Fast Guides

Stress Management

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:32:00 +0000

Ill health resulting from stress caused at work has to be treated in the same way as ill heath due to other, physical causes present in the workplace’ HSE. Read on and find out about how stress management can help you.

Over 40 million workers throughout Europe suffer from physical and mental abuse every day. Some 80 million working days are lost annually. Unquantifiable costs include loss of productivity and efficiency. Not surprisingly, The Health & Safety Commission (UK) has designated Stress in the workplace as its theme for 2002. Figures are alarming – the problem is daunting. The time for action is NOW! this is why we have set up guides on stress management to help you combat this.
We offer training videos and a variety of publications to help you control and reduce work stress amongst your staff. First Steps to Stress Management at Work (Training Video) Produced in association with The Suzy Lamplugh Trust. This video explains in plain English the causes, symptoms and the negative effects of stress on you and your job. Three interesting real-life scenarios to drive essential messages home. How work stress can be reduced through stress management. Awareness of the sources of stress; Making Changes: learning new skills, prioritising; Support from employer and colleagues; Work/Life balance.

This is the latest training video produced by Hascombe Enterprises in association with The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, the Leading National Charity on Personal Safety. The release of the video was timed to coincide the commencement of HSC's campaign on Stress Management at Work.

* Facts: Stress-related illnesses and consequent loss of productivity for employers costs a massive £5 billion a year!
* Over 40 million workers in Europe suffer stress related mental and physical abuse every day.
* There are four distinct stages of controlling stress: Awareness - of the sources and symptoms of stress
* Making changes - learning new skills, prioritising work, sharing and delegating
* Support - from your employer and colleagues
* Improving your lifestyle - eating and exercising sensibly, learning to relax, accepting what you cannot change.

Features:

* Real-life scenarios are presented through gripping drama and covers: Working with customers - some not so easy to please!
* Working in teams - knowing your own and other people's stress thresholds through regular communication with colleagues
* Work/Life balance - Manager's role in deducing stress of colleagues and better understanding of their problems.

Personal Safety

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:42:00 +0000

Violence at work is of major concern for all employers these days. It can take various forms from physical attack, verbal abuse as well as psychological intimidation and aggression. Employers are legally obliged to make their workplaces safer we take your personal safety very personally, so read on and find out how we can help you.

We work very closely with UK’s leading authority on Personal Safety which is the famous Suzy Lamplugh Trust. We have produced a number of personal safety products in association with the Trust and also market a number of other products to improve safety at work. Some of these are featured here. For an in-depth review (and to buy the products), please click on the PERSONAL SAFETY menu button at the top and select the section of your interest to view the products we offer.

The Fast Guide to Personal Safety at Work, provides invaluable tips and advice on personal safety at work and elsewhere. Common sense advice whose application in real-life is not that common. Attractive and interesting illustrations make the messages easier to follow.MOST POPULAR of the Trust’s products.

First Steps to Personal Safety at Work (Training Video) Narrated by Nick Ross and introduced by Diana Lamplugh OBE, this video is essential for all workplaces. The theme of the video is to be Risk Aware! Vital messages are driven home through three real-life work scenarios.

The Fast Guide to Personal Safety at Work WALL POSTER Identical contents to those of the Fast Guide except that it is produced in a POSTER format. Plastic encapsulated with brass eyelets for easy mounting on walls. Placing these in strategic places will keep essential messages fresh for your staff.

Health And Safety Guides

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:13:00 +0000

These health and safety guides provide guidance by presenting a number of case studies to illustrate the cost of accidents in a variety of industries. Provide guidance on how to improve health and safety in your organisation and contains organisation and planning; implementation and measurement of performance; audit and review.

These health and safety guides are aimed at managers in all industries. It explains why human factors are important in health and safety and how they need to be assessed and managed in the same way as any other risk factors. It gives practical advice on how to develop systems designed to take account of human capabilities and fallibilities.

