by JCH Safety | Dec 23, 2024 | Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, School health & safety, Work Place Safety
Working at height in schools is often necessary for tasks like maintenance, repairs, and inspections as well as for shows and theatre activities. However, without proper precautions, it can be hazardous. At JCH Safety, we provide expert health and safety consultancy,...
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 | Jun 24, 2024 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and Safety Prosecutions, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
Auditing art, design and technology departments within academies is crucial for several reasons. School health and safety auditing. Why it is important? This article is to help school leaders understand the critical role health and safety auditing can have. It is a...
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 | Nov 24, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
To make your holiday let safe, you need to comply with various health and safety regulations which make provisions for achieving safety in a variety of areas. These include: Fire safety: Fire is the biggest risk to your guests and to your property. Making sure your...
by JCH Safety | Jun 13, 2023 | Health and Safety Prosecutions, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Work Place Safety
What is a health and safety prosecution? By law, businesses, organisations and workers must adhere to the requirements of health and safety legislation. Failure to comply with the law can result in a fine or imprisonment. There are many health and safety regulations...
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 | Jun 15, 2022 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Uncategorised
At JCH Safety, we work with many different types of organisations across Coventry, Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. We particularly enjoy working with schools, colleges and other education establishments. From providing safety services to high level colleges,...
by JCH Safety | Jul 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Work Place Safety
COVID restrictions are to be lifted from 19 July. To many, this is so called ‘Freedom Day.’ Businesses must remember that the pandemic is not over. The government are advising businesses to manage COVID safety through risk assessments moving forward. As business...
by JCH Safety | Jul 6, 2021 | COVID-19, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Work Place Safety
Getting back to the workplace at last! Despite recent increases in COVID cases in the UK, it seems that the vaccines are preventing severe illness. This is allowing businesses bring staff and customers back to the workplace. The final stage of ‘unlocking’ is...
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 | Aug 6, 2020 | Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Online Training
What is fire safety training? Fire safety training includes both Basic Fire Awareness Training and Fire Marshal Training. Fire Marshal Training is also sometimes referred to as Fire Warden Training. Neither courses involve tackling fires or being firefighters. The...
by JCH Safety | Jun 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
How will pubs work after lock down? ‘Pubs and restaurants will look very different after lockdown. You will see screens, table dividers, hand sanitiser stations, new ways of ordering, and experience much less interaction with staff and other...
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 | Feb 3, 2020 | Health and safety training, Online Training, Work Place Safety
This week I thought it would be a good idea to talk about health and safety training and online health and safety training in particular. If after reading, you have any more questions, please get in touch and we will get them answered for you! Is online health and...
by JCH Safety | Aug 9, 2019 | Fire Safety, Online Training, Risk Assessments
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that a fire risk assessment is carried out in order to identify and reduce the risks of fire. One of the key requirements is that all staff are provided with suitable fire safety training. Why is Fire Safety...
by JCH Safety | Apr 8, 2019 | Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
There are a number of great ways to carry out health and safety training in Coventry and Warwickshire these days. Some people enjoy traditional training styles, reading and exams. Other people prefer a more interactive learning experience such as NVQs for example. It...
by JCH Safety | May 31, 2018 | Online Training, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
A number of our clients use SafeContractor as a way of demonstrating that they are building contractors who are committed to excellence in health and safety. Many of their clients insist that they are members of SafeContractor or other such pre-qualification schemes...
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 | May 10, 2018 | Online Training, Work Place Safety
When choosing a health and safety consultancy it is sometimes uncertain which offer the right services at the right prices. As with everything, you need to be careful to choose the right company. Do your research and check that your service provider is suitable for...
by JCH Safety | Dec 17, 2017 | Fire Safety, Online Training, Work Place Safety
How To Improve Fire Safety Compliance Before The Fire Risk Assessor Visits: It is a legal requirement to have a good quality, suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 specifies that you need to assess your premises...
by JCH Safety | Nov 14, 2017 | Online Training, Work Place Safety
Health and Safety is a crucial part of any business and all professionals should have the knowledge to keep themselves and their work colleagues safe from dangers in the workplace. As stated by the HSE, over 200 people are killed at work each year and over a million...
by JCH Safety | Aug 22, 2017 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, JCH Safety, Online Training
JCH Safety is committed to providing first class services to our clients. In order to ensure that the work we carry out is of the highest standard, we are committed to maintaining membership of several prestigious professional bodies. JCH Safety have been members of...
by JCH Safety | Jun 26, 2017 | Fire Safety, Online Training
When choosing health and safety training it is really important to decide whether you would prefer to use online or classroom training. There are benefits to both approaches. Classroom training is the traditional method for imparting subject knowledge and allows a...
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 | 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 | 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 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 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...