CRS have obtained details for the much awaited report.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
OSHCR to open for registration on 31 January 2011
The new online register of occupational safety and health consultants will open for registration on 31 January 2011. Members of the participating professional bodies representing safety and occupational health consultants who meet the eligibility criteria can apply to join the register from that date. Those who apply before 30 April 2011 will benefit from a discounted application fee.
The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) has been set up by a number of professional bodies representing general safety and occupational health consultants across the UK, with support from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It is designed to help businesses find well-qualified and experienced consultants able to give good quality advice.
OSHCR registration is voluntary and open to individuals who provide commercial advice on general health and safety management issues; and who have achieved at least one of the following:
In addition, all applicants to join the register will be asked to declare that they will:
The application fee will be £60.00, but applications received by 30 April 2011 will be subject to a discounted fee of £30.00. The fee, which is non-refundable, covers the cost of processing the application and is payable annually on renewal of registration.
The register will be made available for the public to search in the early spring, as soon as the database is populated. Individuals who apply to join the register during the discounted period from 31 January to 30 April will be given a registration renewal date of 30 April 2012.
The address of the OSHCR registration website will be announced on 31 January.
Notes
1. The organisations involved in developing OSHCR are:
2. OSHCR is also supported by the Local Government Regulator (LGR).
3. The Government’s report on the UK health and safety system. Common Sense Common Safety, prepared by Lord Young of Graffham, was published on 15 October 2010. OSHCR meets several of the report’s aspirations for improved competence in external health and safety advice.
The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) has been set up by a number of professional bodies representing general safety and occupational health consultants across the UK, with support from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It is designed to help businesses find well-qualified and experienced consultants able to give good quality advice.
OSHCR registration is voluntary and open to individuals who provide commercial advice on general health and safety management issues; and who have achieved at least one of the following:
- Chartered status with IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health); CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health); or REHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland) with health and safety qualifications
- Fellow status with IIRSM (International Institute of Risk and Safety Management) with degree level qualifications
- Member or Fellow status with the BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society) Faculty of Occupational Hygiene
- Registered Member or Fellow status with IEHF (Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors).
In addition, all applicants to join the register will be asked to declare that they will:
- Demonstrate adequate continuing professional development
- Abide by their professional body’s code of conduct
- Provide sensible and proportionate advice; and
- Have professional indemnity insurance or equivalent to cover the nature of their work
The application fee will be £60.00, but applications received by 30 April 2011 will be subject to a discounted fee of £30.00. The fee, which is non-refundable, covers the cost of processing the application and is payable annually on renewal of registration.
The register will be made available for the public to search in the early spring, as soon as the database is populated. Individuals who apply to join the register during the discounted period from 31 January to 30 April will be given a registration renewal date of 30 April 2012.
The address of the OSHCR registration website will be announced on 31 January.
Notes
1. The organisations involved in developing OSHCR are:
- British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
- British Safety Council
- British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI)
- Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF)
- International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- National Exam Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
- Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA).
2. OSHCR is also supported by the Local Government Regulator (LGR).
3. The Government’s report on the UK health and safety system. Common Sense Common Safety, prepared by Lord Young of Graffham, was published on 15 October 2010. OSHCR meets several of the report’s aspirations for improved competence in external health and safety advice.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Free Netregs Environmental Compliance Tools
Netregs the government funded environmental legal guide, has a newly updated tool for assessing what environmental legislation applies to your organization.
The tool will help you find out how to:
The interactive tool is a good start for anyone trying to develop or update an environmental legal register for ISO14001, or just trying to understand the complex world of environmental law.
How to use the tools:
Each tool will take you through a series of questions about your business. Your answers will generate a report containing environmental guidance relevant to your business. This will include guidance on the legislation that you must comply with and the permits, licenses and exemptions that you may need. There are three tools looking at emissions to air, waste and water covering:
For further information go to:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?lang=en&r.l1=1079068363&r.l2=1086048458&r.s=tl&topicId=1079438165&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NetRegs&utm_campaign=January+2011+(Issue+41)&utm_content=Compliance-tool&dm_i=2WX,C648,8LGHC,YHC9,1
The tool will help you find out how to:
- Comply with environmental legislation and assist in avoiding prosecution and fines.
- Save money by using your resources more efficiently.
- Improve your business' competitive edge
The interactive tool is a good start for anyone trying to develop or update an environmental legal register for ISO14001, or just trying to understand the complex world of environmental law.
How to use the tools:
Each tool will take you through a series of questions about your business. Your answers will generate a report containing environmental guidance relevant to your business. This will include guidance on the legislation that you must comply with and the permits, licenses and exemptions that you may need. There are three tools looking at emissions to air, waste and water covering:
- Emissions to Air
- Burning fuels, burning waste, fuel oil, boilers, furnaces, kilns, nuisances, climate change.
- Waste
- Storing waste, transporting waste, duty of care, hazardous/special waste, food and catering waste, animal by-product waste, radioactive waste.
- Water use and efficiency assessment
- Discharges to sewer, trade effluent, surface water run-off, groundwater, water abstraction, impounding water.
