Course puts safety first.Byline: Neil Hodgson Neil Hodgson (born November 20 1973 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a motorcycle racer who won the 2000 British Superbike championship and the 2003 Superbike World A WORKERS' safety drive has beaten its target to help local firms, particularly ethnic businesses on Merseyside. The Workers Safety Challenge Fund aimed to advise 60 firms on how to improve workplace health and safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. and communications between staff and employers. Run by Liverpool's Health@Work, it helped 63 companies, from food outlets, community based centres, building services, internet cafes and mosques. Keith Gorman, from Health@Work, said: "We found that Muslim and ethnic businesses appeared to have little or no support in the health and safety area. "In partnership with Muslim Enterprise Development Service we provided a full health and safety audit. "Providing the multi-lingual information helped employers communicate good health and safety practices with employees." A presentation at the Al Ghazali centre in Liverpool was also held with Health@Work chairman Andy Hull and MEDS meds A popular term for physician-prescribed medications company secretary Galib Khan presenting certificates. Farhad Ahmed, executive director of MEDS, said: "This is the first time a piece of work like this has been delivered in Liverpool. All participants welcomed the support and actively taken part." |
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