The Flyer
Are you really keeping your
Modern Slavery Statement
The Regulations laying • Policies that concern business
staff and others safe at work?
relationships, for example, a supplier
out large employers’
Do you know
about the new
Sentencing
Guidelines that
came into force on
the 1st February?
How often do
you as a business
owner enquire
about the health
and wellbeing of
your employees?
Miles Vartan
Sadly in our
experience a number of people have
good intentions but do not consistently
get their priorities right.
When you ask an employee to
undertake a task for you, or your
business, you have a responsibility
to make sure you have identified the
hazards relating to the job, design
a safe system of work and have
arranged and provided suitable
protection against the hazards – take
a big deep breath and then train those
involved… this can take time but is
very important to do
How often do you hear people within
the business ask colleagues ‘how
are you?’ Many employers never see
their staff and just assume everything
is fine, both at work and at home.
If a person is stressed or has an
undisclosed illness for example, they
may not be able to complete their job
safely. The Glasgow Bin lorry accident
was caused by a driver not disclosing
a medical issue where there was a risk
that he could pass out at the wheel
Where MVC are going with this article
is to get the message across that if
your business experiences an incident
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where there is a life changing injury or
fatality, profit or money will instantly
become immaterial. As a business
owner you will not only have to learn
to cope with your own immense
emotional upset, but also that of the
injured persons’ family and relatives
– again something that you will have
had no training for and again will
absorb every minute of your available
time
How will the Regulatory Authorities
handle such an event and what will
the