Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd
IVYDENE HOUSE
Forest Road,
Binfield
Berkshire RG42 4HP
info@absolutehss
Tel: 0845 864 6934
Fax: 0845 864 6935

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Meeting Health and Safety Compliance

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd take pride in implementation of Safety Systems. Our practical approach will provide the employer with peace of mind when meeting Health and Safety Compliance.

Compliance audits allow a detailed benchmark to be produced. The staff of Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd will assist your company in developing a detailed action plan and support it's implementation.

Simple Databases can be formulated using existing network systems; in some cases the information is already available and only requires collation. The Databases can then easily be produced to meet individual and company needs. A practical approach allows buy in and ownership from the work force, providing them with the knowledge and confidence that Health and Safety compliance is everyone's responsibility not just a "Management Thing." The most difficult obstacle with implementation of Health and Safety systems is Ownership. Our approach can assist in removing that obstacle.

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd based in Binfield, Berkshire has current clients in London, Hampshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Wales and Scotland we have the capablity of operating nationwide where required. A number of our clients have also utilised our services to formulate Health and Safety standards for their european offices, and in doing so implementing minimum operating Health and Safety standards for their EMEA branch of their business.
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Entertainment and Events
The entertainment and leisure industry covers a wide range of activities, from Corporate Fundays, Fairgrounds, Christmas Marquees, Sports Facilities to Kabaddi Tournments. There is a wide range of free information available to all event managers and clients. In Bekshire (Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor etc) an excellent source is the Safety Advisory Guidance - SAG Document again free online. The Staff at Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd are fully versed in the preparation of Event Plans and in coordinating events.
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2009 Healthy Workplaces - Good for you, Good for business.
A European campaign on Risk Assessment Healthy Workplaces is a two-year European campaign which aims to promote an integrated management approach to risk assessment. Risk assessment is the cornerstone of the European approach to occupational safety and health (OSH). Sign up your organisation FREE online and recieve your Certificate of Participation

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The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 is here. Want construction work done safely? Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd can advise businesses on their duties, we can act as your Competent Person for Non Notifiable construction works or we can offer the service of CDM Coordinator for Notifiable projects. . The HSE now offer millions of pounds of free publications, a free-to-download, web-friendly version of L144 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Approved Code of Practice, (Published 2007) is now available. This version has been adapted for online use from HSE’s current printed version. This easy to read document will support what Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd have to offer.
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CDM 2007 training presentations
The HSE has now produced extremely good Powerpoint presentations to train your staff, they can also be used as Tool Box Talks:
Session 1 - Overview [380KB]
Session 2 - Clients [305KB]
Session 3 - CDM co-ordinator [290KB]
Session 4 - Designers [1MB]
Session 5 - Principal contractors & contractors [300KB]
Session 6 - Site health and safety [280KB]
Session 7 - Competence & Training [300KB]
Session 8 - Worker engagement & communication [285KB]
Session 9 - Summary & Where Next [295KB]
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The HSE supports the DWP/JCP ‘Achieving Behavioural Change’ (ABC) Training Course an excellent tool when starting from scratch or if you are reviewing you companies H&S Training - FREE to use. The ABC training course starts from basic understanding and is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of how attitude, behaviour, communication and worker engagement at all levels can help prevent the chances of accidents occurring.
The TASK Card - Task is,
Think First, Act Safe, Stop if Hazardous and Keep Safe.
A perfect pocket card that is designed to prompt a simple point of work risk assessment, by the work team, led by a supervisor, before a task is started.
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Working at Height
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 came into force on 6 April 2005. The Regulations apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury. The Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007 which came into force on 6 April 2007 apply to those who work at height providing instruction or leadership to one or more people engaged in caving or climbing by way of sport, recreation, team building or similar activities in Great Britain. Further FREE online information can be found at:
- HSE - Falls From Height Website
- Question and answer brief for the construction industry on the Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Work at Height Safety Association Leaflets (WAHSA)
- Glass and Glazing Federation Code of Practice
- First aid management for harness suspension when working at height
- Guidance on the application of the Work at Height Regulations 2007 to persons instructing climbing and caving
- HSE - Work at height building maintenance video

