Monthly archive for January 2014

Protect yourself and save money on your insurance policies!

SmartWitness is a unique way to protect yourself from crash for cash and spurious/exaggerated insurance claims.

With its discreet  in-vehicle CCTV and journey recording abilities, SmartWitness provides you with admissible court evidence and protects you against false claims.

SmartWitness is inexpensive and invaluable and has been proved to save you money on your taxi insurance policies so give A1 Insurance a call today, and let us help you carry the burden.

See below for a video example of how SmartWitness can help you.

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Example Footage
The motorcyclists involved alleged that the driver of the vehicle was on the wrong side of the road. However, you can clearly see from the footage this is not the case, and the motorcyclist lost control around the corner and slid into the front of the vehicle. With the lack of witnesses and without smart witness camera footage this would have resulted in a large claim against the driver.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended in 2002) apply to all manual handling activities (including lifting,lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying) performed by employees whilst at work.

What’s the problem?

According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) incorrect manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work. It causes work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) which account for over a third of all workplace injuries.

Manual handling injuries can happen in any work place – on farms and building sites, in factories, offices, warehouses, hospitals, banks, laboratories, and while making deliveries. Heavy manual labour, awkward postures, manual materials handling, and previous or existing injuries are all risk factors in developing MSDs.

What does the law require regarding manual handling?

• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to:
• Avoid… the need for hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable
• Consider… does the object need to be moved? Can youmechanise or automate the process?
• Assess… the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that can’t be avoided
• Reduce… the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable.

Where manual handling cannot be avoided, then an employer must carry out a risk assessment to determine the hazards and risks involved and what control measures are needed to reduce risk.

To read the full Risk Bulletin from LV Commercial view the PDF below:

LV Risk Bulletin Manual Handling Jan 2014 (142Kb)