18 June New Client – GP Practice – Health and Safety We all like it when things go well (and why wouldn’t we)! Yesterday, I had an enquiry from a local GP Practice that had been given our name (referral) by an existing GP Practice client of ours. It was great not only to get such a great referral (and testimonial), it was great to get … Read More
17 June New LED lighting, and new ceiling mounted Projector We are always looking to improve: our services our offering environmental impact (reduction) our use of space etc. We did that today by upgrading our lighting to LED, and by getting our Projector ceiling mounted in the training room. Small steps, but all in the right direction. We utilised the services of CJ Timms for … Read More
13 June Effective Premises Compliance Audits – 03 July, London I’m running this course down in London on 03 July, in partnership with Understanding ModernGov Effective Premises Compliance Audits – Maintain Higher Standards of Health and Safety The public sector is responsible for a large and varied property portfolio, therefore having robust procedures in place to comply with statutory building compliance responsibilities is crucial to … Read More
4 June Ensuring Effective Fire Safety in Housing – 1-Day Seminars I am chairing a series of 1-day Seminars on “Ensuring Effective Fire Safety in Housing”. These will be taking place mainly in London. In December 2018 the government committed to delivering the recommendations included in the Hackitt report from May 2018, with an emphasis on a more effective regulatory and accountability framework, clearer standards and … Read More
5 April CHAS – Thanks for getting us there! An email received today from a very new client: Dear Mike, We have just received our CHAS accreditation. I would like to thank LRB and the very professional way in which you have worked with us to get through this very difficult process, and in particular, I would like to send a personal thank you … Read More
18 May New Starter We have a new member of staff (Jo) starting with us on Monday 21 May. Initially, Jo will be mainly office based and will be working on many of the third Party accreditation schemes (such as CHAS and Safecontractor) that we assist our clients with. Once up to speed with the way that we work, … Read More
10 May Thursday 10 May I had my first meeting today with a new client. Although they have a fair bit to do, they are certainly up for the challenge, and it was pleasant to see how they received the messages. A significant focus is required (by them) on Active Monitoring, but I think that they will get this right quite … Read More
26 April Meeting with the Board of Directors of a client Great morning in London spent in a meeting with the Board of Directors of a client. The session involved a discussion on the duties of directors, and how this links back to the PDCA approach of 18001, 14001, and 9001. Several issues were discussed openly, with several well-considered questions coming back from the Board. Read More
13 April April 2018 In addition to seeing and servicing clients, we have (like many businesses) been going through the year-end processes for accounts. We have also taken the time to look at our data handling and storage ahead of the start date for GDPR (May 2018). This has been a great opportunity to review some of our business … Read More
9 April COSHH Awareness Training – Monday 09 April Started the week off by delivering some COSHH Awareness training for laboratory and stores staff with one of my clients. Lots of discussions about the routes of entry into the body, and of the simple and effective control measures that can be employed to keep people safe. Read More