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This course is designed to assist those on site who have responsibility for managing all forms of...

This workshop has been designed to help managers understand their responsibilities and what they need to do to ensure compliance with current workplace legislation - including the fire safety and CDM regulations. The day will cover the legal background - including an appreciation of how safety legislation has evolved and why; the logic behind recent developments and the implications for staff and employers; key areas of current legislation; roles and responsibilities in health and safety management, including monitoring contractors and suppliers effectively; implementing sound health and safety policies and procedures; getting staff on board, and implementing effective systems. Also, recognising potential risks and hazards and developing strategies to minimise their impact in the workplace. This course will give participants an understanding of: * The broader context of the key areas of health and safety regulation which apply to your organisation * Existing health and safety practice and guide them in how to shape and implement an effective health and safety policy * What they should do and the procedures to support it * Potential areas of risk in the workplace - and how to take action to minimise the threat to staff safety * How sound health and safety processes can contribute to business performance 1 UNDERSTANDING THE WORKPLACE LEGISLATION * Overview of health and safety and workplace legislation * Compliance, the role of the facilities manager, and who is accountable? * Breakout session to discuss where we are now and to highlight issues of concern * Applying required policies and procedures * Developing and implementation/review of the safety policy * Communicating with users, clients and contractors * Health and safety manual * 'Selling' health and safety 2 KEY LEGISLATION - A PRACTICAL WORKING GUIDE * Asbestos Regulations * Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 / 2015 * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations * Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) * Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations 1992 * Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 * Fire Precautions (Workplace ) Regulations 2006 * Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 * Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 * Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 * Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 * Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) * Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 * REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals * Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 * Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006 * Work Equipment Regulations 3 CONTROLLING CONTRACTORS * Understanding the Regulations * Selecting and assessing contractors * Understanding and setting accountability * Why a method statement? * How to apply a permit to work system * Safe systems of work * Round-table discussion to bring out issues from participants' own experience 4 RISK ASSESSMENT * Understanding your hazards * Identifying specialist areas * How to undertake these assessments * Implementation of sound systems and processes * Syndicate exercise identifying where assessments are needed and carrying out assessments 5 KEEPING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT SAFE * Sick building syndrome and legionella * Asbestos * Waste management * Pest control * Provisions for first aid * Accident reporting and investigation * At-work driver safety * Security 6 FIRE SAFETY * Understanding the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order * Fire certificates * The fire risk assessment * Testing fire-fighting equipment? * Emergency procedures * Workshop to examine the procedures for dealing with different types of emergencies 7 ERGONOMICS PROGRAMME * Ergonomics - important or irrelevant? * Are you complying with HSE regulations? * Furniture and equipment * Display screen equipment assessments * Homeworking - your concern or not? * Syndicate exercise to review what to do when relocating or refurbishing an office 8 INSPECTING AND AUDITING * Role of Health and Safety Executive Inspectors - 'be prepared' * FM role * Staff/trade union involvement * Independent audits * Records and reports * Communicating the results 9 ACTION PLAN * Participants to list actions they need to take after the course

This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of the CDM Regulations 2015 and how these should be implemented in practice. The Regulations are put in context with other key health and safety legislation. The programme sets out clearly the roles and responsibilities of the principal duty holders and explores with the participants how these roles may vary on different types of project and procurement routes. The programme examines the content and appropriate level of information that should be included in the Pre-Construction Information and the Construction Phase Plan. The trainer will discuss best practice in implementing CDM through the new 2015 Regulations and Guidance. This course is essential for anyone who is involved in the procurement, planning, design or implementation of construction work. The course will provide you with: * An overview of construction health and safety law, liability and enforcement * A detailed understanding of the 2015 CDM Regulations and the part they play with other key legislation * An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of all duty holders and the requirements for the CDM documentation * Clear advice on current best practice for complying with the principles of the CDM Regulations and the changes introduced by the 2015 Regulations * An understanding of how risk assessment should be applied practically throughout the design and how this responsibility is then transferred to contractors 1 INTRODUCTION * Why manage health and safety? * The costs of accidents * Construction industry statistics * Why CDM? * Health and safety culture in the construction industry 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND LIABILITIES * Criminal and civil law * Liability * Enforcement and prosecution * Compliance - how far do we go? * Statutory duties 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW IN CONSTRUCTION * Framework of relevant legislation * Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 * Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work? * Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities * Control of contractors - importance of contract law 4 CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2015 * Scope - What is construction? * Application - When do they apply? * The CDM Management System * Duty holders (Client, Domestic Client, Designer, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Contractor) * Documents (HSE Notification, Pre-Construction Information, Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan, H&S File) * Management process * The 2015 Guidance 5 BEST PRACTICE - KEY ISSUES IN THE CDM PROCESS * The client and client management arrangements * Competence and resource under CDM 2015 * The role of the Principal Designer in practice * Design risk assessment and the role of the Designer * The CDM Documents (PCI, PCI Pack, Plan and File) * Construction health, safety and welfare * Making CDM work in practice 6 QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW

