Health and safety - Fire Safety training - is it important?

Over 200 people are killed each year in accidents at work and over one million

people are injured. Over two million suffer illnesses caused by, or made worse by their work. Preventing accidents and ill health caused by work is a key priority for everyone at work. As the owner or manager of a business you know that competent employees are valuable.

Providing health and safety information and training helps you to:

Ensure your employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do.Develop a positive health and safety culture, where safe and healthy working becomes second nature to everyone.Meet your legal duty to protect the health and safety of your employees.Effective training will contribute towards making your employees competent in health and safety;Can help your business avoid the distress that accidents and ill health cause;Can help you avoid the financial costs of accidents and occupational ill health.

The law requires that you provide whatever information, instruction and training is needed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of your employees.(Health and Safety Executive INDG345)

Your staff are one of the most valuable assets to any business.Providing essential Fire Safety, Health & Safety training for your staff is important for their health and welfare to ensure that they are able to work in a safe environment. A proactive safety culture will reduce the chances of accidents and injuries happening and also ensure that you are complying with current Fire and safety legislation.