World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28th April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28th April

As the established trade association and training body for the safety netting and temporary safety systems industry, FASET is delighted to observe that on 28th April, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) marks its World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases

The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating a safety and health culture can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.

Each of us is responsible for stopping deaths and injuries on the job. Governments are responsible for providing the infrastructure — laws and services — necessary to ensure that workers remain employable and that enterprises flourish; this includes the development of a national policy and programme and a system of inspection to enforce compliance with occupational safety and health legislation and policy.

Employers are responsible for ensuring that the working environment is safe and healthy. Workers are responsible for working safely, protecting themselves and not endangering others; knowing their rights and participating in the implementation of preventive measures.

FASET membership – an exclusive safe club

FASET has long been a foundation in supporting its members with expert quality guidance, dedicated working at height training and exclusive membership benefit schemes all with the intention of promoting a safer way of working. Being a FASET member is a symbol of trust and ensuring complete peace of mind when businesses choose our members to partner with. All members undergo a rigorous audit which is now accredited by SSiP and is therefore mutually recognised with other health and safety assessment schemes – vitally important if you or your colleagues work at height.

FASET has well over 50 member organisations, each of which has demonstrated the highest commitment to being a safe and responsible practitioner of working at height.

TRAD UK

With over 50 years of trading, Trad UK is a FASET member and a long-established company with the aim of being an elite practitioner of safe working practices.

The company’s Personal Engagement Programme (PEP) is an all-encompassing enterprise, which has been devised by the members of the Group’s Health & Safety PU (headed by Jim Gorman, TRAD UK’s Deputy MD), to enhance and advance its workplace and working lives. It covers five main topics:

  • Knowledge Inspired
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Safety, Health & Environment
  • Visual Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion

The company’s other initiatives include:

  • Providing Trailer Access Platforms and defibrillators to all the company depots
  • Provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health – also linked to its PEP
  • Platform magazine – issued quarterly to all employees with varying topics
  • Charity Progress Unit – getting everyone working together to raise funds for good causes

Trad UK’s PEP was integral in its successful application to become a FASET member. FASET applauds all its initiatives and those of its 50_ members, each of which is driving up the standard of safety in our industry towards our ultimate goal of eliminating accidents at height.

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