If your organisation manages contractors then your staff need to understand the health and safety issues. This course is the answer. The expert trainer will set out clearly the legal responsibilities of all relevant parties and explore the practical application of these responsibilities with the course participants. The course will then examine the issues associated with the planning of work to be contracted out and the evaluation, selection, control and monitoring of contractors engaged to undertake the work. Although the main focus is on health and safety, the course will also explain how health and safety issues need to be integrated into your organisation's functional management processes to ensure effective control of contractors. The course will consider all types of contracted activities, including construction and maintenance, cleaning, security, plant installation, etc. This programme will give participants: * A clear understanding of the organisation's legal responsibilities for managing contractors * The information they need to assess the competence of contractors * A practical understanding of risk assessment principles and the transfer of risk to contractors * A step-by-step guide to the key aspects of managing contractors in practice, covering: * Planning of the work * Selecting contractors * Handover prior to work commencement * During the work * Reviewing the work on completion * Practical guidance on the integration of health and safety controls into organisational procedures for contractor management 1 INTRODUCTION * Who are contractors? * Why manage contractors? * Different types of contractors * Costs of poor contractor performance 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND LIABILITY * Health and safety law and statutory duties * Relevance of civil and criminal law * Enforcement and prosecution 3 RELEVANT LEGISLATION FOR CONTROLLING CONTRACTORS * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (as amended, 2007) * Other relevant legislation * Contract law 4 MANAGING CONTRACTORS IN PRACTICE * Exercise - how well is it happening? * The objectives * Five step approach * Planning of the work * Selecting contractors * Handover prior to work commencement * During the work * Reviewing the work on completion 5 PLANNING THE WORK * Scope and extent * Risk assessment * Interface and other activities * Who controls what? * Contract arrangements 6 SELECTING THE RIGHT CONTRACTOR(S) * Locating contractor organisations * Selection the right contractors * Assessing contractor competence * Approved lists/frameworks * Tender process 7 PRE-WORK COMMENCEMENT * Co-ordination and co-operation * Exchange of information * Contractor risk assessments and method statements * Permits to work * Case study exercise 8 DURING CONTRACT WORK * Communication and liaison * Supervision and inspection of the work * Inspection and reporting procedures * Security issues * Facilities and access 9 REVIEWING WORK ON COMPLETION * Why, what and how? * Achieving continuous improvement in contractor performance 10 QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW

This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the requirements of the CDM Regulations 2015 and how these should be implemented in practice. The Regulations are put in context with other key health and safety legislation. The programme sets out clearly the roles and responsibilities of the principal duty holders and explores with the participants how these roles may vary on different types of project and procurement routes. The programme examines the content and appropriate level of information that should be included in the Pre-Construction Information and the Construction Phase Plan. The trainer will discuss best practice in implementing CDM through the new 2015 Regulations and Guidance. This course is essential for anyone who is involved in the procurement, planning, design or implementation of construction work. The course will provide you with: * An overview of construction health and safety law, liability and enforcement * A detailed understanding of the 2015 CDM Regulations and the part they play with other key legislation * An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of all duty holders and the requirements for the CDM documentation * Clear advice on current best practice for complying with the principles of the CDM Regulations and the changes introduced by the 2015 Regulations * An understanding of how risk assessment should be applied practically throughout the design and how this responsibility is then transferred to contractors 1 INTRODUCTION * Why manage health and safety? * The costs of accidents * Construction industry statistics * Why CDM? * Health and safety culture in the construction industry 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND LIABILITIES * Criminal and civil law * Liability * Enforcement and prosecution * Compliance - how far do we go? * Statutory duties 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW IN CONSTRUCTION * Framework of relevant legislation * Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 * Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work? * Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities * Control of contractors - importance of contract law 4 CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2015 * Scope - What is construction? * Application - When do they apply? * The CDM Management System * Duty holders (Client, Domestic Client, Designer, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Contractor) * Documents (HSE Notification, Pre-Construction Information, Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan, H&S File) * Management process * The 2015 Guidance 5 BEST PRACTICE - KEY ISSUES IN THE CDM PROCESS * The client and client management arrangements * Competence and resource under CDM 2015 * The role of the Principal Designer in practice * Design risk assessment and the role of the Designer * The CDM Documents (PCI, PCI Pack, Plan and File) * Construction health, safety and welfare * Making CDM work in practice 6 QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW

