Category Archives: PHSC Group news

We are keen to make sure that clients are aware of everything available from PHSC plc Group companies. You may find we have expertise that you didn’t know about, so here are ten of the most popular safety services we offer, in no particular order.

1. Fire safety risk assessments
2. Accredited and tailor-made training courses
3. Legionella monitoring and water management
4. Asbestos management and surveying
5. Statutory examinations of pressure plant and lifting equipment
6. Noise monitoring and assessment
7. Food safety surveys and microbiological testing
8. Preparation of safety policies and procedures
9. Safety auditing and risk assessments
10. Environmental policies and auditing

If there’s anything here we can help you with, or something not listed that you want to discuss with us, please call us.

With nearly ten years of safety consultancy experience already under her belt, Zoe is the latest member of staff to join Personnel Health & Safety Consultants Limited.

Zoe has worked predominantly in the leisure industry and her roles have included safety, fire and hygiene auditing at hotels and holiday parks in the UK and abroad. She has advised all types of clients through to multi-location international accounts. Zoe is enjoying her latest challenge, and is already putting her skills to good use across the PHSC plc Group of companies.

QLM are delighted to announce the launch of their online health and safety induction training module. The purpose of the 20 minute DVD is to communicate key basic health and safety principles to new employees on day one. It can also be used as a certificated refresher training module for existing employees.

This package is ideal for any organisation wanting to provide a new worker with a certificated introduction to health and safety. It covers the key responsibilities and will help underpin site-specifcic training. Topics addressed include:

• Employee legal responsibilities for health and safety
• Employer legal responsibilities for health and safety
• Safe Systems of Work
• Emergencies and First Aid
• Hazardous Substances
• Electricity
• Lifting and Handling
• Work Equipment
• Safety Signs and Signals

Purchase licence keys and a copy of the DVD from QLM, one licence key per employee. You receive the licence keys and a training DVD on employee health and safety. The pack also comes with a free management training DVD on health and safety management. Each employee watches the training DVD, after which they log on using the access key, register on-line and answers the 20 multiple choice questions. If necessary the process is repeated until a score of at least 90% is achieved.

The organisation is able to print off the employee-specific certificate of successful completion.

For more information and to register for a free demonstration, visit http://www.qlmtraining.co.uk/qlmdemo/

Details of our next public National General Certificate Course have been announced. The training will be held at Aylesford with the first week taking place between 10 -14 October, and the second week will be 24 – 29 October. Examinations are to take place on 1 and 2 November 2011. Please contact Karen Fallows on tel: 01622 717700 or by email to karen.fallows@phsc.co.uk

Janice is one of Personnel Health & Safety Consultants’ longest-serving employees, having joined the company in 1997. She is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner (CMIOSH) specialising in the motor vehicle sector and also carries out display screen equipment assessments. In her spare time Janice is a Beaver Scout leader and is active in her local community in connection with youth-related projects.

To help us monitor more closely the effectiveness of our training organisation and delivery we have started sending out a very brief on-line survey to delegates who have internet access, upon completion of the course. All responses can remain anonymous, which will give delegates more opportunity to say what they really thought of the training as they would have had time to reflect and will know that their identities will be protected.

Any client who does not wish this monitoring to occur may advise our training admin manager at the time of booking. All feedback will be shared with the client.

Paul joined Adamson’s Laboratory Services (ALS) in February 2009 as Health and Safety Trainer, specialising in asbestos. Paul has delivered courses on behalf of several Group companies, and these include BOHS proficiency modules, IOSH courses and asbestos awareness. The feedback on his training is always positive; this is due to his style of delivery, an excellent knowledge of the subject and the manner in which he explains the more complex issues. This is borne out by the number of repeat course
bookings that are achieved.

Since joining ALS, Paul has widened his knowledge base and now undertakes legionella risk assessments and monthly monitoring checks for clients. In his spare time (of which there is not much) Paul is a keen archer, he is also in the process of restoring a 1973 MGB GT.

As in previous years, instead of sending out Xmas cards to all our clients we made a donation to Canterbury Oast Trust. This is a charity that supports people with learning disabilities. The Trust creates opportunities for those who cannot look after themselves outside of a safe and supportive environment.

To read more about the work of the organisation, go to www.c-o-t.org.uk