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May Newsletter

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Our first ICS newsletter full of news and special offers is now available here.

Contents:

Meet your health and safety obligations
AEDs save lives in the workplace
Oxygen anyone?

Changes to RIDDOR Reporting Regulations

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There have been some recent changes to the law regarding occupational injuries. On the 6th April 2012 the notification requirement for reporting incidents has increased from over three days to over seven days incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened).

Incapacitation means that the worker is absent or is unable to perform workplace duties that they would reasonably be expected to do as part of their normal role.

Employers and others with responsibilities under RIDDOR must still keep a record of all work-place injuries over three days. These details can be recorded in the accident book.

The deadline by which the over-seven-day injury must be reported has also increased to 15 days from the day of the accident.

Further information can be found online: http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/what-must-i-report.htm

Source: Health and Safety Executive

NEW - Health and Safety Courses

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We are now able to offer our customers a range of health and safety courses including Health and Safety in the Workplace, Principles of Manual Handling, Food Safety and Fire Awareness. These courses are delivered by Safety and Management Solutions.

OFFER: Get one of these courses half price when we deliver one of our H.S.E approved first aid courses to your staff team before 31st May 2012 (quote ICSNEWS).

AEDs Save Lives

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped for 78 minutes, an automated external defibrillator (AED) was used and he survived.

Immediate Care Solutions supports the use of AEDs in the workplace and our AED training can be delivered as a stand alone course or as part of any of our first aid courses.

We are also able to offer advice on AEDs if you are thinking about purchasing one for your organisation.

ICS Newsletter

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Immediate Care Solutions are now able to offer existing customers and potential customers special offers if you subscribe to our new monthly newsletter.

Simply sign up by clicking here or by using the links on our homepage and contact page and get access to monthly news and special offers. If you get someone else to subscribe you will also get 10% off of your next course, don't forget to make sure you tell us who you referred though!

CPR - Hard and Fast!

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The British Heart Foundation has launched a campaign to promote compression only resuscitation for those without formal first aid training. Read about the campaign and watch the TV ad at http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/life-saving-skills/hands-only-cpr.aspx .

Changes to RIDDOR Reporting

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the 12th September 2011, statutory reporting to the HSE of work-related injuries and incidents under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995) moved to a predominantly on-line system.

Revised online forms will make the reporting process quick and easy. Businesses will no longer report incidents by email, post or fax.

Fatal and major injuries and incidents can still be reported to HSE's Incident Contact Centre by telephone, as at present.

The seven online RIDDOR reporting forms will be:

F2508 Report of an injury
F2508 Report of a Dangerous Occurrence
F2508A Report of a Case of Disease
OIR9B Report of an Injury Offshore
OIR9B Report of a Dangerous Occurrence Offshore
F2508G1 Report of a Flammable Gas Incident
F2508G2 Report of a Dangerous Gas Fitting

Source: Association of First Aiders

Are you fit enough?

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

So, are you fit enough? A UK-wide report available from the Department of Health details new physical activity guidelines for the UK.

Physical activity is important to all of us and carries very little risk for most of us. The risks of poor health resulting from inactivity is high and there is a clear link between physical activity and chronic disease.

Read more about these guidelines however old you are at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_127931

ICS achieves PFAA membership

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Immediate Care Solutions is proud to announce that it has become a member of the Paediatric First Aid Association (PFAA).

In July 2006 the approval system in place for paediatric first aid was withdrawn leaving no credible approval system and the effective de-regulation of the Paediatric first aid industry.

The Paediatric First Aid Association is a non-profit association set up to address this current 'lack of regulation' and aims to ensure that its members have an independent identity with the credibility, support and monitoring of a professional trade body.

Immediate Care Solutions has been granted membership of the PFAA following the submission of a portfolio that was "more than satisfactory" according to Chairman Paul Stedman.

We look forward to long future with the Paediatric First Aid Association.

Membership Number PFAA11045 www.pfaa.org.uk

When was your last BLS refresher?

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

So, when was your last basic life support refresher? Would you still be effective in a cardiac arrest emergency situation?

An article published in the Emergency Medical Journal discusses a study that investigated the interval between the last basic life support (BLS) course and present skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

The study, based in a German town, found that current guidelines were not followed highlighting the need for regular basic life support training.