These health and safety guides provides guidance on the essential elements of devising safe working practices for people working with or near electrical equipment: hazards, equipment, procedures. Provides guidance on all situations where underground services can be found and where work undertaken involves penetrating the ground or below surface level. Covers equipment which may be connected to the fixed mains supply or a locally generated supply, the use of which could result in an electric shock or burn or fire due to damage, wear or misuse.

In these health and safety guides are here to give guidance on the installation, use and maintenance of hand-held electric arc welding equipment. Provides practical guidance, with easy to follow steps for employers who need to comply with the Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. Contents: Deciding responsibilities; Steps to take; An assessment checklist.

Guidance on how lighting affects the health & safety of people at work. Contents: Why is good lighting at work important?; Costs of poor lighting to business; Who is responsible? And more! These health and safety guides covers: Integrated policy; Law requirements; Security policy; Staff support after robbery; Police liaison; Court procedures; Public relations; Media policy; Communication; Education; Training; Monitoring; Evaluation. Guidance on how the problem can be tackled. Aimed at all staff. Contents: What is violence? Who is at risk? What causes it? Policy; Consulting staff; Prevention; Training; Networking and support.

First Aid

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:53:00 +0000

Accidents and illnesses can and do occur regularly. Employers are legally obliged to provide for such eventualities to protect themselves and their workers. Our company, in association with St John Ambulance, has produced the popular instant-reference Fast Guides on first aid. The Fast Guides are step-by-step guidance on a variety of situations supported by colourful illustrations. The instructions are easy to follow by both novices as well as people who are fully trained in the field of first aid.

Our first aid fast guides have concertina folds and are encapsulated in plastic (deluxe version) or just laminated (Economy version). Their entire contents are reproduced in a wall poster format so that these can be placed on notice boards or walls in all strategic places.

Produced by Safety Media in association with the British Red Cross, this first aid video emphasises the importance of first aid training. The video will prepare organisations for emergency situations should they arise in the workplace and shows how to calmly deal with an unexpected situation. The video also indicates how First Aid training will help prevent injuries from getting worse and promotes recovery.

* Covers: First aid awareness and shows how to respond to the victim and what to do to ensure the victim can safely recover from their injuries in the best possible way.
* DR ABC method ( Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing, and Circulation).
* A Heart Attack and choking situation and how to deal with them.
* The Do's and Don'ts of First Aid.
* Presented by Selina Scott.

Would you know what to do if there was a serious accident? Or even if someone just cut themselves badly? Perhaps it's even you who has been injured - would you know what to do to stop the situation becoming more dangerous? This first aid video takes you step-by-step through the best procedure to follow if you found yourself in this situation. Panic is a natural reaction but this video would help you in controlling panic and to make the best use of those vital moments.

Fire Safety At Work

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:34:00 +0000

The Fast Guide to Fire Safety at Work provides essential guidance from The Fire Protection Association and advises on how to avoid accidental fires, how to protect your premises from maliciously started fires, and gives step-by-step illustrated instructions on what to do in the event of fire. Contents include:

* Know what to do.
* Fire Fighting.
* Know your Fire Extinguishers.
* First Aid.
* Fire safety at work

Deluxe Version (Encapsulated in Plastic) of Fire safety at work, Measures: 165mm x 100mm when folded. The Fast Guide to Fire Safety at Work - Economy Version. Identical contents to the Deluxe version (FR002), except that the deluxe version is encapsulated in plastic and more durable whereas the Economy version is laminated and is therefore more affordable. Measures 165mm x 100mm when folded. Book: Fire Risk Management in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers.

Produced by The Fire Protection Association, this book covers the Risk Assessment requirements of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997. The guide helps employers understand and manage their obligations under the Regulations.

* Contents: Legal background
* Identification of hazards in the workplace
* Coping with residual risks
* The role of the Fire Safety Manager
* Threat from arson and terrorism
* A simple Fire Risk Assessment,/li>
* Planning for emergencies
* Fire Inspection Checklists.

The Prevention and Control of Arson

The Fire Protection Association's expert information and practical advice for those (principally industry and commerce) responsible for protecting their company premises from the arsonists.

