This is outlined in the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 which places it as the employer’s duty to provide the relevant, adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel for which to treat injured employees in the event of an incident. 

 

A first aid assessment must be carried out in order to ensure that the necessary equipment and responsibilities are provided in the worksite. 

A first aid box must be provided onsite at all times with the necessary tools and contents needed in accordance with the first aid assessment. The number of first aid boxes will vary on the size of the site. Their contents must be sufficient and appropriate to the work performed. 

Contents may include: 

• A leaflet providing guidance to general first aid 

• Sterile plasters 

• Sterile eye pads 

• Safety pins 

• Triangular bandages, preferably sterile 

• Disposable gloves 

• Medium and large sterile unmedicated wound dressings 

Those who work alone are at greater risk of harm than with other people such as supervisors and fellow operatives, who would be able to prevent or reduce the severity of potential hazards in the workplace. Workers visiting a residential property could also be at threat of any risks when working alone, due to the presence of unknown people which could potentially present issues. 

 

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require that the risks towards lone workers are considered. 

 

Who are the duty Holders under the CDM 2015 regulations? 

1. Clients are organisations or individuals for whom a commercial construction project is carried out and have control of the decisions relating to the build. They must; 

a. Appoint a Principal Designer and Principal Contractor in writing or accept their duties themselves and assess their competence; 

b. ensure an F10 notification is submitted to the HSE, if the project is over 500 person days or over 30 days with more than 20 persons on site at any one time; 

c. Ensure suitable welfare facilities are in place from day 1 of construction 

d. provide Pre-Construction Information (PCI) to every designer and contractor appointed 

e. before the construction phase begins, a Construction Phase Plan (CPP) is in place 

f. a Health and Safety File for the project is prepared when construction is complete 

1. Are your employees fit to come to work or are their immediate family are infected or vulnerable, 

2. Should they be isolated, 

3. What happens if they show symptoms at work, 

4. Can your employees work from home and use technology 

5. Can you stagger shifts to reduce numbers at premises at any one time 

6. How are your employees getting to work, driving, using public transport, cycling or walking 

7. How are they signing in and out safely 

8. How is social distancing being managed within the workplace, 2m spacing, and moving around the workplace 

9. Use of desks, workstations, people in shared rooms or using shared working platforms. 

CHAS was created to achieve; simple Health & Safety contractor assessments, by standardising requirements, to allow companies to avoid undergoing Health & Safety assessments for every job. 

CHAS undergoes an annual audit to achieve and maintain the HSE’s SSIP Standard. 

 

The most basic CHAS Accreditation is completed with a main Health & Safety assessment, complete with four additional SELF-CERTIFIED question sets.Health & Safety – Assessment; The assessment is carried out by one of their qualified assessors, so you can be assured that any assessment is being carried out by an assessor with the appropriate knowledge base.