The HSE have published a new edition of a recipe for safety (GSG252). It is for anyone who is involved in food and drink manufacturing sectors. The HSE has identified that 96% of all injuries and occupational ill health in these sectors are caused by:- Machinery Workplace transport Working at height Entry into silos and confined […]
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Join us on Wednesday 13th May 2015 for Kent 2020 Vision Live! Visitor entry is free, so come to the Kent Showground at Detling, in their wonderful new Kent Event Centre, which was completed last year. Visit us at stand 437 and be sure to check out our director, Andy Haith, presenting a workshop on Understanding the New
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Call us to secure your place on our IOSH Managing Safely course running on 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th June, 9.30-5pm here at the Innovation Centre Medway. The cost is £450+VAT. Location: Innovation Centre Medway Maidstone Road Chatham Kent ME5 9FD If you would like to book an IOSH course for a different time or location, just let
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to limit criminal liability for companies who flout new legislation associated with fluorinated gases (F-gases). In a consultation on 16 December 2014, the department has outlined how the UK will implement the EU’s 2014 F-Gas Regulations, which changes how F-gases will be regulated and enforced.
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Face Fit Training is now available through Hawksafe! Ensure that you are using your Respiratory Protective Equipment safely and effectively with Face Fit Training. The training session typically takes 10-15 minutes per delegate and can take place at the Innovation Centre Medway or another requested site. The cost for individuals if £50 + VAT, but
Work in confined spaces such as drains, pits, tanks and other enclosed places can kill if workers are overcome by low oxygen levels or a build up of hazardous gases. There can be little warning before unconsciousness takes hold leaving very little time to get help. It can be fumes in the atmosphere which can
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All office kitchens need to be equipped with the appropriate fire fighting equipment. It is for your fire risk assessor to decide which extinguishers, if any, are needed. There is no law to install certain equipment. A fire blanket, even for small rooms with minimal equipment should provide the necessary protection. Fire blankets work by
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To comply with the European Directive, the government is introducing Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) which is going to be introduced in 2015. This is the next tool in the government’s armoury to get businesses to take their energy use seriously. The scheme is currently being developed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change
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The HSE has produced a checklist which should help both clients and scaffolders giving details of what type of scaffold is required. The guidance also provides additional information stating that the scaffolding must be assembled to a recognised standard (National Access Scaffold Confederation Guidance document TG:20 2013). This latest version includes an electronic design package
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The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) has undertaken research into resource management, finding that those who turn waste into useful resources can save up to £5000, while 70% of those who used the services of sustainability professionals were able to make a saving in excess of £10,000 per annum. Although there is no
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