The light goes early once the clocks go back in the autumn and this can mean visitors to your premises are arriving in the dusk and employees or Maintenance teams are locking up in the dark. Consider pruning of bushes and trees around entrances to keep fallen leaves to a minimum.Create a procedure to remove fallen leaves regularly.In many buildings such as offices, leaves are often blown and collect in doorways and can cause an obstruction to the premises, so it’s important that these are dealt with regularly to prevent a build-up. Whilst the leaves are looking beautiful, once they have fallen and it rains, they get wet, start to decay and become a slip risk whilst also covering potential trip hazards underneath them. Like with much of health and safety a lot of them are fairly obvious and common sense but can often be forgotten about at such a busy time of year: So, we’ve pulled together a short checklist to highlight some of the additional areas to think about when looking at workplace health and safety during the autumn and winter months. Autumn is in full swing and winter on its way and whilst this means lovely autumnal walks and the run up to Christmas it signals an increase in risks that employers need to assess and manage to keep their employees and the public safe. The leaves on the trees have turned to beautiful oranges, reds and browns and the mornings now have a crispness about them. Categories: Blog, General blog, Health & Safety Advice, Workplace Health & Safety
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