Health and safety and fire safety are wide ranging topics and
advice and information is available from a wide range of authoritative sources. We have provided a number of links below
which may provide vaulable information and guidance.
We have also provided links to a number of carefully selected partner organisations, who we believe
offer services which may be of interest to our clients.
The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register.
The Government accepted the recommendation outlined in the report, ‘Common Sense, Common Safety’
to professionalise health and safety consultants. The report recommended a qualification requirement that all consultants
should be accredited to professional bodies and a web-based directory of accredited consultants should be established.
A network of professional bodies and stakeholders have been working together in partnership to develop this
register. They have agreed that a minimum standard should be set for consultants to join the register. This will help employers
know that those consultants on the register have been assessed and met the minimum standard by the professional bodies that
they belong to.
This minimum standard has been set at a degree level qualification, at least two years experience
and active engagement in a continuing professional development scheme. All consultants who join the register are bound
by their professional body/ bodies code of conduct and are committed to providing sensible and proportionate advice.
Businesses
that use the register to find a consultant will be able to find details of those with experience in their type of work who
give general advice on how to manage health and safety risks. These consultants will have had their qualifications and experience
assessed by their professional body.
Search the register here OSHCR
Text You Home
Designed to be the low-cost solution for lone worker safety (starting
at £2 per person per month), the system offers the most advanced features of any mobile phone based system.
Features:
- Operates
via any mobile phone
- Locates user using GSM/GPS technology
- Synchronises with user’s Outlook Calendar
- Flexible contracts,
no minimum number of users
- Free, no-obligation trials
CPT Events
Our courses count towards CPD requirements for property
professionals. In the courses section of our website you can see how many hours each course may count towards the annual requirement
of your professional association. Hosted in various locations throughout England and Wales, courses can be attended with the
minimum of travel.
Benefits of attending CPT's Events include...
- Authoritative
speakers with relevant professional experience
- Networking opportunities
- High quality course notes
- Time
for detailed question and answer sessions
IOSH
The professional body representing the health
and safety profession is The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Their website provides a wealth of valuable
information:
IIRSM
The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) is a professional body providing Recognition,
Information, Support and Enhancement to its growing membership. Over 8,000 health and safety practitioners, in more
than 70 countries worldwide, receive the benefits of membership of IIRSM.
www.iirsm.org
The IFE
The Institutution of Fire Engineers Founded in 1918, the IFE is a non profit making professional
body with a rapidly growing membership of over 11,000 and a global reach that extends through 39 international branches. Licensed
by the Engineering Council (UK), the IFE upholds professional standards within all public and private fire sectors by offering
assessment of knowledge, experience and development and engages with major stakeholders to offer international conferences,
identify and promote good practice and enhance technical networks worldwide.
The Institution provides professional recognition for members across a broad spectrum and has achieved recognition
from a number of professional bodies. Under its ECUK licence, the Institution is authorised to register suitably qualified
members as Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Engineering Technicians (Eng Tech).
The HSE
For information from the Health and Safety Executive visit:
Driving For Work
It's estimated that around 200 road deaths and serious injuries each week involve someone at work. Around one
third of all crashes are estimated to involve someone who was at work at the time - meaning that up to 1,000 lives are
lost a year where someone is driving for work.
THINK!
strategy for driving for work
The previous campaign,
launched in March 2007, had as its main target audience men aged between 17 and 39 who drive vans for work.
The new targets are both employers and employees in the campaign launched
in March 2008.
For more information on driving for work
for employers, as well as tips for drivers, see the Department for Transport driving for work website.
For the latest information in respect to the fire safety and resilience go to:
UK Resilience
The Government's aim
is to reduce the risk from emergencies so that people can go about their business freely and with confidence. This website
exists to provide a resource for civil protection practitioners, supporting the work which goes on across the United Kingdom
to improve emergency preparedness.
Follow the
link to the website here
External links to other websites are
provided for general interest only. Charlton Ross give no assurances about the content or security of these external
sites. You are advised to ensure that you take appropriate, competent and suitable advice before acting on any
information contained on these sites.