This first aid course is designed for people who have a specific interest or responsibility at work or in voluntary and community activities, such as a first aider, in being able to provide basic life support (BLS) when dealing with an emergency situation that may involve the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

The learning objectives that we believe you require to be covered within the training include: * A detailed understanding of the CDM 2015 Regulations and how they should work in practice * An understanding of the key roles (Designer, Principal designer, contractor, principal contractor and client) under CDM 2015 * What constitutes design and when you may be acting as a designer * The requirements for notification * Pre construction information, the construction phase plan and the H&S file * An opportunity for delegates to ask questions and gain clarification on specific project requirements 1 INTRODUCTION * Why manage health and safety? * The costs of accidents * Construction industry statistics * Why CDM 2015? 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND LIABILITIES * Criminal and civil law * Liability * Enforcement and prosecution * Compliance - how far do we go? * Statutory duties 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW IN CONSTRUCTION - THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK * Framework of relevant legislation * Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 * Work at Height Regulations 2005 * Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work? * Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities * Control of contractors - importance of contract law 4 CDM 2015 - THE PRINCIPLES AND CURRENT BEST PRACTICE * Scope - what is construction? * Application - when do the Regulations apply? * The CDM management system * Dutyholders (client, designer, principal designer, principal contractor, contractor) * Documents (pre construction information, Notification, construction phase Plan, H&S File) * Management process * The 2015 HSE guidance / industry best practice * Clarification of roles and responsibilities 5 COMPETENCE UNDER CDM 2015 * What is 'Competence'? * The criteria to be used in construction * Achieving continuous improvement 6 PART 4 CONSTRUCTION HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE * Overview of Part 4 * Responsibilities * Welfare arrangements 7 RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE DESIGNER * Principles of risk assessment * Loss prevention / hazard management * What is a suitable risk assessment? * Design v construction risk assessment * The client is a designer? * Whose risk is it? 8 RISK ASSESSMENT EXERCISE * Understanding the principles of design risk assessment * Identifying hazards under the control of clients and designers * Quantifying the risk 9 QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW

Some 60% of injuries at work are caused by lifting heavy objects. This powerful, practical programme is designed to help stop any of your staff from becoming the next statistic. 1 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION AND HSE INJURY STATISTICS * Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 * Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1992 * MHSWR 1999 specific duties to risk assess * Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 * Breakdown of injury statistics and costs of poor manual handling 3 THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXPLAINED * Prevention and ill-health * Ergonomics * RSI * The spine in detail 4 RISK ASSESSMENT * General principles * The TILE method * Employees' duties * Workplace scenarios

