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Dear Sir
Thank you to all of those customers that contacted
us to congratulate us on our new CDM range of software
products, and for providing free guidance on their
revised duties under the new CDM Regulations.
This June edition of our 'Safety Matters'
newsletter is packed full of articles and news relating
to the latest developments in Health & Safety.
Along with our exciting launch of our new Complete
Signs and Posters range, this edition should have
something to interest everyone!
We hope that you find this newsletter useful
and informative, if however you have any questions about
the contents of this Newsletter; our products or
consultancy services, please do not hesitate to contact
us on 08453 669933 or email us at
info@SafetyServicesDirect.com.
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| NO
Smoking HERE |
 WARNING
New Legislation
comes in to force from the 1st July 2007.
It is no secret - A
TOTAL ban on smoking in enclosed public
places will come into force in England on 1 July 2007.
The Regulations state that all
public premises including pubs, clubs (private
clubs and nightclubs), restaurants and cafes will
be affected, along with workplaces and company cars,
with limited exceptions, including private homes,
residential care homes, some hospitals, prisons and
hotel bedrooms. Film and theatre stages will also be
exempt.
It is anticipated
that people who smoke in a non-smoking area will be
fined £50, which could increase to £200 if they
repeatedly ignore the ban. Businesses that ignore
illegal smoking will be fined at least £200 rising up to
£2,500, if managers fail to stop smokers lighting
up. Employers
who fail to put up No
Smoking signs, with the correct
wording will be fined £200, rising to £1,000 for
repeat offences. The Government has also announced that
a 'shop-a-smoker' hotline will be set
up so the public can inform on citizens breaching the
ban.
You must display your
specific sized and worded non-smoking signage
at the entrance to your premises. We
have again brought you these products at unbelievable
prices. Have a look at our Essential Products
Range & No Smoking
signs.
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| Confused over NEW CDM
Regulations? |
The new ' Construction (Design
& Management) Regulations 2007' finally
became law, 
A poll of contractors carried out in the Harrogate
Tool Fair, showed that 85% of contractors did not know
about the Construction (Design & Management)
Regulations 2007 (CDM), with the survey also
showing that 80% did not know what effect the new
regulations, introduced in April, will have on their
business, and that those breaching the new regulations,
intentionally or otherwise, could face
prosecution.
One of the
major changes in CDM 2007 is that the
regulations now apply to ALL Construction
Work and that organisations
are now required to have access to not only competent
health and safety advice, but also specifically, access
to competent construction safety advice from competent
construction safety professionals.
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| Changes - Terms & Conditions of software
licence |
| There
have been minor changes to the Terms & Conditions of
our software licencing Agreement.
These new Terms
& Conditions apply to all
licence holders of any of our software packages and/or
copyrighted products. In order to keep our
licensed products as competitively priced as possible
we, under no circumstances, sell you the
information contained within the packages, but are
giving you a licence to use the information soley and
exclusively for your organisation. Click
HERE for the revised
Licence Terms & Conditions.
Adhereing to the
terms and conditions of our software licence is a
serious responsibility for the company director or
company owner to undertake, and breaches of the licence
can lead to civil and criminal
proceedings. This has been highlighted in a
recent article publication by 'Indicator' in their Tips
and Advice - Company Director magazine - Click HERE to view the
article.
If you require any
clarification with regards to the licence that you
currently hold with Safety Services Direct Ltd, please
do not hesitate to contact us on 08453
669933
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| No
Accident! |
| 'An Unfortunate Plumber!'
A
plumber's blowtorch is believed to have caused
a blaze  which severely damaged an
18th century Manor House - Kittery Court in Kingswear,
south Devon, which featured in the 1981 film 'The French
Lieutenant's Woman'. This multi-million pound
waterside manor house was set alight during renovation
work on Monday 16th April
2007.
