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Some members of staff have asked to be able to use theseat their desk to help with back and knee pain. I know they don't provide the requiremnts for a chair under DSE and we need to look at them as a peice of work equipment re who supplies and maintains them. I've also asked them for specific inform...

A new section of the company needs to go onto construction sites / refurb sites / derelict buildings / occupied housing and offices to carry out survey work. They would be acting as consultants to the client. I'm trying to decided on suitable processes and especially training. Some staff are able to...

Task specific - We get the people doing the job to read them and then have a chat to make sure they are understood. They then have to sign to say they understand and will work to them.

Office (E.G.) Fire RA the control measures are covered in inductions and are availble through the company intranet.

Were boiler installers and I’m need to put in place a process to complete COSHH RA for each of our installation sites, workshops and offices. I’ve decided (for now at least) to separate low risk products like tipex, washing up liquid and cover these by a generic normal use poses no particular risk f...

Hi, At my company (main office 100 people) we carry out individual DSE assessments for everyone but are having ongoing problems with getting people to see the importance of the advice given - esp re. posture and breaks. So we have decided to conduct an awareness week, ran over lunchtime slots with v...

Thanks for the help so far will start looking a DSEAR. The reason I asked was in EH40 it doesn't include and R phrases or codes for hardwood or softwood but it does for other substances so I read this as meaning they didn't apply all be it they may provide useful guidance. I get that I can read the ...

I'm helping to put a MSDS together for wood chip (namely dusts) and wanted know if as they aren't a dangerous (I don't think) substance under Chip do the R and S phrases apply or should we really just write in the relevant information?

Thanks for the help.

I'd stick with the BSc to get a broarder understanding of everything you can then decide in a few years if you want an MSc and in what subject. Also doing an MSc distance learning and almost full time is a hell of a lot of work, especially if your not sure about it. I'm coming to the end of a taught...

Has anyone done this course? if so what did you think of it?

I'm from a construction H&S background and not working in environment would it still be OK to study this?

I'm not sure where to post this, but I've been asked to give some training on approval of risk assessments and method statements provided by subcontractors covering mainly excavation, site road construction and concrete works. So far I intend to go through how to complete a basic RA (for something l...

Thanks for the help, now to just track down thelittle red book1

Does any one know a good guide to the New roads and streets work act? Or can anyone tell me which parts I need to be reading? I work in construction and would only be concerned with public roads to provide access to site. Generally we would be slowing the speed limt, and putting traffic lights on th...