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First Aid
advice and information
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HSE leaflet download on basic first aid emergencies at work
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People at work can suffer injury
or sudden illness. It is important that employers have made
arrangements to ensure their employees receive immediate
attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. The Health &
Safety Executive website provides information on all aspects of
first aid at work and will be of interest to employers,
employees, first aiders and training organisations across all
industry sectors.
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HSE
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Regulations |
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The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers
to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and
personnel to enable first aid to be given to employees if they are
injured or become ill at work. These Regulations apply to all
workplaces including those with five or fewer employees and to the
self-employed. Detailed information can be found in the Approved
Code of Practice and Guidance
Go To>>First aid at work. The Health and Safety (First-Aid)
Regulations 1981 L74. |
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Practical
advice for businesses
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Business Link advises as follows People may suffer injury or illness
while at work. It doesn't matter whether this is caused by work or
not. What is important is that you've made arrangements to ensure
that they receive immediate attention. The initial management of
injuries and illness until expert medical attention is received
could make the difference between life and death.
The Business Link guide
defines the appropriate first aid provision that you should have,
and clarifies the role of the first aider |
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Education &
Training
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The Red Cross
and
St Johns Ambulance
provide more information and advice together with education
and training. |
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First Aid
equipment |
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The HSE recommends what a typical First Aid Room should contain- |
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The room should contain
essential first aid facilities and equipment. Typical examples of
these are:
Where
appropriate our
Folding Medical Screens
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can
offer
patient privacy. |
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Beautelle can
provide all of the major items of equipment for a properly furnished First Aid facility in your factory, office, shop,
school or warehouse. |
 For full details of First Aid products & to order your equipment
click here> |
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Equipment for Better Health at Work
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Ergonomic seating is playing an ever-important role
with an increasing emphasis put on the health of the seated operator in the
workplace.
The HSE's national campaign
to tackle back pain in the workplace, in partnership with Local
Authorities, has increased awareness to the fact that more and more people
suffer with back and posture problems. The chairs or stools they sit on at
work can be a contributing factor to poor posture and bad backs which has
resulted in
Beautelle's saddle seating range
becoming increasingly popular with employers.
The Beautelle Saddle Stool is proven to reduce work
related upper limb disorders (RSI), decrease pain and fatigue associated
with muscular tension, reduce lower back pain, relieve posture problems and
improve blood circulation. A popular choice for today's modern working
environment and equally suitable for office/computer-related tasks; customer
service & reception jobs; line assembly work; the medical field; laboratory
workers & technicians.
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