Complyatwork Newsletter August 2013

One day first aid course

Contacting the HSE

Portable Appliance Testing

Creating Proposals With More Impact

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August 2013

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General information

For general information or advice use their website: http://www.hse.gov.uk.

As part of its cutbacks, the HSE is no longer contactable by telephone. The Adviceline service is also no longer available.

For further information on contacting the HSE, visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index.htm.

To report an accident

To report an injury, in line with the Reporting of injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, the following online form should be used: https://extranet.hse.gov.uk/lfserver/external/F2508IE.

Further information on reporting dangerous occurrences, diseases etc. is available at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/report.htm.

For further information on what should be reported to the HSE, visit: http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/what-must-i-report.htm.

Out of hours contact

The HSE is not an emergency service. You should contact them out of hours only in the following circumstances:

● fatal accidents at work

● accidents where several workers have been seriously injured

● accidents resulting in serious injury to a member of the public

● accidents and incidents causing major disruption, such as evacuation of people, closure of roads, large numbers of people treated at hospital etc.

If your incident fits one of these descriptions, ring the duty officer on 0151 922 9235.

More information on when, and how, to report very serious or dangerous incidents, can be found by visiting the HSE out of hours webpage using this link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/outofhours.htm.


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Safety

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We had an enquiry recently regarding the frequency of testing for Portable appliances on a construction site. We thought the following table would be useful as a handy reminder for a range of business sectors.

If you would like further advice on electrical safety please contact us. We can also arrange PAT testing and Electrical installation testing at competitive rates by qualified and reputable contractors.;


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Type of business User checks Formal visual inspection

Combined inspection and test

Equipment hire N/A Before issue/after return

Before issue

Construction 110 Volt - weekly

230/250 Volt - daily and every shift 110 Volt - monthly

230/250 Volt - weekly 110 Volt - Before first use on site and then three-monthly

230/250 Volt - Before first use on site and then monthly

Light industrial Yes - before use Before initial use and then six- monthly

Six to twelve months

Heavy industrial/high risk of equipment damage

Daily Weekly Six to twelve months

Office IT equipment, e.g. desktop computers, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, etc.

No One to two years one if double insulated (Class 2), otherwise up to five years

Double insulated equipment not hand-held, e.g. fans, desk/table lamps, etc.

No Two to three years No

Hand-held double insulated (Class 2) equipment, e.g. some floor cleaners, kitchen equipment, irons, etc.

Yes Six months to one year

No

Earthed (Class 1) equipment, e.g. some floor cleaners, electric kettles etc.

Yes Six months to one year

One to two years

Equipment used by the public, e.g. in hotels, schools, etc.

By a member of staff Three months One year

Cables and plugs, extension leads, etc. Yes One year Two years

Portable appliance testing

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Business

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Action point

Choose a document that is complete/near completion. Search for the words that will show you what you need to know about your content. Make the changes you need, to transform its impact.

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Creating proposals with more Impact…

Do you make the common mistake of talking too much about yourselves and your business proposition, and too little about its impact on the beneficiary, your Client?

Why not do this simple test next time you put a proposal together:

Using the ‘Find’ facility on your PC, here are examples of what you can search for:

• The word “You” and the beneficiary’s name. These should appear more times than “we”/your name. It’s worth checking every document for this – your proposals, brochures, website etc

• “and” and “but”. People often use these words to join two short sentences into one long one. However, long sentences are harder for people to read quickly

• Words that you know, you use a lot

If your searches uncover things you don’t like, the solutions are straight forward:

• Change the focus from “We do X” to “You want to achieve Y. We can help by doing X”

• Replace “and/but” with a full stop

• Use a thesaurus to find alternatives

This is one of these tips that you might feel you don’t need. Since it only takes 20 seconds to do, it’s worth trying. You never know what you’ll find.

Source: Andy Bounds

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