* Contents: Arsonists and their motives
* Arson in industry, commerce & public places
* Fire investigation for fire safety managers
* Designing against arson
* Prevention of arson on construction sites
* Protection against arson
* Arson Risk Assessment Method
* Incendiaries, bombs and terrorism
* Technical appendices.

Guide to Fire Safety Signs (2nd Edition)

The Fire Protection Association's handy volume on fire safety at work and positioning of fire safety signs in line with relevant European legislation. Contains over 60 examples of signs, equipment and labels in full colour. Previously called Hot Work Management. This really useful resource will be invaluable to those who control hot work activities for all construction, refurbishment or renovation projects and day-to-day maintenance work. It comprises a booklet plus CD which will enable the user to run a hot work permit scheme on screen. The booklet surveys the the measures essential for hot work safety on site and provides full instructions for using the CD. The electronic scheme delivers hot work checklists and hot work permits and will save copies of all permits issued. CD will run on most PCs that have Microsoft Access 2000 installed.

Fire Protection Association

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:44:00 +0000

We have a large selection of training products relevant to fire safety in the workplace and the fire protection association. These include instant-reference Fast Guides and Wall Posters prepared by the experts on fire safety. The Fire Protection Association (U.K), Training Videos, DVDs, CDs, Fire Extinguishers, Fire Blankets, Smoke Alarms and more.

The best examples of these are our Fast Guides: The Fire Protection Association, The Fast Guide to Fire Safety at Work. Fast Guides offer immediate guidance both in an emergency as well as in preventive measures. The format is easy to follow and is supported by colourful illustrations. They have concertina folds and are encapsulated in plastic (deluxe version) or just laminated (Economy version). The entire contents are re-produced in a Poster format, also encapsulated, for placing on walls or notice boards at all strategic places and locations.

* Contents:
o How to reduce the risk of fire: good house-keeping
o What to do if fire breaks out.
o Fire Fighting: when not to tackle fire
o Different Fire extinguishers and their specific uses.

Both the fire protection association Fast Guides and the Posters can be customised with your company name and logo to make them your own!

Produced by the Fire Protection Association, this video guides employers in their legal duty of carrying out fire risk assessments and helps educate employees in the essentials of hazard spotting and reporting. The video follows the true story of a company that suffered a devastating fire and whose employees are learning to carry out fire risk assessment as part of their plan for the future.

* The video covers the key stages of: Inspecting the premises to identify the fire hazards
* Removing the hazards where possible
* Reducing any hazards which cannot be eliminated
* Managing the hazards that remain
* Preparing a management plan and reviewing it at regular intervals.

Fire Extinguishers

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:39:00 +0000

Flamebeater Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers are compact lightweight aluminium bodied fire extinguishers in a carbon fibre look. Designed specifically for the competition car minded enthusiast. Ideal also for motorbikes, this high quality 600g BC Powder extinguisher has a 2-3 metre throw with controllable discharge through its high emission valve / actuator assembly. Requires minimal maintenance.

Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers are small compact extinguishers containing ABC Dry Powder. Designed for use in cars, boats, caravans, agricultural machinery, garages, in the home, and for industrial and commercial applications. Requires minimum maintenance.

Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers are designed for use in industrial and commercial applications. Requires regular maintenance - at least annually. They have a warranty which lasts for five years, the fire rating is thirty four b. The conformance standard is third party Certified to BS EN3 - 1996. Manufactured under Strict Quality Management System to BS EN ISO 9002 - 1994. The extinguisher is Carbon Dioxide. The CO2 functions by lowering the level of oxygen in the air to a stage (below 15%) where it will no longer support combustion. Care must be taken in use as suffocation could be caused in confined spaces, and there is a danger from thermal shock to delicate electrical equipment. May be used on B Class fires involving flammable liquids, including leaded or unleaded petrol, diesel, oil, etc. Suitable for use on fires involving live electrical equipment. Must not be used in confined spaces.

Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers are refillable fire extinguishers containing WET CHEMICAL, for use on Class F (cooking oil fires) in Fast Food Outlets, Fish & Chip Shops, Restaurants, and other Catering Industries. Requires regular maintenance - at least once each year.