| CDM (Construction Design Management) Regulations |
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What is this about? Is it important? Who does it affect and does that include me? There are a huge number of questions to ask about health and safety if you are ever involved with any building work.
And this means that architects, decorators, electricians, plumbers and in fact all the "trades" who are part of the building world, the answer is yes, it does include you!
The CDM regulations are very detailed and can be daunting for those businesses unfamiliar with them. But it is vital that you understand your duties and responsibilities under the CDM Regulations before any work starts.
Prosecutions for breaches of the CDM legislation are unfortunately all too frequent. There are more accidents within construction and maintenance than any other industry and Health and Safety regulations are more relevant than ever. So ensure that you do not become another statistic. Call us for more information.
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| Risk Assesment Concerns |
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has now drawn its two year campaign on risk assessments to a close.
The campaign examined the risk assessment attitudes and behaviours of organisations of various sizes across Europe. The findings are somewhat surprising - between 10%-15% of SMEs do not carry out risk assessments despite this being a legal requirement!
And the reasons why? A large percentage of companies just do not deem this necessary and simply do not conduct risk assessments or even documented general workplace checks. This may indicate that SMEs have fewer problems than larger companies, or that they lack awareness and knowledge.
The campaign also bought to light some of the main issues that companies are concerned about in the workplace: accidents, musculoskeletal disorders and stress being the top three - all of which can be less of a concern with a documented risk assessment.
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| Training Days |
First Aid Training  - 18th February 2010 Public Sector Contracts...Myths Busted! - 2nd March 2010
Fire Safety & Manual Handling Training - 11th March 2010
Communication Skills - 31st March 2010
Managing Health & Safety - 22nd April 2010
Project Management - 20th May 2010
Health & Safety Induction Training
Health & Safety Refresher Training
Understanding and Managing Public Sector Contracts
Business Development - bespoke courses available
For 2010 dates, further information on any of these courses or to find out about our bespoke training courses call us on 020 8624 6464 or visit our website |
