HSE. New direction
The HSE have come up with a seven point plan for the immediate direction they are taking. These were the findings of a presentation I attended last week. Their number one item is regarding the central focus they will take towards occupational health as opposed to critical safety which has been the emphasis for most […]
Why a DSEAR Risk Assessment Is Essential for Powder Coating Booths
One of our regular clients is panicking. Their insurers are threatening to greatly increase their premiums unless they can demonstrate they have carried out a DSEAR risk assessment for their powder coat spray booth and associated curing oven. Ever since the tragedy in a paint spray shop in Norwich in 2015 where two workers sadly […]
CDOIF with confidence.
Yet another CDOIF assessment satisfies the requirement of the HSE and the EA for our clients. Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Form, environmental alignment for COMSH regulated sites.
The best electronic health and safety management system?
“Which electronic health and safety management system should we install?. We want something that will link ISO 9001, ISO14001, and ISO 45001, be easy to install and use and not cost a fortune in licenses”. From one of my clients. We couldn’t advise, so we opened it up to 12 of our other sympathetic and […]
CDOIF lacking at sea. By Melissa Rose
Just months after I have completed a CDOIF Environmental Risk Tolerability study for sites and activities posing a high risk to the environment. Months of research into the possibility of failures (in the Oil and Chemical industry), assessment of receptors, the severity of consequences and ways to mitigate those collective scenarios led me to rethink […]
BAS
Two visits have passed, and I’m happy to say, the company I am helping is really pleased with the progress we are making. Without a HSE manager for at least 4 weeks, they really needed someone to pick them up. This week, they’ve had an Environmental Permitting review with the local authorities. Specifically, the permit […]
Major client struggling to satisfy HSE with COSHH assessments
This week sees Sustainable Solutions return for the third time, to a relatively large metal foundry. The client is keen to update their COSHH risk assessment for the site which they consider is not fully suitable for their type of activities. The client came to us after we explained that our COSHH risk assessment process […]
