Need to Safeguard Pub Workers, Says HSE
Ian Andrews, HSE’s Project Manager, recently spoke about a joint initiative by Midlands’ safety officials and the HSE to address the issue of attacks on pub workers in the area.
He talked about the problem that these workers regularly have to face - anything from verbal abuse to physical attacks from customers during the course of their job, which makes for a worrying state of affairs. Their employers have a duty to prevent such incidents from taking place, and can do so by taking certain simple protective measures, which can ensure that the employees can feel safe in the workplace. The CIPD Certificate in Employment Relations, Law and Practice (CERLAP) provides a firm foundation in all the areas of HR and employment law. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the law to allow organisation’s to set their own policies and procedures in context.
He also gave examples of the kind of information that would be shared with proprietors, licensees and employees during the campaign, including how redesigning of the pub’s layout, improvement in lighting and participation in drives such as PubWatch can help improve the safety and work environment for employees.
He also agreed that the true extent of the problem is indeed unknown as most workers do not choose to file a complaint about the matter, but argued that no worker should be afraid to go to work and face abuse merely because he is doing his job. That is why such action by the HSE in consultation with Midlands’ safety inspectors, become so necessary, he said.