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:
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…)
EDP Health, Safety and Environment, CEO, David Skews will be speaking at Furama Riverfront Singapore Conference during 14th – 15th April 2010. The 6th Creating Great Places to Work Conference – “Leadership: Engaging Hearts and Minds” is jointly organised by the Civil Service College and The Greenleaf Centre for Servant – Leadership (Asia).
The economic downturn has not only effected organisations across the world but many employees have been affected as a result of it and the way in which they contribute to the organisation. The conference is designed for business leaders to discuss how organisations can encourage employees to feel inspired and excited about their contributions to the organisation again. Speakers will have the opportunity to put across their ideas about the strategies and policies that they believe organisations should adopt to capture the hearts and minds of employees. (more…)
Dealing with red tape like health and safety compliance is often the last thing an SME wants to think about. Yet the cost of not doing so can be frightening. Accidents resulting from simple instances of non-compliance can result in huge penalty fines, while the corporate manslaughter act offers the prospect of a jail sentence to negligent directors. But SMEs don’t have to learn the lesson the hard way – if they achieve compliance through an effective health and safety policy. (more…)
EDP are looking for experienced part and full time DSE Assessors in UK and Ireland. Experience of using Cardinus assessment software is necessary as is experience of working in large office situations.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. The closing date for applications is 16th April 2010.
Apply in the first instance with your CV to cyril.barratt@edp-uk.com
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When things go wrong with your Health and Safety arrangements, it is all too easy in the heat of the moment to forget about the need to record and report details of accidents.
There are legal requirements to do with recording and reporting that you must follow. Even if these did not apply, there is real benefit for any organisation that is serious about health and safety in having comprehensive records of accidents and incidents. Without such records, it is difficult to measure how well you are doing in safeguarding your workforce or to know where you should be focussing time and effort to be most effective. (more…)
David Skews, Chief Executive of EDP – Health safety and Environment Consultants – has been appointed to represent the International Institute of Safety Management (IIRSM) in Asia Pacific
EDP Health, Safety and Environment, the specialist Health, Safety and Environment Consultancy, operating from strategic locations throughout the UK, EMEA and South East Asia announces that David Skews (CEO, EDP) has been appointed to represent the IIRSM in Asia Pacific. The appointment follows extensive work that both Mr Skews and the IIRSM have put into forming links and relationships with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH). (more…)