by JCH Safety | Feb 22, 2024 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Work Place Safety
Fire safety in warehousing and storage has never been more important. Why is warehousing important? Warehouses play a crucial role in the supply chain, storing goods and materials that keep our economy moving. However, with large quantities of inventory, machinery,...
by JCH Safety | Feb 5, 2024 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments
Fire risk assessments are a vital aspect of safety for churches. There are many fires each year in churches, caused by a variety of reasons, including faulty wiring, candles and arson. Ecclesiastical, the specialist church insurers, report that there have been...
by JCH Safety | Dec 22, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, Work Place Safety
There is a legal requirement to maintain your fire doors in good working condition. This is the case for fire doors wherever they are installed. The aim of this blog is to help you to understand a bit more about fire doors and how to maintain them. The key thing to...
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 | Sep 14, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
There is a massive potential for fire in pubs. Each year there are numerous fires in public houses, many of which could be avoided. Fire risk assessment is the key to fire prevention in public houses. Fires destroy lives, property and business. Many pubs are also...
by JCH Safety | Jul 17, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Industrial Safety, Risk Assessments, Work Place Safety
Lightning protection is important for buildings because it helps to prevent or lessen lightning strike damage to buildings. It protects the internal electrical components of a building, helping to prevent fires or electrocution. A lightning protection system...
by JCH Safety | Apr 17, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Health and safety training, JCH Safety
‘Way too often, work at height is carried out without proper planning and preparation. People are often misinformed and take unnecessary risks because they think low level work at height isn’t dangerous. This simply isn’t true.’ I have recently read an article about...
by JCH Safety | Feb 20, 2023 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments
Fire safety of blocks of flats has been in the news a lot over the last couple of years. Since the Grenfell tragedy, fire safety has been a hot topic. Unfortunately, 72 people lost their lives and the tragedy could have been avoided. New legislation has come into...
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 25, 2021 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety, JCH Safety, Risk Assessments
Warehouses and storage buildings are essential for many businesses and are frequently their most significant asset. They provide continuity of business operations and contain thousands of pounds of merchandise. The event of a fire can have a catastrophic impact,...
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 | 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 | 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 | Jan 24, 2018 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Industrial Safety
On Saturday 20th January, JCH Safety held a Fire Safety for churches and Fire Marshal training course at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Coventry. Attending were delegates from both St. Martins and also from Warwick Road United Reform Church in Coventry. The course...
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 | Jul 14, 2017 | Building Maintenance, Fire Risk Management and Health & Safety for Schools, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Work Place Safety
Staying safe at work is paramount for both employers and employees alike, yet there are thousands of incidents each year where people are injured and killed whilst at work. Having good policies in place is a starting point, but in order to implement these policies,...
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 | 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...
by JCH Safety | Feb 20, 2015 | Building Maintenance, Fire Safety, Health and safety training, Industrial Safety
A Nuneaton company has been fined £10,000 after an employee broke his neck when he was drawn into an unguarded machine. The 60-year-old worker was machining a piece of nylon when his overalls got tangled in a spindle moulder at a local company’s works. The...
by JCH Safety | Dec 29, 2014 | Building Maintenance
Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 it states that clients have specific responsibilities. Many organisations are often not aware of their responsibilities when engaging the services of contractors. This could potentially lead to the risk...
