Why is Health and Safety Training so Important?

Thorough health and safety at work training is extremely important because every year more than 200 people are killed in accidents in the workplace, and more than one million people are injured.  A further two million also suffer from illnesses which are either caused by, or made worse by their work, or their working environment.

Providing your staff with thorough training on how to use materials handling equipment  and material handling solutions such as mobile scissor lifts and scissor tables should be a main priority in your work place.  Not only because in doing so it helps to prevent your staff from suffering preventable injuries and illnesses, but loyal and competent employees are also extremely valuable.

Training your staff properly on how to safely use the various lifting solutions and manual handling equipment helps to:

• Make sure that your employees do not become hurt or ill as a result of being in the work environment
• Create a positive working environment where health and safety procedures become a routine part of the daily proceedings
• Develop your health and safety training better
• Ensure that you are meeting the legal manual handling legislation requirements

Investing the time and resources into training your staff on the correct health and safety procedures will effectively ensure that they know how to carry out the right safety procedures.  It can also help your business to avoid the upheaval that injuries and sickness cause your business.  In avoiding sickness, you also avoid the financial costs of paying for staff that are on leave due to their injuries and illnesses.

And it’s not just your employees health at stake if you do not have the correct safety training in place; your goods and machinery can also be damaged if a staff member does not know how to operate the lifting equipment properly. Your staff may also be less efficient too, and de-motivated in their work after having an accident in your workplace too.

Because of the risks involved in not giving your staff the right training and information, there are various laws in place which outline what should be practiced in the workplace in order to prevent injuries and accidents.

So whether you own a large cooperation, or are self employed you need to stay up to date with the latest developments in regards to the health and safety laws and regulations.  To assess the risks in your workplace, and to ensure that you deliver the right safety information to your staff you would probably benefit from taking out one of Advanced Handling’s after sales training packages. 

Advanced Handling are now able to offer training in union with AITT accredited training company Advanced Fork Truck Training (AFTT).  The purpose of this training is to provide high quality training on how to use their various material handling products safely- which helps to effectively reduce the risk of an accident occurring in your workplace.

If you are interested in purchasing any materials handling products from Advanced Handling, or want to find out more information about their training packages please visit http://www.advancedhandling.co.uk/