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Health and Safety

An average person spends at least 92 120 hours working in their lifetime based on about 50 years work! With so many hours spent working, it is essential to be in an environment where your Health and Safety are of paramount importance.
Imagine being admitted to hospital and being given the wrong medication because the charts are not properly filled out by the previous shift… bottles containing hazardous liquids which are not labelled, constant exposure to radiation, and the list can go on and on across all industries.
Countries have Health and Safety legislation to protect both the worker and business owners, but the question is, do you have the best knowledge and skills to improve safety at work?
There are many business benefits in having a good system in place, which include reducing the number of working days lost due to illness and injury, motivating workers and boosting productivity, protecting the company reputation and even shielding the company from potential legal action and reducing insurance premiums.
A safety culture is characterised by shared core values and goals with non-punitive responses to adverse events and errors. Education and training is essential and requires a strong, committed leadership along with engagement and empowerment of all employees.
Kratis Training and Consulting is holding a course in Nicosia, approved by the HRDA on Management of Health and Safety from 8 – 12 May. Their highly interactive training techniques include presentations, discussions, team exercises and case studies.
More information:
Kratis Training and Consulting Ltd
Tel: 22449088
Email: registrations@kratisconsulting.com
Website: kratisconsulting.com

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It Happens, so Be Ready!

written by Saskia Constantinou

Imagine, you are on a sun lounger sipping a sumptuous cocktail, under a shade of a huge, palm tree laden with dates, with endless white sands and just the sounds of the waves gently lapping at the water’s edge – a paradise and all you are waiting for is your lunch order of fresh lobster salad to arrive…
Meanwhile, back in the hotel kitchen, there is bedlam. A frying pan full of hot oil has overheated and it’s on fire, the chef is burnt and everyone is running around looking for the fire extinguisher.
Statistics in America report than over a dozen workers died every day in American workplaces in 2014 and nearly 4 million Americans suffered a serious workplace injury. In Cyprus too, we hear of construction accidents, farming accidents and many others which do not even get reported. These events cause much suffering and financial loss not only to workers and their families, but to employers and society as a whole.
All incidents, regardless of size or impact need to be investigated. It is a process which helps employers look beyond what has happened and discover why it happened. This then allows employers to identify and correct shortcomings in their safety and health and management programmes.
It’s important to note that there is a difference between an incident and accident. Accident has come to be considered as a random event which could have not been prevented. However, the vast majority of harmful workplace events do not ‘just happen’ and most are wholly preventable.
When a serious incident occurs in the workplace, everyone is busy dealing with the emergency so it is important to be prepared as to how the incident will be investigated.
This is the foundation of a course designed by Kratis Training and Consulting presented by Managing Director Vangelis Demosthenous. The course is approved by the HRDA and will take place on May 3-5 in Nicosia and cover all the steps in Incident Management and Investigation. The course will include discussions, team exercises, case studies and practical exercises making it interesting and interactive. A must for all professionals who conduct incident investigations as part of their work positions!
A must for all managers in Cyprus! Let’s work together and improve our statistics and work environments.

More information:
Kratis Training and Consulting Ltd
Tel: 22449088
Email: registrations@kratisconsulting.com
Website: kratisconsulting.com