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Welcome to our inaugural Health & Safety Newsletter
September 2017 - Edition 1
Inside this issueFocus on...Work at HeightIntroducing our new Working at Height Pack, designed to help clients control Work at Height risks in a more efficient manner.
Spotlight on TrainingReduce workplace accidents by following our new 5S lean tool methodology of Sort, Straighten, Scrub, Systemise and Standardise.
Conferences and Events Our tailored Annual Safety Conferences allow you to engage directly with your employees on all HS&E matters.
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We are delighted to bring you the first issue of what will be a quarterly newsletter, delivered by email - direct to your inbox.
Project Health & Safety Services Ltd HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING
Project Health & Safety Services is a well-established and trusted Health and Safety Consultancy and Training Provider in the UK.
We work with a diverse range of clients across all sectors including Construction, Civil Engineering, Manufacturing, Utilities, Rail, Oil & Gas and Local Government to provide practical, professional and valuable advice on all Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
Our team of highly experienced Health and Safety Consultants work closely with clients to understand what they need to do to assess and control risks in the workplace and comply with current health and safety law.
Our proactive and methodical approach helps our clients develop a safety mindset within their organisation, raise awareness of health and safety issues, reduce the likelihood of accidents and incidents and ultimately, save lives.
SAFETY MATTERS
As falls from height continue to be one of the highest causes of fatal accidents in the UK workplace, we launch our new Working at Height Pack to help you stay safe...
FOCUS ON...
WORKING AT HEIGHT
Welcome to the First Edition of Safety Matters
WELCOME FROM OURMANAGING DIRECTOR
As Managing Director, I would firstly like to thank all of our customers for working with us over the past few years as we have built and developed the business. This development will continue and we have some exciting plans for future with a range of new products and services that will be available over the next few months.
The business has grown rapidly since 2013 and we now have a team of 12 with a number of other professionals and organisations supporting us when required.
The team has wide-ranging experience in a number of sectors and we can also offer support in business and project
management, PPE and equipment supply and safety leadership training for directors and senior managers.
The training and learning academy is also expanding with more e-Learning courses, bespoke Work at Height training programmes and partnerships with prominent UK universities for research and development.
We now have a UK-wide footprint and we are servicing clients the length and breadth of the country. Many of our clients are European and Global players and we are making inroads into the overseas markets that our customers operate in.
Over the years we have supported our clients with risk management and, in particular, accident investigations.
For me, this is always a stark reminder of what can happen when things go wrong at work. At home, we can also face grave dangers – the recent Grenfell disaster is testament to this.
We can help reduce the risks that your business faces on an everyday basis and keep you on the road to a harm-free environment.
If we can assist in any way, please contact Gemma Carr on 01698 533 633 or email [email protected]
Iain HyslopManaging Director
Hello from everyone at Project Health & Safety Services and welcome to our inaugural newsletter which we hope will give you an overview of the business, keep you abreast of developments and, most importantly, keep you focussed and on the right side of the law when it comes to Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
Continued Business Growth
Expanding Training & Learning Academy
New Products & ServicesProject Health & Safety Services
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Falls from height (37 cases)
Struck by moving vehicle (27 cases)
Struck by moving object (15 cases)
Trapped by collapse or overturn (13 cases)
Contact with moving machinery (9 cases)
Drowning or asphyxiation (8 cases)
Other (35 cases)
Focus on...WORKING AT HEIGHT
2015/2016 Cause of Fatal Accidents in the UK Workplace. Source: RIDDOR
Further information:
Call 01698 533 633
Email [email protected]
At Project Health & Safety Services, we recognise that falls from height are one of the highest causes of fatal accidents.
As part of our expansion plan, we have developed a comprehensive Working at Height Pack, now available to our clients, to enable them to control their work at height risks in a more efficient manner.
The ultimate aim of this pack is to reduce the statistics of incidents involving falls from height, ensuring a safer workplace for your employees and sub-contractors.
Our Working at Height Pack consists of the following key documents:
• Work at Height Policy
• Work at Height Process Map
• Work at Height Checklist (Corporate-Wide)
• Work at Height Procedures
• Work at Height Register
• Work at Height Checklist (Site)
• Contractor Approval
• Contractor Monitoring
• Equipment Checklists
• Work at Height Permit
• Work at Height Inspection
• Work at Height Competences
• Work at Height Risk Assessment /Rescue Plan
• Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) Development Pack
• Work at Height Job Close Out.
Ian MillarPHSS Health & Safety Advisor
Did you know?During the year 2015/2016, there were a total of 144 fatal accidents in the UK workplace.
Of these, 37 were caused from a fall from height. That equates to over 25% of all fatalities for that period1.
31 Health & Safety Executive (2016); Kinds of Accident in Great Britain, 2016
In 2015/2016, over 622,000 non-fatal injuries were reported of which an estimated 37,000 were caused by falls from height1.
