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.
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It is perfectly feasible to set up your own health and safety section and handle everything in-house, but can you be sure to have all the competencies needed to comply with the latest legislation, such as Asbestos Management, Contractor Management or the new Fire Reform Order. Do you have cover in case an accident occurs when key personnel are on holiday or off sick and do you have continuity for when key people move on? (more…)
EDP is a specialist Health, Safety and Environment Consultancy, operating from strategic locations throughout the UK. Working closely with key Senior Management, Facilities and HR personnel, EDP provides support and training for companies wishing to outsource their entire Health, Safety and Environment Systems. In addition, they offer a tailored modular approach. Regardless of size or sector, EDP has an extensive range of services for all aspects of health, safety and environment compliance. (more…)
An activity we have never previously covered but one in which people are exposed to just about every known hazard is that of Maintenance.
The trigger for producing this article is that the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work launched its latest campaign on 28th April 2010, targeting the issue of Safe Maintenance. Throughout 2010 and 2011, the aim is to raise awareness or the importance of high standards of maintenance, the risks to everyone if it is not done properly and the risks for those who carry it out.
We are currently witnessing on our TV screens a major tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion of an off-shore oil rig platform being operated by BP. A number of workers lost their lives in the explosion and it seems that all the resources available to the US Government are being called in to control the aftermath.
Obviously it is too soon to know the full reasons for this explosion but it calls to mind a similar disaster in the UK’s North Sea Oil Field when the Piper Alpha platform exploded in 1988. This extreme example was put down to inadequate coordination of the maintenance process. If we allow standards to slip, we may appear to get away with it for a long time but eventually – as was the case with Piper Alpha – we get caught out and the consequences can be both tragic and disastrous.
Maintenance work, properly carried out, is an essential element of creating a safe working environment for all of us, though it is an aspect that many of us tend to overlook and take for granted. (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…)
Legal Duties
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 implement an EC Directive and came into effect from January 1993 (some small changes were made in 2002). The Regulations require employers to minimise the risks in VDU work by ensuring that workplaces and jobs are well designed. (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…)
Just what you have always wanted – Health and Safety ‘in a box’ This is a brand new concept from EDP that will help you to meet your Health and Safety responsibilities, it will even help to provide a defence to the new Corporate Manslaughter Act!
HS-Easy health and Safety packages
And, It won’t cost you a fortune – no long-term contracts and no ‘tie in’s’, just good old-fashioned excellent service.
Our consultants are the best!! They are competent, they are available and they are friendly, offering a very practical and ‘hands on’ approach to supporting you and just when you need them. No long complicated reports just plain speaking and down to earth. (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: