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Health and Safety law changes constantly, it can be complicated and ensuring you are compliant can cause a headache for businesses. For many companies effective management of health and safety issues can also save money and even attract new business. In 2010 many industries require a demonstration of compliance through management systems and staff training schemes that embrace health and safety (Safety Schemes in Procurement SSIPs).
'RISK' provides comprehensive training and consultancy services throughout the UK that enable business such as yours to demonstrate legal compliance and industry best practice.
If you have any headaches give us a ring, we can normally help by providing a number of cost effective solutions!
TRAINING
We offer a broad range of courses aimed at all levels throughout your company. You can be sure that the training you receive on a 'RISK' course is fully up to date and complies with all current legislation. All our trainers are accredited in IOSH, NEBOSH and CITB.
Most of our courses are listed on the website, so take a look and see if what you need is featured. We do appreciate, however, that different businesses have very different needs and we are able to create bespoke innovative training packages, if your requirements are a little out of the ordinary.
Our courses are run in Mansfield, Central London, Halesowen, Newcastle and Warwick; or can be delivered in-house if required. Simply e-mail us risk@rsms.co.uk for a competitive quote.
For advice on which course best meets your needs, please contact us.
CONSULTANCY
Our consultancy service will help you to meet your legal requirement - we'll give advice and create bespoke solutions to meet the individual needs of your business.
Not only are our IOSH Chartered Health and Safety Practitioners, experts in their field, but they're also specifically chosen for their friendly approach and practical solutions. They create an attainable plan that both conforms to all relevant legislation and fits within the parameters of your organisation.
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Consulation
New Consultation Document CD 230 on the Legislative Reform Order to amend the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974) to grant powers to the HSE to make regulations regarding Animal Health currently covered by DEFRA under Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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Work at Height
A new tool has been produced by the HSE to aid in the selection of access equipment for work at height. "quick link" and "quick link"
Recent Safety Alerts
These include failure of a scissor lift in a motor vehicle repair workshop, risks to pedestrians from crush injuries from electrically powered gates and handling and storage of large sheet stone slabs in the construction industry.
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New Guidance for the Waste Industry
The recycling industry has nine times more fatal accidents than the national average and four times as many workers suffer injuries. The HSE have identified that some councils may be unclear about their legal duties and mistakenly believe that putting a service out to contract relieves them of all health and safety duties.
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Corporate Manslaughter
On the 15th February 2010 new guidelines came into force on sentencing for the offence of corporate manslaughter. It states, “The appropriate fine will seldom be less than £500,000 and may be measured in millions of pounds".
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Latest Statistics
The latest statistics show a significant decrease (22%) in the number of fatal injuries to workers averaged over the last five years. "quick link"
Road Safety
HSE is pleased to be a partner in the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) to assist the Scottish Government's Road Safety Framework to 2020 which aims to influence a reduction in road related injury and deaths. Improving the management of road related risk (MORR) is a major component of the strategy. "quick link"
Workplace Harassment and Violence
European level employer and trade union organisations agreed in 2007 on the need for action and this guidance has been drawn up by the UK organisations that are represented in EU Social Dialogue in order to implement the European level framework agreement. "quick link"
Latest Fact sheets from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
These include information on the combined exposure to noise and ototoxic substances, workforce diversity and risk assessment, preventing harm to cleaning workers and mental health promotion in the health care sector. "quick link"
Forthcoming changes
Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations (To be implemented on 6th April 2010 These regulations will require certain information about conventional tower cranes (i.e. those which are assembled on site from components) to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following their installation or re-installation on site. "quick link"
Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at work Regulations 2010 (To be implemented on 6th April 2010) The EC Artificial Optical Radiation Directive was adopted in 2006 and must be implemented by April 2010. This proposal aims to protect workers from the risks associated with exposure to artificial optical radiation in the workplace (lasers, UV light etc) and achieve harmonisation of control regimes between European Member States.
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Risk Assessment Tools DatabaseThe European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has developed a risk assessment tools database with tools from all over Europe. The database is regularly updated.The most common risk assessment tools are checklists, which are a useful tool to help identify hazards. Other kinds of risk assessment tools include: guides, guidance documents, handbooks, brochures, questionnaires, and 'interactive tools' (free interactive software, including downloadable applications which are usually sector-specific). These tools can be either generic or branch/risk-specific. "quick link"
A London property developer was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay over £4,000 in costs at a Magistrates’ Court for breaches of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations "quick link".
HSE Direct is to close December 2009, as of 1st September 2009 all publications will be made available as free downloads, this will eventually include: Statutes (Acts and Regulations), Approved Codes of Practice, Guidance and relevant forms "quick link".
The country’s first corporate manslaughter case has today been committed to crown court. More Details "quick link".
The Optical Radiation Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 27 April 2006. The details can be found "quick link".
Certificate check line - Not sure if the certificate you have been given is real or a forgery! CITB Site Safety plus have issued a telephone number where you can check -0844 844 1315.
New payment methods - We are now accepting credit & debit card payments, please ring for more details.