By Main Industry
By Type
Project Health & Safety Services are delighted to be working with Eden Kafevend, the UK’s leading workplace and office drinks vending machine supplier, to support their journey to excellence in health and safety management.
Working alongside the Eden Management Team, we aim to enhance the safety management
systems already in place by identifying any gaps in their current provision, through audit, inspection and associated performance measurement.
Eden Kafevend will then be able to use evidence-based information to bring positive leadership to safety management across the business and enhance health, safety and wellbeing performance.
Eden Kafevend
The charts below show fatal injuries to workers in the UK in 2016/17 - Source: HSEFatal Injuries to Workers
Case Study Introducing our newest client...
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In 2016/17, 137 workers were killed at work in the UK.
Of these, the second highest number were within the construction industry.
The highest number of deaths resulted from being struck by a moving vehicle, while the second highest resulted from falls from height.
HSE Safety Statistics Update 16/17
Project Health & Safety Services can assist with Plant and Vehicle Marshall Training to ensure your employees, responsible for guiding the movement of plant and vehicles, do so in a safe and effective manner.
HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING
1 Health & Safety Executive (2012) Health and Safety Training.
Harry GardnerPHSS Senior Health & Safety Consultant
An update on our Training and Learning Academy and the exciting addition of our new 5S Lean Thinking Tool.
THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND OUR NEW 5S LEAN TOOL METHODOLOGY
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At Project Health & Safety Services our tutors are accredited to deliver CITB, NEBOSH and IOSH-approved training courses. These accredited courses are held within our spacious, well-equipped Hamilton Training Centre conveniently located just off J5 of the M74.
As with all our training courses, on request, our trainers can also attend workplaces throughout the UK, 7 days a week, to facilitate client-specific requirements. In addition to accredited training courses, we can also develop and deliver tailored courses to suit our clients needs.
An exciting new programme now available to clients includes ‘Improving Organisational Housekeeping’ at your site, warehouse, factory or office - through 5S Lean Thinking.
The purpose of this programme is to aid clients in potentially reducing workplace accidents by following the 5S lean tool methodology of Sort, Straighten, Scrub, Systemise and Standardise.
This new programme has been developed by Project Health & Safety Services’ Lean Six Sigma experienced consultants and is delivered over 8 days. It includes the development of your own 5S manual, implementation plan, train the trainer module and 5S KPI plan to accelerate roll-out across multiple sites.
The programme can be developed to suit all client-specific needs and is available throughout the United Kingdom.
You can now book our most popular open courses AND purchase any of our eLearning modules online.
NEW - ONLINE COURSE BOOKING SYSTEM!
visit our new website at www.projecthss.co.uk
The provision of health and safety training helps your organisation to ensure your staff are not injured or made ill by the work they undertake, develop a positive health and safety culture whereby safe and healthy working becomes second nature to everyone and ultimately, ensure legal duty to protect the health and safety of employees.1
For health, safety or management training enquiries, please contact our team on 01698 533 633 or by email to [email protected]
To register your interest:
Call 01698 533 633
Email [email protected]
Our team have worked with a range of organisations to deliver compelling annual safety conferences. We tailor the conference to industry sector and business to ensure maximum content value.
To provide a lasting positive impact for all attendees, we introduce audience interactivity wherever possible. We use group ‘voting’ participation to gauge where audiences are on key issues at points in time and we utilise role playing or dramatised scenarios to bring situations to life for maximum impact.
Project Health & Safety Services work closely with your Senior Management Team to develop and shape each conference to ensure that the right messages are conveyed each and every time.
We make sure that your current challenges and performance levels in relation to Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) are effectively communicated and as important, what the business is doing to meet these challenges and improve HSQE performance.
The safety conference is an excellent
We believe regular employee engagement is key to effective safety management in any business. Our compelling safety conferences allow your business to communicate and engage with your staff.
The Health and Safety Executive have announced the launch of a new programme called CHeRT (Construction Health Risk Toolkit) - a self-assessment tool to help focus on the management of health risks in construction.
NEW FROM PHSS Safety Conferences
Aimed at medium-sized employers, the initiative aims to highlight what measures employers should have in place to manage, monitor and control any health risks to employees through work activity. Delivered via face-to-face presentation by an HSE Officer and focusing on the four key themes of Commitment, Management, Involvement and Evaluation, the presentation provides a thought-provoking framework for discussion of health risk management, rather than an inspection. The programme is hoped to encourage a review of current health risk procedures, with a view to ongoing review and improved health risk management.
Telephone: 01698 533 633E-mail: [email protected]: www.projecthss.co.uk
Project Health & Safety Services Limited107 Bothwell Road, Hamilton ML3 0EN
CheRT from HSE
venue for explaining your safety management system, updates and how the system works - as such, these events should become key annual fixtures in your business diary.
To discuss our Safety Conferences in more detail, please contact Gemma Carr on 01698 533 633 or by email to [email protected]