News Article

Are your garage premises a safe environment?

Over 7,000 people in the Motor Industry have injured themselves in the last 5 years according to the Health and Safety Executive. The most common injuries being slips or trips, falls and ill health from exposure to chemicals, gases and engine emissions.

Radical changes to the Health & Safety Regulations with new sentencing guidelines are coming into force to ensure businesses are maintaining a strict level of safety.

It is now more important than ever to ensure you are following all the relevant health and safety procedures and that all your staff members have been fully trained in safe working practices.

There are many risks that if not properly managed could cause a fire or serious injury, for example:

1. Oily rags, paper towels and other flammable items
2. Spillages, especially flammable liquids such as petrol and diesel
3. Machinery or equipment that contains or has contained flammable liquids
4. Damaged or faulty electrical cables
5. Inappropriate storage of old or new batteries.
   
   

More than 25 cars were severely damaged after a fire broke out at a garage in the Midlands, although Fire fighters are uncertain of the cause of the fire they have emphasised the need to keep garage premises safe.

It is essential you maintain a safe and tidy environment not just for health and safety reasons but to also protect your livelihood and hard earned reputation. After all, you don’t want to have to claim on your Insurance Policy for an incident that could have been prevented.

If there is an accident in your workplace and you are a Rees Astley client we are able to personally assist you with your claim, helping you every step of the way to process it as quickly and as hassle free as possible.