Positive Workplace Safety Culture in 7 Steps
A positive workplace safety culture helps people speak up, share concerns and support a safer, healthier workplace.
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Health & Safety with Heart: Putting Our Values into Practice
Health & safety is ultimately about people. Ahead of International Day of Charity, we’re sharing how Your Company Works puts its caring values into practice through Paula’s voluntary support for the RSPCA Lincolnshire Mid, North East & Lincoln Branch.
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Winter Employee Welfare: Is Your Workplace Ready for Flu Season?
As summer begins to give way to autumn, flu season becomes a practical concern for many workplaces. For a busy business owner or office manager, the challenge is not to create panic or another folder of paperwork. It is to make sure the arrangements you already rely on will continue to work when more people […]
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14 Years Since the Your Company Works Story Began
The Your Company Works story began in 2012. Fourteen years later, Paula reflects on the people, purpose and experiences that brought the business back for a new chapter.
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Display Screen Equipment Assessments: Five Workplace Problems That a Tick-Box Form May Not Fix
A completed DSE form does not always mean workplace risks have been properly managed. Discover five common problems involving hybrid working, workstation changes, employee discomfort, screen breaks and eye tests, with practical steps managers can take.
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Maternity Risk Assessments Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Busy Business People
Maternity risk assessments do not need to become another paperwork headache. This practical guide explains what busy employers should assess, how to support breastfeeding employees and what to do when workplace changes are needed.
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Lone Working and Holiday Cover: A Practical Summer Check
Summer brings a familiar challenge for many businesses: several people wanting annual leave at the same time and a rota that needs to flex. Most of the time, this is managed without a problem. However, reduced staffing can sometimes create an unexpected gap. Your appointed person may be away. The trained people identified in your […]
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First Aid at Work: What Your Business Actually Needs
Not sure whether your workplace first-aid kit, trained cover or appointed person still meets your business needs? This practical guide explains UK first-aid requirements, first-aid needs assessments and the simple checks every employer should complete.
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Risk Ratings Explained: What Do Low, Medium and High Really Mean?
What does a medium risk rating actually mean? Learn how likelihood, severity and workplace controls influence risk ratings and what your business should do next.
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Clean Air, Take Care: But is it a Health and Safety issue?
Air quality at work can be confusing. Is a stuffy office a health and safety issue? This blog explains and how Your Company Works can help you understand the right next step.
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