Could you be fabricating ‘structural’ products requiring a CE marking without even knowing?
Regulations, designed to bring a common approach to metal structures used in building work, have been in force for over two years now, but still continue to cause confusion within the industry as to what could be defined as ‘structural,’ and what fabrication work is legally required to be CE marked. The British Steelwork Association […]
Health and Safety Expert David Dennis Talks About: The ‘Dangers’ of Social Media
There is no doubt that social media has transformed the way in which businesses and individuals communicate and engage. However, there are now not too many days that go past when you don’t hear of people’s ill-conceived social media activity coming back to bite them – from MPs having to step down after airing inappropriate […]
Health and Safety Specialist David Dennis Talks About Working at Height
I have recently been made aware of three accidents, all caused by people working from a height of three metres or less, which, sadly, resulted in death or serious injury to the person who was working at height. All of these accidents could have been avoided, and companies involved were prosecuted by the Health and […]
Getting to grips with fire risk assessments
The horrific fire at Grenfell Tower this summer has placed fire safety very much under the spotlight, and it is not only domestic premises that need to comply with the law. From 1st October 2006, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the “Responsible Person” of any non-domestic premises to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. […]
Why move to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard?
The September 2018 deadline for transitioning to the new ISO9001:2015 accreditation will soon be on us and we’ve already successfully transitioned the majority of our clients to the new standard. Feedback from the UK certification bodies is that they expect to be VERY busy in 2018, and there’s never been a better time to move […]
Don’t leave your business open to cyber-attacks
It’s a regular occurrence nowadays to hear, on the news, of yet another cyber or ransomware attack on an organisation’s information systems. The NHS ‘Wannacry’ ransomware attack in the summer and the ‘Petya’ attack, that struck some of the world’s major organisations, highlighted the impact attacks can have on an organisation’s operations. Hacked computers were […]
Health and safety – don’t be afraid of your responsibilities
Health and safety – don’t be afraid of your responsibilities “Health and safety.” Those three words conjure up a variety of thoughts, but add “Executive” and “visit” and most companies shudder at the thought. Why? Well in our experience, they are not sure they are legal and have all the correct documentation. With acronyms like […]
Reducing the environmental impact of your organisation – Briefing Number 2
In our last advice briefing we highlighted how office-based businesses and organisations can reduce their environmental impact. The ISO 1400:2015 Environmental management system helps businesses track and improve their environmental performance. In this briefing, we focus on ways in which organisations can reduce the impact of their activities on the environment from the shop floor. […]
Don’t assume anything when it comes to health and safety
Independent Advice for Business is urging business owners to invest in gaining health and safety accreditation to ensure they are complaint with legislation. The specialist business advisers have noted an upturn in the number of new clients that have engaged them for health and safety advice or to become accredited, and do not have sufficient […]
New Post Brexit British Standards
Jerry Wallwork, our specialist business adviser, gives his views on the impact of Brexit on British Standards. “Regulations are regulations and, although the associated paperwork is sometime considered a pain, by and large we have to get on with them. In today’s world, business leaders, no matter the size of the business have no […]