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Absolute Health & Safety News

Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd can provide the service of CDM Coordinator (Planning Supervisor), to suit the needs of any client. Absolute Health and Safety Solutions Ltd will provide a service that meets the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and Managing Health and Safety in Construction Approved Code of Practice L144, this includes coordinating:

CDM Coordinator (Planning Supervisor)

Part of our work involves undertaking inspections and audits; this involves verifying that gas appliances, such as cookers and boilers have been correctly maintained. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is known as the silent killer, it can kill almost instantly in great quantities and in smaller long term quantities cause you be lethargic, feel absolutely rotten and lousy and can lead to brain damage as it slowly poisons you

Carbon Monoxide Warning

There is a vast volume of information and resources on the web to assist employers and employees in ensuring the workplace is a safe place to be. The Health and Safety Executive has an excellent website (www.hse.gov.uk) that provides free documents to help plan your own campaigns. And Absolute Health and Safety Solutions have produced numerous articles that can help you address potential hazards in your work place.

Absolute Health & Safety Solutions have compiled this list of useful articles to help you plan your health & safety campaigns:

Slips Trips and Falls - How many times has someone slipped over on the wet reception floor, oil on the shop floor, debris on the stairs, or boxes in the passage way?...

Hazards in the Workplace

A view from the outside by Tom Penfold

I am a Year 10 Student at Tomlinscote School, and for my work experience I was given a chance to explore something I had never really understood before in my lifetime, Health and Safety.

Many people do not understand the work of a Health and Safety professional and this is why people turn up their noses to one. People do not realise that Health and Safety is for their own good and that it is important to the safety of a company. I came in to my work experience placement with an open mind, to learn about the world in which we work and earn a living, I feel I have learnt more than a lot of people because I know what the work of a Health and Safety professional is and how it is pivotal to the buoyancy of a business.

Health and Safety Work Experience

Adults with 'L' Plates is a fair description of the future work force that will be hitting the shop floor and offices in the New Year. But just how do you manage young persons.

Adults with 'L' Plates

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released a new guidance available free on line Colour vision examination - A guide for employers, this guidance provides advice to employers where the work that their employees whose colour vision is important for safety critical purposes then colour vision testing is crucial in deciding on their fitness for work.

Colour vision examination

The government have prepared a FREE online self assessment to allow businesses ascertain whether they will meet compliance this can be found at the Fire Gateway Website.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - Now Law

Events

Founded in 1990, it has become a leading event in the fire industry. International Fire Expo 2007 offers a perfect face to face opportunity to be introduced to over 170 exhibitors at the largest trade fire industry event in the UK, covering a total of 2 halls and an outdoor demonstration area at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.

International Fire Expo - 2007

No matter which sector of business you're responsible for or work within, Safety & Health Expo on 22 - 24 May 2007 at the NEC Birmingham, will offer you all the best innovations the health and safety market has to offer.

Safety & Health Expo 2007

Business News

As of 20th January, the Companies Act 2006 requires that your company details appear clearly on your website as well as your business letters, cheques, and other documentation.

Company information will also need to be shown in more detail on written documents as well as electronic communication in any form. The details required are as follows:

Are Your Company Details Displayed Clearly?

Partners

30th June - A Joint Services Dinner will be held to honour Veterans Week at Honies Resturant in John Nike Centre Bracknell - Royal Navy, Air Force, Army, Royal Marines all welcome
St Georges Day Dinner

on the lighter side...

Sponsors of ITV's evening weather forecast have withdrawn funding from the service after expressing disappointment with the negative and depressing weather forecasts being associated with their brand. Powergen have been sponsoring ITV forecast 'whatever the weather' for fifteen years, but new management at the company was determined to see more positive predictions beside their logo.
TV weather sponsors withdraw after 'pessimistic forecasts'