Nine people working at a vegetable packing plant were hospitalised with carbon monoxide gas poisoning. A fire officer attending the incident contacted the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) for help in determining the source of the gas, which appeared to be a storage area full of tomatoes (killer tomatoes)…. Ref: NCEC news release Attack of the…
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You may or may not (we hope the latter) be aware that if you have a passenger lift you need to carry out a check once every 6 months to ensure that it remains in serviceable condition. This is much like an MoT on a vehicle and most clients are aware of this requirement. However,…
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The HSE have released their latest figures relating to deaths, injuries and ill health at work for 2013/14.They have made the statistics applicable for each local authority area so that they can see how businesses in their locality are performing in terms of health & safety. The Health and Safety Executive is marking its 40th…
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Most people now accept that health and safety is something which they often need help with and having an expert to call on when they’re not confident on handling the risks can be a great reassurance. However, that expert does need certain skills and qualities as well as just paper qualifications, failure to do so…
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When we complete risk audits for our clients we often run through legionella requirements and this usually raises an eyebrow with the client wondering how they could be affected by these regulations when all they have are offices or a warehouse. People often, mistakenly, think that unless you have a major air conditioning system or…
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Some of you may already be familiar with the fact that safety is just one element of our services here. I have been involved in the ‘health’ side of safety for over 20 years and have been what we like to call an ‘occupational hygienist’ for all of my career. The noise part of links…
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DSEAR, the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations – quite a mouthful and something which very few clients have addressed to the extent that they should. If the above is true then it might come as a further surprise to you to know (or at least be reminded) that these regulations were introduced and came…
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We thought we should publicise this little known part of the building regulations as its something which is often missed not just by our clients but also by the many contractors and construction client which we work with on projects which come under the CDM Regulations. Regulation 38 is a requirement placed on the ‘responsible…
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We’ve been working with a client involved in highways and rail for the past year or two and one of their key clients is Carillion. You may be aware of the zero harm commitments which have been made by a number of the larger construction businesses in the UK and some have also wondered how…
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Southwest business insider has just reported that the planned £16bn new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset has been given the final approval from the European Commission. This means the potential for a lot of work in the Southwest Region. If you haven’t already registered you should do so at; www.hinkleysupplychain.co.uk If you need…
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