Devon
and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service incident manager
John Howes said: "It appears at this stage that this was
an unfortunate plumber who was soldering in the roof
space of a large building, which was undergoing total
renovation....We think a blowtorch may
have set light to expanded polystyrene foam in the roof
space. Investigations will continue but that seems to be
the most likely cause at this stage."
The plumber is understandably devasted by the
damage that has been caused throughout the historic
building and investigations will be made with regards to
the Health & Safety systems that he had in place in
order to reduce or eliminate the hazards associated with
such 'hot work' activities. The main contractor
will also be investigated to ensure that they both are
fully compliant with the new CDM 2007 Regulations.
Before you let anyone into your premises, whether
that is a hairdressers, a shop, a theatre or anywhere
where a contractor may be employed, for what ever
duration of work, think very carefully about their
competence to undertake the work. Check that they
have suitable and sufficient health & safety systems
in place as well as insurance, don't only consider the
cost of the work, but consider the costs if
things go wrong and not only the financial costs,
but the cost of life.
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| SAFETY SIGNS |
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Do You Know Your
Signs?
We would like to tell you about
the 150+ new signs and posters that we have added
to our website, at incredibly low prices.
Categories include:
If you are not sure about the
difference between a Prohibiltion, Warning or
Mandatory sign etc, have a look at our information sheet to
help you, and as an exclusive offer to our exisiting
customers please use the discount code at the bottom of this
newsletter to make savings on
our already incredibly low prices!
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| Write
us Off! |
 Did you know that
Health & Safety Consultancy Fees can be written off
against Tax?
So many times we have clients contacting us;
struggling to complete health & safety documentation
for themselves or for tenders that they need to submit.
Whereas we can do it for them in a fraction of the time
and at a fraction of the cost! Especially by
the time you consider all of the stress and hours
of ploughing through legislation, resulting in
bolted-together information that may or may not hit the
mark - a complete false economy. Health &
Safety is an important part of your organisation,
and in the same way you would approach an accountant for
their financial advice to ensure that you are
meeting your financial legal requirements, we are
here for your health &
safety requirements. All tax
deductible!
Let us ease your Health & Safety burden!
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| Recent Court Cases |
 Failure to manage
asbestos at school leads to big fines for three
parties
A Northampton electrical
contractor, a sub-contracted Bedford asbestos removal
firm, and its managing director have been fined a
total of £100,000 plus costs of £45,000 after asbestos
was released into the air at a girls' school in
Kettering, forcing it to close for two terms. The
electrical system at Southfield School was in the
process of being upgraded by main contractor Briggs
and Forrester Electrical during the 2003 summer
holidays. The work necessitated the removal of some
asbestos ceiling tiles, a notifiable type of work that
was not notified, resulting in the work not
being completed under properly controlled
conditions and which subsequently posed enormous risk,
resulting in all contaminated equipment being
destroyed; including carpets, teachers resources and
computers at a cost of £6.5 million.
- Roof fall lands
china company in court
A roofer almost died after he fell 6.2
metres through a fragile skylight while undertaking
roof repairs at the premises of famous china firm,
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
heard that on 6 May 2003, Hough Engineering employee
Andrew Cotton fell at the warehouse on the Parkhouse
Industrial Estate, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The work
had been allowed to start without the provision of any
precautions. There was nothing to stop a fall from the
edge, or to stop workers falling through the
materials. The rooflights and asbestos cement roof
were both fragile.
Cotton fell through one of the
rooflights on to the concrete floor of the warehouse,
suffering multiple fractures. Hough Engineering
were fined £20,000 plus partial HSE costs of
£10,000. and Josiah Wedgwood and Sons was fined
£60,000 plus full costs of £17,837 after it pleading
guilty.
- Waste
firm fined for finger amputation A
47-year-old plant operative had the flesh ripped off
his left hand and all the fingers amputated when his
hand was drawn into an in-running nip on a large,
heavy, rotary screen that separates waste
materials. Bolton company
Greater Manchester Waste (GMW) was fined a total of
£50,000 plus a contribution to HSE costs of £6,750 on
22
March.
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