Sustainable Solutions

Solutions not problems

Many consultants either walk away at this point after listing all the areas of legal non-compliance, or they propose the most effective risk controls from the top of the hierarchy without giving any consideration to the cost of implementing those recommendations

The hidden value of all ecosystems, by M Rose

The pollinating service provided by bees, butterflies (other insects) are natural processes that keep conditions stable, more commonly known as Regulating Services.  It’s simple, they transfer pollen from one flower to another which in turn gives us fruiting bodies.

Focus on plastic waste

The last plastic count (2024) revealed 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging was still being thrown away by households weekly!

Policy confirmation – Use of Artificial Intelligence

In summary we can categorically claim and reassure our clients that we DO NOT use AI in any way for the generation of our high-level reports such as DSEAR, Fire Risk assessments, COSHH risk assessments etc. these are some of the reasons:

Supporting local community sustainability

an image of some of the species being reintroduced by DWT such as Pine Marten and white stork bird.

we are pleased to reveal we made a significant supporting contribution to the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Their ‘Big give’ initiative aimed at reintroduction of lost species (to the local area) of Pine Martens, Eurasian Elk and White Stork was something which caught our attention.

CDOIF competency

A certificate showing attendance to the Chemical Business Association for CDOIF

Recently I attended an Environmental Risk Tolerability CDOIF (Chemicals Downstream Oil Industry Forum) CPD refresher.    A few more useful points to enhance my reporting and some impressive discussion in the Chemical Business Association. CBA workshop. I’m now at the planning stage of the next CDOIF project which will take me into 2026 and beyond.  […]

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 […]

Carbon footprint implication of emails.

My Email Signature will be changing! By Melissa Rose The internet, including email accounts for roughly 3.7% of global carbon emissions.   Sources include to power up the device, for infrastructure and data centres (energy for processing, storing, and cooling). Emails may seem trivial individually, but globally they add up to a substantial carbon footprint. […]

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 […]