Applying for a Home Mission Grant
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Church Finances
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First Aid Update October 2009
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Five Year (Quinquennial) Inspections
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Health and Safety Posters
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Landfill Communities Fund
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Making sense of your Trust Status
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Meeting and interviewing prospective ministers
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Minimum Wage Information
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Planning your induction service
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Preparing for a pastoral vacancy
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Support of Individual Christian Workers
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The Vetting and Barring Scheme
Health and Safety Posters
October 2009
HSE warning not to be misled over new law poster
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning businesses not to be misled into buying unnecessary and expensive copies of the health and safety law poster. Employers have a duty to display the poster prominently in the workplace or provide employees with a copy of the pocket card version. Both poster and card set out the employer’s and employees’ responsibilities.
The new versions are modern, eye-catching and easy to read. They set out in simple terms, using numbered lists of basic points, what employers and workers must do, and tell you what to do if there is a problem.
Employers can, if they wish, continue to use their existing versions of poster and leaflet until 5 April 2014, as long as they are readable and the addresses of the enforcing authority and the Employment Medical Advisory Service up to date. This information can be obtained from HSE's Infoline on 0845 345 0055.
The leaflet that employers can give to workers, instead of displaying the poster, will be in the form of a pocket card that is better suited to the workplace. These will also be available from 6 April 2009.
Specific information for charities is available at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/charities.htm