Specialist Health, Safety and Environment Consultancy, EDPannounces the successful implementation of the Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001 for Microsoft Ltd’s Real Estate and Facilities function within the UK.
Operating throughout the UK, EMEA and South East Asia, EDP has been a Microsoft Ltd vendor for over 17 years on a number of projects and continues to handle all of Microsoft Ltd’s health, safety and environmental management requirements in the UK.
Certification to ISO 14001 ensures that Microsoft Ltd has an environmental management system in place which is maintained to a high standard in order to conform to the improvement goals documented in the company’s UK Statement of Intent on Environmental Sustainability. The Standard demonstrates compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and allows Microsoft Ltd to demonstrate to key business stakeholders that the company is taking a pro-active approach to the management and reduction of its environmental impacts.
For further information please submit your enquiry hereor visit our website at www.edp-uk.com
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (previously known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment or CRC) is a regulatory incentive designed to encourage and improve energy efficiency in large public and private sector organisations. The scheme is mandatory, and, as well as improving energy efficiency, it aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted into the atmosphere.
This is part of the UK Government’s commitment to achieve its reduction targets for greenhouse gases.
EDP Health, Safety and Environment Consultants have produce a guide to CRC entitled: The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme – A Brief Guide which is now available to download.
The deadline date of 30th September 2010 for companies to submit energy consumption data to the Environment Agency under the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is fast approaching, but the latest information from the Environment Agency shows that only a small proportion of obligated organisations have submitted their data.
All organisations whose electricity use was measured through at least one half hourly meter (HHM) during calendar year 2008 will be required by law to submit data to the Environment Agency before the end of September deadline. (more…)
You have legal obligations but you probably already know about them. How about the public’s perception of your organisation or the view of your competitors or, perhaps more importantly, your current and potential clients.
Click here for more information about Environmental Services offered by EDP Health, Safety & Environment Consultants. (more…)
Employers may be wondering if the cloud of volcanic ash, which is currently causing so much havoc for air travel throughout the UK and much of Europe, has any health implications for their employees. (more…)
How much do you know about the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme?
The scheme won’t affect all organisations – at least not in its present form – but If you are a large user of energy, then you may well be included. (more…)
EDP deals with Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment.
That means our people are safety practitioners, with a passion for seeing work spaces transformed into places of safety and having a beneficial impact on the environment.
The vast majority of our clients appreciate our dedication and stay with us for the long term. Some of our major clients have been customers almost as long as we’ve been in business. (more…)
The most senior person should define, document and endorse its Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Policy. They should ensure that the policy includes a commitment to:
Recognizing OH&S as an integral part of the company’ performance.
Achieving a high level of OH&S performance, with compliance to legal requirements as the minimum, and to continual cost-effective improvement in performance.
Provide adequate and appropriate resources to implement the policy.
The setting and publishing of OH&S objectives, even if only by internal notification.
Place the management of OH&S as a prime responsibility of line management, from most senior executive to first-line supervisory level.
Ensure its understanding, implementation and maintenance at all levels in the organisation.
Employee involvement and consultation to gain commitment to the policy and its implementation.
Periodic review of the policy, the management system and audit of compliance to policy.
Ensure that employees at all levels receive appropriate training and are competent to carry out their duties and responsibilities. (more…)
Standards of Health and Safety depend on attitudes and actions, which is why we lay great stress on the quality of content and delivery of our training.
To see an overview, click on the title of the course you are interested in. (more…)
More and more organisations are discovering the benefits of outsourcing all their safety and environment work to specialists like ourselves. The law does not permit you to delegate responsibility but you can outsource the day-to-day operations to competent professionals.
By selecting a support company that is well-established and can demonstrate competency, you have also gone a long way to fulfilling your legal duties. (more…)
We provide the full range of services from carrying out a specific Risk Assessment, through to implementing a fully customised Safety Management System. We can set up systems to be operated by your own personnel or we can undertake management of all the day-to-day operations on your behalf.
