Health, Safety & Quality Consultancy
A great deal of media coverage has appeared relating to the Heinz baked beans ‘can song’ being banned by The Advertising Standards Authority as ‘it encouraged behavior that prejudiced health & safety’. (more…)
No matter what kind of business you are in there is no doubt you will spend a substantial amount of time each day driving. Whether you just travel to and from work or drive all day, this course is for you. (more…)
These pictures were taken by one of our GDA consultants while looking out of his window at home!! With reference to the article, ‘Accident Review’ we commented that with modern communication methods – There really is no hiding place for substandard health & safety operations!
A company which manufactured and installed windows has been fined £36,000 after carrying out work in the West End of London with no measures to prevent the workers falling eight metres and after dropping part of a window onto the public area below. (more…)
ISO 45001 is the replacement standard for occupational health & safety management systems and is set to replace the current standards BS OHAS 18001. (more…)
The construction industry has launched new guidance to encourage better management of occupational risks.
The new guide called ‘Occupational health risk management in construction’ has been launched by the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) health risks working group.
More than 200 health related enforcement notices were issued during a recent construction initiative.
Figures show that construction workers are at least 100 times more likely to die from a disease caused or made worse by their work than they are from a fatal accident. (more…)
Following the Sentencing Council’s publication on sentencing guidelines on 3rd November 2015, the new guidelines are now in force. These guidelines cover health & safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food offences.
It has been our experience in recent weeks that many organisations are falling short of their duties when it comes to fire safety.
The key legislation driving legislation implementation of life saving systems within workplaces and other non-domestic premises is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The HSE have launched a new health & safety system strategy called ‘Helping Great Britain Work Well’.
The HSE proudly remind us that Great Britain’s health & safety record is the envy of much of the world. Central to this is protecting people by managing risk in a proportionate and effective way, supporting innovation and increasing productivity. (more…)
Many of the health risks for the construction workforce are not obvious, such as skin cancer and lung cancer, which have been identified as the two main types that affect individuals working within the construction industry. These diseases are not detectable at the time of contraction and can lay dormant for a number of years. They can be caused by exposure to carcinogens and UV radiation, either in solid form or gasses and dust, in the workplace over a prolonged period of time. The construction workforce is at greater risk of developing cancer at work compared with any other industry group by breathing in these substances or absorbing them through the skin.