Health and Safety Updates

Welcome to the June edition of our monthly Barbour newsletter.

We’d like to share some of our key content with you this month – including a Director’s Briefing to help you start effective conversations with your employees about mental health, and a Toolbox Talk on your carbon footprint.

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Directors Briefing

This Directors Briefing takes you through the legal requirements and training, power ratings of electric vehicles and charging units, considering whether an electrical vehicle is appropriate, incentives, charging modes, inspection and testing requirements, driving an electric vehicle and driving style.

Driving at Work Employee Factsheet

Up to a third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time, and driving is by far the greatest cause of work-related accidental deaths.

This Employee Factsheet takes you through identifying and controlling the risks.

DOWNLOAD: ‘Mental Health – Starting a Conversation’ Directors Briefing

This Directors Briefing is for anyone who wants to start a conversation about mental health with someone they are responsible for in the workplace.

It will take you through the steps of where, when, how, what and why, as well as signs and symptoms of distress, boundaries, what’s next, fit notes and managerial responsibility – download it here.