- Be advised - Working at Height Prosecutions
- Following death of a man in Smethwick HSE warns of the dangers of working at height
- Swansea man fined £10,000 after worker injured in fall
- East Sussex company and director found guilty of manslaughter
- Property developer prosecuted for dangerous scaffolding
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MYTH of the MONTH - The HSE Clarifies of Myths related to Health and Safety. These articles are also supported with FREE downloadable posters.
June 2010 Myth - Health and safety brings candyfloss to a sticky end
June 2010 Myth - Health and safety risks stop children playing pin the tail on the donkey
May 2010 Myth - You don't need to secure your load if you're just driving down the road
April 2010 Myth - HSE still bans this, that and the other
March 2010 Myth - Risk assessment is too complicated for me to do
February 2010 Myth - There's nothing you can do about slips and trips and they don't really hurt anyone anyway
January 2010 Myth - It's ok to get a general handyman to work on gas appliances
December 2009 Myth - You can't throw out sweets at pantos
November 2009 Myth - Health and safety rules stop classroom experiments
October 2009 Myth - Graduates are banned from throwing mortar boards
September 2009 Myth - Health and safety bans traditional school ties
August 2009 Myth - Health and safety laws mean concert-goers have to wear earplugs
July 2009 Myth - Health and safety is a threat to village fetes
June 2009 Myth - You can’t wear flip-flops to work
May 2009 Myth - Ice cream toppings have been banned for safety reasons
April 2009 Myth - People don’t have to take any responsibility for their own health and safety
March 2009 Myth - Health and safety rules take the adventure out of playgrounds
February 2009 Myth - Pancake races are banned
January 2009 Myth - If you call HSE for help, you’ll end up with an unwanted inspection
December 2008 Myth - Children are banned from throwing snowballs
November 2008 Myth - Children need to be wrapped in cotton wool to keep them safe
October 2008 Myth - Health and safety laws ban bonfires
September 2008 Myth - HSE bans this, that and the other
August 2008 Myth - Even Mr Punch needs a written risk assessment
July 2008 Myth - Health and safety laws banned poles in fire stations
June 2008 Myth - Adults can't put plasters on children's cuts
May 2008 Myth - All park benches must be replaced because they are 3 inches too low
April 2008 Myth - Health and safety laws banned hanging baskets
March 2008 Myth - Toy 'weapons' in a play had to be locked-up and registered with the police
February 2008 Myth - If a pupil is hurt, the teacher is likely to be sued
January 2008 Myth - Safety Experts’ New Year resolution is to make the life of business people as miserable as possible
December 2007 Myth - Every possible risk needs a safety sign
November 2007 Myth - Workers are banned from putting up Christmas decorations in the office
October 2007 Myth - Children were banned from riding at a donkey derby
September 2007 Myth - Kids must wear goggles to play conkers
August 2007 Myth - Egg boxes are banned in craft lessons as they might cause salmonella
July 2007 Myth - All office equipment must be tested by a qualified electrician every year
June 2007 Myth - New regulations would require trapeze artists to wear hard hats
May 2007 Myth - Risk assessments must always be long and complex
April 2007 Myth - The HSE has banned ladders
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Sleep Apnoea - A drivers nightmare because tiredness can kill.
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Absolute Health and Safety Solutions are supporting Armed Forces Day - Bracknell 2010
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If you have a Health and Safety related problem, lets talk - contact one of our friendly consultants.
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Health and Safety News

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd Help Plan BAFD 2010
Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd are managing the Health and Safety for the Forth Coming Bracknell Armed Forces Day on Saturday 26th June 2010. The event will be located on the Recreation Park opposite the South Hill Park Mansion, Ringmead RG12 7PA. www.armedforcesday-bracknell.co.uk

Health and Safety News in full

Services

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd offer a variation of services to suit our clients in many counties around the UK including:
- London
- Berkshire
- Wiltshire
- Oxfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Surrey
- Hampshire
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Kent
- Essex
- Suffolk
- Norfolk
- Cambridgeshire
- Bedfordshire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Dorset

Our Practical Solutions include:
Health and Safety Policy
Compliance Audits
Fire Risk Assessments
Fire Safety Audits
CDM Coordinator
DDA Audits
DSE Risk Assessments
Safety for Company - Events & Fun Days
Risk Assessments
- Competent Person
- Manual Handling
- Food Safety (HACCPS)
- Pregnant Workers
- Event Management
- Young Persons
- Training
- Permit to Work Development
- Online DSE Risk Assessments
Risk Assessment
Manual Handling
Emergency Plans & MAPP Documents
Fire Warden
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Section 18 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) puts a duty on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities (LAs) to make adequate arrangements for enforcement.
The following standards will be adopted:
Make it Happen
Do it Right
Work Together
Sell the Story
LA's have a three year deadline to meet this commitment. A Short video made by Judith Hackitt - HSE Chair clearly explains the program.
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Registered Office
Beechey House
87 – 89 Church St
Crowthorne
Berkshire RG45 7AW

Reg No: 4053413

Health and Safety

Health and Safety Policy
It is the duty of every employer who employs five or more people, to develop and implement a general Health and Safety Policy. The Health and Safety Policy will only be effective with a genuine commitment from the most senior person/s and full acceptance from the workforce.

Health and Safety in full

Our bit for Charity

Recycle your Mobile Phone for the Ark
Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd are supporting the the local Crowthorne Charity - The Ark Trust. The Trustees of The Ark Trust have set up a Mobile Phone Recycling Webite in conjunction with Envirofone to help raise funds for the Ark Trust Charity..

Our bit for Charity in full