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Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of major injuries in the workplace.

An example of a physical hazard is fire, electricity and poor housekeeping.

Manual Handling is the lifting, pushing, pulling, putting down of a load where there is a risk of injury.

Manual Handling training is required under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work General Application Regulations 2007.

Work on or near occupied Schools pose additional safety, health and welfare risks to both workers and the school staff, children, parents and visitors.

These Guidelines have been updated in 2016.

Mechanical hazards are created as a result of either powered or manual (human) use of tools, equipment or machinery and plant.

What does so far as is reasonably practicable mean?

A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm.

This safety alert, originally published in 2010, has been re-issued as it has come to the attention of the H.S.A. that Non –Standard flail brush cutter strimmer heads have been on sale recently.