a set of regulations implemented in the United Kingdom. Its primary purpose is to protect workers from the risks associated with dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres. This...
by JCH Safety | Mar 19, 2024 | Fire Safety, Health and Safety Prosecutions, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Are you managing safety correctly? Simply put, if you don’t audit it, how do you know? Introduction Health and safety audits are crucial for every organisation. They provide a systematic, independent, and documented process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it...
by JCH Safety | Feb 22, 2024 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Work Place Safety
Fire safety in warehousing and storage has never been more important. Why is warehousing important? Warehouses play a crucial role in the supply chain, storing goods and materials that keep our economy moving. However, with large quantities of inventory, machinery,...
by JCH Safety | Dec 22, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Work Place Safety
There is a legal requirement to maintain your fire doors in good working condition. This is the case for fire doors wherever they are installed. The aim of this blog is to help you to understand a bit more about fire doors and how to maintain them. The key thing to...
by JCH Safety | Oct 25, 2023 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments
Does my building need sprinklers? Yes, it may well do! This is one of those questions that is not the simplest to answer. The thought behind this blog is to explore some of the aspects of automatic sprinkler systems to help you decide if you should have automatic...
by JCH Safety | Sep 14, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
There is a massive potential for fire in pubs. Each year there are numerous fires in public houses, many of which could be avoided. Fire risk assessment is the key to fire prevention in public houses. Fires destroy lives, property and business. Many pubs are also...
by JCH Safety | Aug 15, 2023 | Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Yes, it is necessary to have a retained health and safety consultant, especially if you do not have an in-house safety expert within your business. It is also a legal requirement to have access to a competent safety expert. We have put this blog together to help you...
by JCH Safety | Jul 17, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Lightning protection is important for buildings because it helps to prevent or lessen lightning strike damage to buildings. It protects the internal electrical components of a building, helping to prevent fires or electrocution. A lightning protection system...
by JCH Safety | May 16, 2023 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Many small businesses or firms know that they should have a Health and Safety Policy, but we are often asked, ‘What is a Health and Safety Policy and why do we need one?’ So we thought, lets put a blog together to make it clear! A health and safety policy is a...
by JCH Safety | Jan 16, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
Firstly, Happy New Year from JCH Safety. Let’s hope it will be a great year and one where your staff and business stay safe! Good health and safety should be the primary objective of all organisations. Whether you run a business, a school or college or a charitable...
by JCH Safety | Nov 15, 2022 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
The five steps to risk assessment. Whether you run a school, pub or operate a building business, you require risk assessments. This blog is an introduction to the subject and we have some free give aways to help you to prepare yours. JCH Safety are expert safety...
by JCH Safety | Oct 18, 2022 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training
We are often asked questions about fire marshals, so this blog is aimed at addressing common questions that we are asked. Are Fire Wardens and Fire Marshals the same thing? Yes, they are. They are different names for the same role. A Fire Marshal is responsible...
by JCH Safety | Sep 13, 2022 | Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments
JCH Safety work with many small businesses who need to be members of SSiP schemes. This article provides all you need to know about getting ready to apply to join, or renew, membership of an SSiP scheme. What are SSiP schemes and what’s the point of membership? SSiP...
by JCH Safety | Feb 15, 2022 | COVID-19, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Health and safety audits are a valuable way to check your level of compliance. Failure to keep your safety systems up to date could directly result in an accident down the line. Take proactive action and keep your team and business safe by arranging a professional...
by JCH Safety | Jan 18, 2022 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Work Place Safety
5 key safety tasks for a New YearWe hope all our regular readers, and new friends alike, had a safe and fun New Year. Now we are back at work, it is time to deal with all of those health and safety tasks you keep putting off. After all, failure to deal with key safety...
by JCH Safety | Nov 25, 2021 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments
Warehouses and storage buildings are essential for many businesses and are frequently their most significant asset. They provide continuity of business operations and contain thousands of pounds of merchandise. The event of a fire can have a catastrophic impact,...
by JCH Safety | Aug 24, 2021 | Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Did you know that noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common causes of disability in the UK? According to the Government Health and Safety Executive, it is estimated that 170,000 people in the UK suffer deafness, permanent ringing in the ears...
by JCH Safety | Jun 10, 2021 | Building Maintenance, COVID-19, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Online Training, Work Place Safety
Over one hundred training courses covering all aspects of health and safety, business skills, and health and social care. Free trial and first module free with all our online training courses. Health and safety have never been more important than it is right now...
by JCH Safety | Jun 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
‘As lockdown eases and businesses, schools and retail go back to work, there is a whole new requirement to ensure your organisation is COVID-19 Secure. This means, that you are doing everything legally required to make your workplace as safe as possible. Failure to...
by JCH Safety | Mar 20, 2020 | Building Maintenance, COVID-19, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Firstly, and most importantly, I want to start of by saying how terrible the COVID-19 issue is and that we at JCH Safety Ltd wish all of our clients, suppliers and people who read this blog the best of health as we move forward. We are getting quite a...
by JCH Safety | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting many businesses across Coventry and Warwickshire. Very few small firms had a plan in place for such an event occurring. This has led many small to medium sized businesses in Coventry to be uncertain about what they...
by JCH Safety | May 11, 2018 | Building Maintenance, COVID-19, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Health and Safety Consultants, Policies and Documentation, Fire Risk Assessments, Risk Assessment and Method Statements, Help with Safecontractor, CHAS and SSiP Schemes, Online Health & Safety Training, CDM 2015 Assistance. Who are JCH Safety? JCH Safety are a...
by JCH Safety | Jan 24, 2018 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety
On Saturday 20th January, JCH Safety held a Fire Safety for churches and Fire Marshal training course at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Coventry. Attending were delegates from both St. Martins and also from Warwick Road United Reform Church in Coventry. The course...
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...