For further information go to:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?lang=en&r.l1=1079068363&r.l2=1086048458&r.s=tl&topicId=1079438165&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NetRegs&utm_campaign=January+2011+(Issue+41)&utm_content=Compliance-tool&dm_i=2WX,C648,8LGHC,YHC9,1
Friday, 17 December 2010
How the World has Changed in Ten Years: 2000 – 2010
- World population: 2000 = 6.1 billion / 2010 = 6.9 billion
- Billionaires: 2000 = 306 / 2010 = 1011
- The under-nourished: 2000 = 857 million / 2010 = 925 million
- Terror attacks: 2000 = 423 / 2010 = 11000
- Tallest building: 2000 = Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur (452m) / 2010 Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828m)
- Internet users in China: 2000 = 22 million / 2010 = 420 million
- Cell phones in India: 2000 = 2 million / 2010 = 545 million
- Bentleys sold in Russia: 2000 = 0 / 2010 = 103
- US Defence budget: 2000 = $316 billion / 2010 $693 billion
- Polar ice cap: 2000 = 7 million km2 / 2010 = 4.9 km2
- UK Workplace fatalities: ye2000 = 220 / ye2010 = 152
Source: Time magazine
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Christmas safety moment
Christmas is a time when your home might be full of people and it is in the excitement of the season that accidents can happen. But one of the good things about Christmas is that there are typically more people around to supervise young children and, with a little care and forward planning, accidents can be avoided.
At CRS, we’ve done a ‘safety moment’ in our office to identify the best safety tips, and present here the best ones which you may find useful:
* Be a good neighbour – if it snows or ices over, clean the paths around your home
* Look out for small items that could pose a choking hazard to young children, including parts that have fallen off toys or from Christmas trees, button batteries and burst balloons
* Keep decorations and cards away from fires and other heat sources such as light fittings
* If you have old Christmas fairy lights, seriously consider buying new ones, which will meet much higher safety standards. Keep the lights switched off until the tree is decorated, and don’t let young children play with lights (some have swallowed the bulbs). Remember to switch off the lights when going out of the house or to bed
* Remember, Christmas novelties are not toys, even if they resemble them, and they do not have to comply with toy safety regulations. Give careful thought to where you display them, for example, place them high up on Christmas trees where they are out of the reach of young hands
* Beware of hot fat, boiling water and sharp knives and keep young children out of the kitchen. Wipe up any spills quickly
* Beware of trailing cables and wires in the rush to connect new gadgets and appliances
* Falls are the most common accidents so try to keep clutter to a minimum. Make sure stairs are well-lit and free from obstacles, especially if you have guests
* Plan New Year fireworks parties well in advance and follow the Firework Safety Code – see http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the%20fireworks%20safety%20code.pdf
* Never drink and drive, and plan long journeys so you won’t be driving tired
At CRS, we’ve done a ‘safety moment’ in our office to identify the best safety tips, and present here the best ones which you may find useful:
* Be a good neighbour – if it snows or ices over, clean the paths around your home
* Look out for small items that could pose a choking hazard to young children, including parts that have fallen off toys or from Christmas trees, button batteries and burst balloons
* Keep decorations and cards away from fires and other heat sources such as light fittings
* If you have old Christmas fairy lights, seriously consider buying new ones, which will meet much higher safety standards. Keep the lights switched off until the tree is decorated, and don’t let young children play with lights (some have swallowed the bulbs). Remember to switch off the lights when going out of the house or to bed
* Remember, Christmas novelties are not toys, even if they resemble them, and they do not have to comply with toy safety regulations. Give careful thought to where you display them, for example, place them high up on Christmas trees where they are out of the reach of young hands
* Beware of hot fat, boiling water and sharp knives and keep young children out of the kitchen. Wipe up any spills quickly
* Beware of trailing cables and wires in the rush to connect new gadgets and appliances
* Falls are the most common accidents so try to keep clutter to a minimum. Make sure stairs are well-lit and free from obstacles, especially if you have guests
* Plan New Year fireworks parties well in advance and follow the Firework Safety Code – see http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the%20fireworks%20safety%20code.pdf
* Never drink and drive, and plan long journeys so you won’t be driving tired
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Team CRS
CRS are proud to announce that we will again be sponsoring TEAM CRS for 2011.
Please look out for us at the Mighty Mini events and watch out for the competitions in our news letter.
As a thank you for our sponsorship we have been given a great year planner for you to download.
Please feel free to download and distribute.
Concorde Paris Crash - Continental guilty
A Paris court ruled on 6 December that the company and mechanic John Taylor must pay fines over the July 2000 disaster. Taylor was also given a 15-month suspended prison sentence. All other defendants were acquitted in the verdict.
Investigators said a Continental DC-10 dropped titanium debris on the runway at Charles de Gaulle airport before the Concorde took off. The debris cut the Concorde's tyre, hurling bits of rubber into the fuel tanks and starting a fire. The airline was fined £170,000, and Taylor £1,700. Three former French officials also facing manslaughter charges were acquitted.
While France's aviation authority concluded the crash could not have been foreseen, a judicial inquiry said the plane's fuel tanks lacked sufficient protection from shock and that airline officials had known about the problem for more than 20 years. The families of most of the crash victims were compensated years ago, so financial claims were not the trial's focus - the main goal was to assign responsibility. It is not uncommon for such cases to take years to reach trial in France.
Continental is now part of Chicago-based United Continental Holdings , which was formed in October as the holding company owner of United and Continental airlines, which will eventually be combined into a single airline. The court also ordered Continental to pay Air France £847,000.
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