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Sorry i should have elaborated. The pier is at a marina. It is not a working pier as such but gives access to a gangway and pontoons. I still have to find out if boats come along side the pier but i think not. Vehicles would drive onto it to unload and carry items down the gangway to the pontoons bu...

Hi all. Is there anyone here with experience in piers and edge protection. There seems to be little to no guidance on the subject. Our client has a stone/concrete pier which gives access to a gangway and pontoons. We are trying to establish what edge protection he needs on the pier itself. Would a w...

Just to update anyone who is interested. We have ended up going with Todoist business. So far so good. Every client is a "project", every job for that client is a "task". We can assign a task to a specific person, give each task a priority and/or add a due date, set tasks to be recurring (monthly, a...

Thanks benstacey. Will definitely have a look

Having had a quick look at youngmans website. They don't recommend carrying out repairs. I'd say follow the manufacturers instructions where there isn't any specific HSE guidance.

The initial plan was something in excel but i was interested to see what others use and whether there was anything ready made out there. I'll have a look at salesforce though. Thanks

We're a small company with 3 employees. We have approx 100 clients on our books. i'm looking at software ideas for client management. Basically somewhere we can go to track progress of projects we're working on, see what jobs clients are waiting on, track annual reviews etc etc. Does anyone know of ...

My boss wants me to train to deliver manual handling courses to our clients. Can anyone recommend a good training provider in Scotland? (Glasgow area be best for me)

Cheers

Thanks Dave, The one thing i would say is, I emailed every health and safety consultancy in my area (there aren't a lot) looking for work and every single one of them replied to me, obviously all but one said they didn't have anything for me but the fact they all took the time to reply gave me encou...

Magic, appreciated

Sorry, i must be having a senior moment, I clicked on the link. How do i then access the BSI?

Cheers all, whats even better is my employer is going to finance my diploma. For someone who has been self employed for almost 20 years with various businesses its amazing to not have the stress of book keeping, accounts, vat, chasing invoices etc etc. There's a lot of positives to working for yours...