5 April We are busy … My team are busy working on several “Third Party Accreditation” applications for clients. This includes CHAS, SMAS, and SafeContractor. We assist (usually) the smaller contractors to navigate the vagaries of the Health and Safety accreditation process. Much of this work is carried out by Christian Hill, one of our Health and Safety Consultants. Many of … Read More
11 February February Newsletter – Health and Safety Follow this link to see a copy of the February newsletter on health and safety matters. In this month’s issue, there is a reminder that the new CDM Regulations will be with us soon. There is an article on some recent work-related manslaughter prosecutions and also a short case study of how we helped someone facing Enforcement Action … Read More
11 January USA Seminars on Understanding Workplace Health and Safety I am privileged to let you know that I will be delivering a series of USA Seminars on Understanding Workplace Health and Safety. The central theme of these seminars is the importance of good standards of health and safety to a business. Consideration is given to costs of failure (both in terms of financial loss … Read More
11 January Warehouse Safety Webinar from LRB Health and Safety I am delivering a Webinar on Warehouse Safety – follow this link for details Warehouse Safety Webinar – Overview: Warehouses are dangerous places – with lots going on in them and lots of opportunity for serious injury and for fatal accidents. However, warehouse safety need not be difficult and this seminar will help you to … Read More
20 December International Health and Safety Training Over the last year, I have become more involved in the delivery of international health and safety training courses. Much of this has been training delivered in the Gulf Region (including Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates) and in Oman), with a series of Webinars providing health and safety training services into the American Market. … Read More
19 October COSHH for Chemists Webinar from LRB Health and Safety I have recently agreed to deliver a COSHH for Chemists Webinar for the Royal Society of Chemistry. You are welcome to sign up and see what I have to say about this subject – RCS Webinar Link Date and time – 26 November 2014 – 12 pm (UK time) Brief outline of the COSHH Webinar content: … Read More
31 January Working with Chemicals: Hazards and Control Measures – Webinar Chemicals in the Workplace Michael Ellerby (Director at LRB Consulting) is a Chartered Chemist and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has recently delivered a Webinar on the subject of Working with Chemicals: Hazards and Control Measures. If you are interested in finding out more about how to control chemicals in the … Read More
20 December Riddor In this question and answer section, Mike Ellerby looks at some of the issues associated with reporting workplace accidents and incidents under RIDDOR. Q – What is RIDDOR? RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013. These regulations place a legal duty on employers (and self-employed people and people in … Read More
20 December PPE Personal Protection Equipment The following Q&A session is intended to provide answers to some of your issues on PPE Personal Protective Equipment. If you need further assistance, please contact us to discuss how we can help you. If the answer that you are looking for is not on this page, why not contact us for more information? Our number … Read More
20 December Permit to Work Systems In this question and answer section, Mike Ellerby addresses some of the questions concerning employers about Permit to Work systems, authorised and responsible persons, etc. Read More