To provide a fundamental understanding of building services in the context of: * The working environment * The success of the core business * The health and safety of the occupants * Operating cost and environmental impact * The optimisation of cost and value * Strategies for continuous improvement DAY ONE 1 BUILDING SERVICES FUNDAMENTALS * The function of services in commercial buildings and their importance to the core business * Electrical services * Lighting * Heating * Ventilation and air conditioning * Lifts * Water * Understanding IT and communication systems * Practical exercises 2 THE PROVISION OF COMFORT AND SAFETY * Statutory requirements * Health and safety legislation * Control of contractors * Risk assessment * Fire precautions * Legionella, sick building and other risks * Business requirements * Understanding user requirements * Matching systems to business needs * Practical exercises 3 GETTING THE DESIGN RIGHT * What the FM needs to know about design and its procurement * Successful space planning * Relationship between services, space planning and design * Getting the brief right * Supplier selection and management * Practical exercises DAY TWO 4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE * Why maintain? * Maintenance contracts * Input and output specifications * Resource options * Contracts - principal elements * Tendering - key steps * Selection criteria * Operational criteria * Maintenance trends * Performance-based service provision * Input and output specifications * KPIs and thresholds * Risk containment * Value-add opportunities * Performance contract strategy * Practical exercises 5 CONTINGENCY PLANNING * Being ready for the unexpected * Identifying and reducing risk * Internal risks * External risks * Identifying threats at your site * Managing risk * Protective systems * Occupier obligations * Fire management * Testing * Practical exercises 6 COMMISSIONING SERVICES SYSTEMS * Physical commissioning * Common problems * Typical costs * Commissioning stages * Continuous commissioning * Energy efficiency and the scope for environmental improvement * Practical exercises 7 SATISFYING THE OCCUPANTS * Obtaining and responding to feedback * When to get feedback * Why * How * What to do with it * Practical exercises 8 'AIR TIME' * Sharing experience and addressing specific issues of interest to participants * Course review * Close

