Published 21st January 2024

If your a start-up or established business and need expert Health & Safety advice please call for a free consultation.

Here at Health & Safety Solutions we can ensure your Health & Safety obligations are fully met and your business and employees protected.

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During the month of January, February & March we are offering discounts on assistance with CHAS & Safecontractor accreditations 

 

Published 21st January 2024

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Asbestos: Your Duty 

Launched, Monday 15 January, aims to improve understanding of what the legal duty to manage asbestos involves.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants anyone with responsibilities for buildings to do everything they must do to comply with the law and prevent exposure to this dangerous substance, which was widely used in post-war construction before it was completely banned in 1999.

The legal duty to manage asbestos covers a wide range of buildings such as museums, schools, hospitals, and places of worship, as well as workplaces like offices and factories.

Businesses and organisations responsible for premises built before the turn of the century, and especially those between 1950 and 1980 when the use of asbestos in construction was at its peak, must carry out the necessary checks and understand their legal responsibilities.

People who visit or work in these buildings will not be exposed if asbestos is properly contained. But it can become dangerous when disturbed or damaged.

Updated information, new templates (including an asbestos management plan template), and explanatory videos can be found on HSE’s website to help anyone who is unsure of their legal duties – or just need to refresh themselves – on what they need to do.

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Published 14th April 2023

 

The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 have now come into force.

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New laws related to the transmission and distribution of gas in Great Britain came into force on 6 April 2023 following a government review of gas quality regulation and a public consultation on changes to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996.

Changes will see new values for the content and characteristics of gas that may be conveyed in the gas network, an extension of the co-operation duties to liquified natural gas import facilities, the creation of an Emergency Reporting Service to take over the functions and responsibilities of the gas emergency telephone service for gas escapes and additional regulatory requirements for pipelines conveying biomethane in gas networks.

 

The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (GSMAR) apply to gas transmission and distribution, providing for the safe management of gas flow through a network; gas quality specifications; arrangements for dealing with gas escapes and arrangements for managing gas supply emergencies, and will play an important role in the continued supply of gas and resilience in our supply mix, and in the health and safety of gas conveyance.

 

It should be noted that the change to the lower Wobbe Number limit comes into force on 6 April 2025 and that there are transition periods applying to biomethane pipelines and the safety case for the emergency reporting service provider.

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Published 8th January 2023

5% Discounts on all CHAS & Safecontractor accreditations for January & February

Contact us for more information

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Published 6th June 2020

Protecting site workers from infection.

Many construction sites have continued to operate during lock down. If you're in this sector, what operational procedures should you be applying and how strict must you be enforcing them?

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For more information and any assistance with these procedures please contact us.