Safety Services and Asbestos Awareness Training

We aim to aid and assist companies and employers achieve compliance with an ever increasing amount of health and safety legislation in both a practical and cost effective manner by offering the following services:

• General Company Review. Review of employers and business’ existing health and safety arrangements and documentation, to assess if they are current, suitable and reflect their business undertakings.
• Workplace audits and inspections. Workplace audits and inspections – generating detailed reports, which incorporate practical and easy to implement action plans. Areas where further improvements are needed to meet both legal and best practice requirements are explained with priorities and timelines identified.
• Documentation. Provision of Health and Safety Policy and Procedures and associated documentation relevant to employers and business’ operational needs.
• Risk Assessments. Advice and assistance with the undertaking of risk assessments.
• Health and Safety Plans – (CDM Co-co-coordinator) CDM Regulations 2007
• Fire Risk Assessments.
• Display Screen Equipment Assessments.
• Identification and advice of employer health and safety training needs.
• Manual handling training.
• Accident investigation.
• Access to advice on health and safety matters.
• Individual assignments.

Asbestos Work Courses

More and more companies and organisations are now providing asbestos awareness training for staff doing jobs which may carry a risk of coming into close contact where asbestos materials, products have been used within the building, construction industry. The HSE believes that the majority of duty holders are addressing their responsibilities under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (LINK TO HSE), and is now looking for ways to increase awareness amongst contractors and maintenance workers, (Regulation 10, Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (LINK TO HSE).

Regulation 10 of the control of asbestos at work regulations 2006, requires employers to ensure adequate information; instruction and training are given to their employees who are liable to be exposed to asbestos or who supervise such employees. The aim of the regulation is to ensure employees are equipped with the relevant skills and knowledge to enable them to either remove or supervise those removing asbestos safely, by minimizing their exposure to asbestos.

Courses listed below are from HSG 247 from the HSE-HSG 247 November 2006 Licensed work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coatings and asbestos insulation board.

Chapter 4: Training for employees, supervisors and others working with asbestos containing materials (ACMs)

• HSE Operatives Basic Asbestos Awareness Course – 1 Day.
• HSE New Asbestos Operatives Course – 3 Days.
• HSE New Asbestos Supervisors Course – 3 Days.
• HSE Asbestos Operatives Refresher Course – 1 Day.
• HSE Asbestos Supervisors Refresher Course – 1 Day.
• HSE Scaffolders Asbestos Awareness Course – ½ Day.
• HSE Asbestos Client and Contractors Update Course – 1 Day (Directors & Managers)