A flexible, modular-based, programme to heighten participants' awareness of ways in which their operations can affect the environment, the principles of environmental management and the practical steps they need to take as individuals and as an organisation to improve environmental performance. Depending on the course modules selected, this programme will give participants: * Increased awareness of relevant environmental issues * A greater understanding of, and commitment to, the organisation's environmental management programme * Preparation for any responsibilities they may have under an Environmental Management System * Further benefits according to options chosen 1 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS * Definition of 'the environment' * Key environmental issues * Global warming * Ozone depletion * Acid rain * Air quality * Water pollution * Contaminated land * Land take and green belt shrinkage * Resource usage * Habitat destruction and species extinctions. * Option: This module can be used to explain the key environmental issues related to the activities of your own organisation. Diagrams, photos, pictures, examples and statistics relevant to your own organisation are used where possible to illustrate the points being made. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION * Key elements of environmental legislation affecting the activities of your organisation - including international, European and UK legislation. * Legislation of particular relevance to your organisation - how it affects the operations of your organisation * Option: Legislation can be dealt with according to which aspect of the environment it protects (eg, air, water, waste) or which part of your organisation's activities it affects * Consequences of breaching legislation 3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS * Overview of what an environmental management system is * How is an Environmental Management System (EMS) designed and put together? * Key elements (emphasising Plan - Do - Check - Review cycle) * The need to continually improve * Pros and cons * Reasons for having an EMS * Benefits of an EMS * Consequences of not managing the environment * Costs of installing an EMS * Explanation of ISO 14001 and EMAS standards and guidance as applicable to the EMSs of your organisation * Overview of your organisation's EMS * How it was set up / is being developed / operates * Who is responsible for it * Key parts of system (eg, environmental policy, objectives and targets) identified and discussed * EMS documentation - what and where it is. * Workshop option: Brainstorm 'Pros and cons' with the participants, come up with all their ideas for good and bad things about EMS and demonstrate that the 'good' list is longer than the 'bad' 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES * Define what an environmental impact is and discuss how they are determined, with reference to the EMS * Identify why we want to determine the environmental consequences of operations and activities; how they are used in the EMS for planning, and reducing the impact on the environment * Establish key environmental consequences of construction and operational activities on the site; discuss significance ranking and the control measures in place in your organisation. * Workshop option: In small groups, participants are asked to identify the impact on the environment of your organisation's activities or a part of their activities. They are then asked to rank these impacts in terms of their significance, using guidelines provided to help them be aware of the contributing factors (eg, frequency, severity). For a selected number of the impacts, the participants are asked to identify what control measures there are and which of these they play a part in. All stages can be discussed with trainers as a whole group at various stages during the workshop. 5 PROTECTED SPECIES, NATURE CONSERVATION AND INVASIVE WEEDS * Nature conservation, landscape and visual issues in the planning process - overview of key nature UK wildlife legislation, EIA, appropriate timing of surveys, Hedgerow regulations and landscape and visual impact issues * Ecological issues - ecological legislation, significant species, hedgerows * Archaeology in the development process - why archaeology is important, organisation in the UK, legislation and planning guidance * Construction phase issues and consents - major environmental issues during construction, including water resources and land drainage consents, discharges to land or water, water abstraction, public rights of way, tree protection, waste management, Special waste, noise, good practice pollution control and Environmental Audits * Identification and management of invasive weeds - including legal position regarding management 6 CHEMICALS AND FUELS HANDLING AND STORAGE * How health and safety management is closely linked to environmental management of materials * Planning - what mechanisms are in place for planning materials use; legislation, guidance and policies which define how to manage materials * Materials storage - what are the considerations for storing materials, covering: * Labels: what are the different types and what do they tell us? * Storage facilities: what are the requirements for safe storage of materials (eg, signs, secondary containment, access, segregation, lids/covers) * Handling: safe handling for protecting the environment, organisational procedures, high risk situations (eg, decanting, deliveries), how to reduce the risks (eg, use of funnels, proper supervision, training) * COSHH and MSDS: brief explanation of legislation and its role in environmental control of hazardous materials, how to use the information provided by COSHH assessments * Option: These sessions can be illustrated with photographs/pictures and examples of good and bad storage and handling practices * Workshop Options: Labelling Quiz - quick-fire quiz on what different labels tell us; Build a Storage Facility - participants are asked to consider all the environmental requirements for building a safe storage facility for their organisation 7 ON-SITE CONTROL MEASURES * Overview of the legislation associated with nuisance issues on site and mitigating problems when they arise * Examples of bad practice, including fuel storage tanks and mobile equipment - costs involved with prosecution of fuel spills, remediation costs, management costs, legal fees, bad PR coverage * Identification and management of contaminated land and relevant legislation * Workshop option: Participants are provided with a site plan containing information on site features, environmental conditions and indications of potential issues 8 WASTE MANAGEMENT * Why worry about waste? - a look at how waste disposal can impact on the environment, illustrated by examples of waste-related incidents, statistics on waste production on national, industry-wide and organisational levels, landfill site space, etc * Legislation - overview of the relevant legislation, what the main requirements of the regulations are, what penalties there are, and the associated documentation (waste transfer notes) * Waste classification - a more in-depth look at how waste is classified under legislation according to hazardous properties, referring to Environment Agency guidance * Handling and storage requirements - what are the requirements of the applicable waste legislation and how are they covered by organisational procedures? Examples of good and bad environmental practice associated with handling and storing waste. * Workshop option: 'Brown bag' exercise - participants pass round a bag containing tags each with a different waste printed on. They are asked to pick out a tag and identify the classification and the handling, storage and disposal requirements for the waste they select * Waste minimisation - overview of the waste minimisation 'ladder' and its different options (elimination, reduction, reuse and recycling), benefits of waste minimisation, examples of waste minimisation techniques * Workshop option: Participants are asked to identify opportunities that actually exist within the organisation for minimising production of waste that are not currently being taken advantage of 9 AUDITING * Requirements for environmental auditing of operations * Auditing the EMS * Types of internal and external audits * Requirements EMS standards (ISO 14001 and EMAS) * Carrying out internal audits and being prepared for external audits * Workshop options: * Mock audit 'Brown Bag' - can be used either for trainers to test participants as if they were in an audit situation, or for the participants to test each other and practice their auditing technique. The bag contains tags each with a different topic printed on (eg, waste skips); participants pass the bag round and select a tag; they are then questioned by the trainer or another participant about that topic as if they were in an audit situation. If the participants are auditing each other, they will be provided with a set of guidelines to keep in mind during the workshop. * Virtual auditing - a more practical workshop where participants review photographs of situations/activities relevant to the organisation's operations. They are asked to identify all the good and bad environmental practices that are occurring in the situations. 10 INCIDENT RESPONSE * What should you do when an incident does happen? * What should be in a spill kit? * When should you call in the experts? * When should you inform the Environment Agency or Environmental Health Officer? * Workshop option: The participants are provided with some incident scenarios and asked to develop a response to the incident 11 MONITORING AND REPORTING * Environmental monitoring programmes and procedures * Monitoring and reporting as control measures for environmental consequences * Monitoring and environmental 'STOP' card systems - personal and behavioural monitoring and reporting