Prevent Industrial Injuries

All companies have legal obligations when it comes to ensuring health and safety in the workplace – both for employees and also for the general public – and failure to maintain these obligations can lead to negligence suits being brought against companies for injuries or accidents in the workplace such as industrial injuries or workplace accidents claims, visit www.theaccidentsatworksite.com for more information.

One of the main responsibilities companies have concerns the provision of workplace first aid facilities, equipment and training in case one of your employees or a member of the public suffers an accident or illness, while on your business premises.

This is not a requirement employers should take lightly as the ability to provide emergency first aid treatment can be of vital importance in the immediate aftermath of an accident or injury. Thus companies are legally obligated to have, as a minimum requirement, a fully stocked first aid kit, an employee designated to look after this and contact emergency services, and to provide full information to employees regarding the company’s first aid arrangements. Furthermore all companies are legally obligated to keep a full record of any injuries or illnesses which occur on their business premises, both to be referred to in future when  examining health and safety procedures, but also in case of negligence action being brought against the company.

These are all things which any company has an absolute legal responsibility to do, but beyond this minimum requirement, it is also possible to enable a member of staff to undergo first aid training. This is different from simply designating an employee to maintain first aid equipment and call emergency services as such an appointed person will not be qualified to perform actual first aid treatment. In order to carry this out, an employee must undergo either a one-day Emergency First Aid at Work course, or a more in-depth three-day First Aid at Work course, which will include the emergency procedures. While this is only an obligation for those running businesses with a high-risk of accidents or illnesses, it is advisable for any business to at least consider having an employee trained under the emergency course.

Comments

[Jim Urasky]

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