Newsletter August 2018
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23rd – 25th September 2018
IOSH Managing Safely – Last few places at this price!!!
£475.00 – Book by 20.9.18 for £80 OFF – REDUCED TO £395!
Please quote PROMO Code: “IOSH/09/80”
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17-19th October – book by 30.9.18
First Aid at Work Level 3
£175.00 – £30.00 off this price.
Please quote PROMO Code: “FAW/10/30
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“Consultancy Special Offers”
25% discount on all Fire Risk Assessments and Noise Surveys
when booked by 30.9.18
Please quote PROMO Code: “CONS/25”
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For more details or to make a booking, contact the office on 01623 821516 or training@awsafety.co.uk
What systems are in place in your workplace to prevent or deal with vicarious liability and sexual harassment?
A bathroom supplies company has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 by Watford Employment Tribunal, after its director called an employee “immature” and fired her for alleging sexual harassment. Click here to read the article.
The employee was subjected to sex discrimination by her boss and the owner of the business, regularly subjecting her to sexual comments and touching on multiple occasions. His behaviour made her feel stressed about being alone with him at work and she felt powerless because he was her boss.
The tribunal heard she had been subjected to abusive language and derogatory comments about her age and religion from other colleagues and treated with inequality. After an unsuccessful informal investigation, a formal grievance was lodged primarily about her co-worker’s behaviour which was also ignored.
She was dismissed from the company and slated as immature. Signed off work with stress and anxiety for weeks following the dismissal, she recounted at the tribunal how her stress levels had made her physically ill.
Employers have to be aware that the vicarious liability provisions in the law open them up to very large injury-to-feelings awards, even when they are not aware that the discriminatory action is taking place.
Ordered to pay £10,000 for injury to feelings, with an additional 12.5 per cent for failing to comply with the ACAS code and respond to the claim, brought the total of the award to £11,250. The company was asked to pay more than £15,000 in total, with other elements including notice pay, holiday pay and loss of earnings.
AW Safety Management Ltd have a systematic approach to ensure all your Health & Safety Policies and Procedures are in place, including the welfare and wellbeing of your employees.
For a no obligation quote or further information please contact info@awsafety.co.uk or call 01623 821516.
AWSM PPE & Workwear – NOW AVAILABLE
From July 20th AWSM PPE & Workwear catalogues are now with us and additions to our website ordering facilities currently under development.
If any potential or existing clients would like a copy of our catalogue then let us know and we can issue one so you can browse and order at your leisure.
Just ring the office 01623 821516 with your order details by 2pm for next day delivery.
As an introductory offer 25% discount applies to all first orders.
H&S Focus – PUWER
Fatalities that could be avoided
PUWER Regulations place duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over work equipment, it also places responsibilities on businesses and organisations whose employees use work equipment, whether owned by them or not.
Sheffield company Abbey Forged Products were recently fined £500,000 after improper use of equipment and were found not to have Safe Systems of Work or correctly assessed the Risk Assessments involved with the use of their power equipment.
AW Safety Management Ltd can undertake all your company SSOW, Safety Toolbox Talks and Risk Assessments.
Please call 01623 821516 or email info@awsafety.co.uk for further details, let AWSM help you minimise the risks to your employees and the sometimes catastrophic impact this can have on them and their families after an incident and on your business!
AWSM are a professional Health & Safety Consultancy, PPE Workwear supplier and East Midlands #1 training provider.
