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Case Studies
HEALTH, SAFETY &
CARE
Care Commission
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation
of Care (The Care Commission) was established in April
2002 as the new, Independent Regulator set up under the
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to regulate care
services in Scotland. Based in Dundee, the Care Commission
currently have 500 staff with 350 involved in inspection
activity. On an annual basis they regulate over 13,000
care services which are used by almost 250,000 people.
ACS have been working in conjunction
with the Care Commission for the past 3 years assisting
the development of their Health & Safety Department.
This primarily involves auditing and inspecting their
existing Health & Safety policies and procedures while
assisting to develop new ones where appropriate. In addition
to this, ACS carry out DSE assessments for the Care Commission's
homeworkers and act as advisors to their Risk Assessment
committee.
FE Colleges
Over the past 10 years, ACS staff have
acted as Health & Safety Consultants for a range of
FE Colleges, including Glasgow College of Building and
Printing, Glasgow College of Food Technology, Stow College
(Glasgow), Reid Kerr College (Paisley) and James Watt
College (Greenock).
Primarily, this sector adopts the option
of a Health and Safety support package which would typically
include the undertaking of General and Specific Risk Assessments,
technical advice on the development of new policies and
changing legislation and an annual audit of the entire
Health & Safety Management System. In addition, ACS
technical staff have also undertaken monitoring programmes
for various workplace hazards such as noise, dust and
chemicals.
Employers In Voluntary Housing
(EVH)
EVH is a unique organisation, being
the only employers' association in the voluntary housing
movement in Britain. Established in 1978 and with just
over 50 members in 1992, current membership has recently
reached the 170 mark.
Over the past decade ACS staff have
acted as Health & Safety Consultants to EVH and its
member organisations. This partnership has seen ACS develop
a wide range of Health and Safety policies, procedures
and tools specifically geared towards the housing sector.
This is complemented by a number of individual services
for member organisations which includes annual audits,
regular health and safety updates, telephone hotline and
discounted training services.
TRAINING
Argyll & Bute Council
Argyll and Bute Council covers the
second largest geographical area of any Scottish local
authority and serves a local population of 90,000. Since
the formation of the council in 1996, ACS have carried
out a range of services on the council's behalf. In particular,
training services over a variety of health and safety
and asbestos related topics have been provided to council
personnel. The training programmes have varied from Asbestos
Awareness to the three day BOHS P.402 course for Asbestos
Sampling and Surveying to an extended one day "Masterclass"
for NEBOSH qualified candidates covering a variety of
current key Health and Safety topics.
In addition to the training services,
ACS have also provided Argyll and Bute Council with a
full range of Asbestos services including: Asbestos surveying,
sampling and analysis, Asbestos management systems and
Expert Witness advice on asbestos related problems.
Falkirk Council
ACS have been involved in a council
wide programme with Falkirk Council to provide Health
and Safety training for their staff. This primarily involves
approximately 350 line managers undertaking a 2 day training
course which should equip them with the knowledge and
skills required to fulfill their health and safety responsibilities
within the council. In addition to this, ACS are also
running regular Risk Assessment and Manual Handling courses
to other employees throughout the Authority. ACS have
also provided a number of bespoke Health and Safety and
Asbestos courses to the Authority.
Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
ACS have considerable experience in
Asbestos training and are represented on the HSE Asbestos
Training Working Group and are members of the recently
formed Asbestos Training Providers Association (ATPA).
ACS were heavily involved in developing and testing the
HSE training package which supports the new Asbestos Regulations.
Also, ACS helped organise and deliver a series of HSE/ACS
events in most major cities in the UK. This has been presented
to over 1500 delegates so far. Largely as a result of
the 'Road Shows' ACS have provided training to a number
of organisations including; Inverclyde Council, Diageo,
Ayrshire & Arran Primary Care Trust, Bovis Lend Lease,
North Glamorgan NHS Trust, Aberdeen City Council, and
Strathclyde University.
ASBESTOS
THUS
THUS is one of the UK's leading communications
network operators, specialising in the corporate and SME
markets. It provides a range of voice, data and internet
services, operating through the THUS and Demon brands.
The company's business has grown significantly with turnover
increasing from £214m in 2003 to £332m in
2004.
ACS have carried out a range of asbestos
related services for THUS Plc throughout the UK. These
have included asbestos surveys, the implementation of
an asbestos management system and database and also training
for THUS employees. We have also assisted with the preparation
and implementation of asbestos related policies and procedures.
AMEC Turner
AMEC is a leading international provider
of services and engineering solutions to the world's infrastructure,
manufacturing and process industries. AMEC Turner Ltd
is a company jointly owned by AMEC and Turner Facilities
Management. Based in Glasgow, the company has grown steadily
over the past 15 years to rank amongst the top performing
companies in Scotland with a turnover of some £200million
and a staff of over 2,200 people.
Over the past year ACS have provided
a range of asbestos related services to AMEC Turner. In
particular, ACS staff have provided the full range of
asbestos surveying, sampling and analysis. In addition,
ACS have completed various project management contracts
for asbestos removal works. This service includes preparing
specifications for works, assistance with appointing contractors,
full management of the works through to completion and
all associated air testing.
Carmarthenshire County Council
Carmarthenshire County Council is one
of the largest and most diverse employers in South West
Wales, with over 9000 employees. The council provides
services across the county to a population of around 170,000.
ACS have worked closely with Carmarthen
for the past 4 years in developing Asbestos Policies and
Procedures, and then carrying out training in the new
procedures for key staff across the whole Authority.
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