Health and Safety in the Workplace - can you afford to ignore it?
The name Safety Solutions is rapidly becoming synonymous with a label of excellence in essential health and safety training. Formed two years ago the company's rise to the top has been swift and it is now considered a market leader in it's field.
Safety Solutions (UK) Ltd. are approved course providers for the National Examinations Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH). The Dartford based company is recognised for high quality and excellent pass rates which have been achieved since it's formation two years ago from a group of specialist lecturers, consultants and marketing professionals whose skills extend into all aspects of premises management. Increasingly emphasis is being placed on an integrated management approach, covering environmental, fire safety, general health and safety, security and quality systems.
Safety Solutions is continually developing it's training and consultancy services in line with client needs and changing legislation. Its portfolio of course include:
- Managing Safely - 5 days (IOSH approved)
- NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health - 1 year(Fast track) or 2 years(ordinary)
- NEBOSH Specialist Diploma in Environmental Management - 16 days
- Managing the Environment - 5 days (IOSH Approved)
- Msc in Health, Safety & Environmental Management (Portsmouth University) - 3 years
The company also offers workshops and individual guidance on how to develop portfolios for the new Occupational Health and Safety NVQ's, levels 3 & 4. They are well equipped for this role as City and Guilds recently appointed operations Director Derek Stow and Consultant Colin Dunbar as 2 of the only 14 appointed external verifiers in the U.K. Currently 72 students are working towards their NVQ's with the company.
For the Construction Industry, which has to rapidly assimilate new health and safety legislation, notably the CDM Regulations, Safety Solutions offer training in:
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate - 16 days
- Safety Training for Site Managers - 5 days
- Safety Awareness for Supervisors - 2 days
- Confined Spaces - 2 days
- CDM Regulations - 1 day
- Various skills e.g. abrasive wheels, portable tools, chainsaws, tower scaffolds, noise in construction work, asbestos etc. Most of these are CTA approved
Health and Safety issues have never been more to the forefront. As Managing Director Adrian Cowley says:
If you think health and safety is expensive, try an accident!!
Recognition of Safety Solutions ' achievements and abilities is now spreading further afield. Just recently the company was invited to Italy by MEP Peter Skinner to present a paper on Risk Management to an international conference, written by Raj Lakha, the Director of Finance and International Operations (who also lectures in risk management and law).
"The Italians have very stringent quantitative, almost mathematical and complicated risk assessments, in contrast to the qualitative approach of other member states." The company has since been approached for technical advice by the Italian Ministry of Labour, Fire Brigades, the Brescian Industrial Association and other interested parties.
Congratulating Safety Solutions on their presentation, the HSE have requested Safety Solutions to host an international conference here. Meanwhile following a visit to India, Singapore and Hong Kong and exhibiting at APOSHO (Asian-Pacific Occupational Safety & Health Organisation) in New Delhi, the company has linked up with Chesscor Ltd., as a key aspect of expansion into the Asian-Pacific area.
For further information please contact:
Crayford Manor House, Mayplace Road East, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4HB Tel: 01322-556553
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