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Hoping someone can point me into the direction of what would be required should the company I work for start using these type of vehicles for deliveries. I have asked our insurers and waiting for their response but in the mean time can anyone shed some light on this? I have obtained the CLOCS/FORS g...

Hi Mike, I have a similar problem with our sales/estimating team. What I provided them was an overview of the regulation, what the duties of a contractor are and the the duties of a principal contractor are. There is a difference between both clearly stating this and used examples of where the HSE h...

Many thanks Will!

I would be quite interested in something like this also....

I'm keen to find out how you all manage your building maintenance such as cleaning windows, electrical inspections, servicing, etc. We currently have a load of files containing paperwork including servicing agreements. Nothing to prompt or give any a heads up other than rely on the company to turn u...

Thanks for the responses gents.

I have pushed this over towards HR as mentioned, I'm just glad I was consulted initially to be honest.

Hi All, Due to continued business growth we are now securing work all over the country, this now means our site installation teams are working away from home a stopping over in hotels. Does anyone have a policies or guidence on this subject? We are currently facing these issues: Some employees are r...

Hi there, Just wondering if anyone would care to share a their template/checklist for the management review. The minutes template we currently use was questioned during our latest combined 9001, 14001 & 18001 audit and we recieved a minor non conformance. I am aware the main headings are in the ...

HSS have a tower scaffold that can span with a yougman type board with handrails which we have used. Depends on the distance you are spanning though.

Just to bring this back into discussion. We hold a number of harness & lanyards which we send off to be inspected every 6 months as per LOLER and then recieve certification. Say I did the harness inspection course and hold a NEBOSH DIP already, does this mean I am 'competant' and can inspect our...

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I think on the IOSH website there is a free download called "A healthy return - good practice guide to rehabilitating people at work" which is a good read but not if your doing your interview in the next hour.