We have been working on the following industry specific projects:
(1). Induction Manual
(2). Training Manual
(3). Model Generic Risk Assessments
(4). Model Generic Method Statements
(5). Model Generic COSHH Analysis
(6). PPE Training Manual
(7). Work Equipment Inspections, Register and Pre-use Checks
(8). Drivers Training Manualn
(9). Forepersons Training Manual
(10). Industry Specific Contracts of Employment
(11). Insurance Discounts for Members
(12). Provision of Live Tenders on the Organisations Website
(13). Completing Auditing of Management Systems in Order for Members to Conform to Statutory Regulations
(14). Benchmarking the Industry for Health and Safety
(15). Recommendations from Audits with Timelines and Regulatory and ACOP References
(16). Workplace Inspections at the Store as well as on Site
(17). Working with the Sector Skills Council, Peoples 1st, to Form the New Diploma for Temporary Structures
(18). An Industry Specific Induction Video Incorporating Questions and Answers to Confirm Understanding
A quick update to let you know how the various projects are going:
(1). NVQ Temporary Structures at level 3 as well as NVQ Management and Supervision have been amended and are awaiting approval at The Sector Skills Council.
(2). The Fuel Card provider that is offering best discounts and coverage has now been selected for members to use.
The fees for each card has been waived.
Non-usage fees have been waived.
No tie-in contract.
Members also get a lower rate than would normally be available to users of the card.
You can use BP, Shell, Texaco, Esso filling stations and other fuel card outlets.
More details once you become a member.
(3). The Health and Safety Manual is constantly being updated.
Now sections have been added specifically for Forepersons training as well as improved sections through-out.
(4). We have arranged a special deal with a finance company to provide asset funding for equipment at a flat rate of 3.3% subject to status, and a reduced set-up fee reduced to only £75.
Motorists who kill while avoidably distracted at the wheel by, for example, eating, drinking, using a mobile phone or applying make-up now face up to 5 years in prison, under new ;laws brought into force on the 18th August 2008 by the implementation of sections 20,21 and 30 of The Road Traffic Act 2006.
Uninsured, disqualified or drivers without a licence who kill by driving also face up to 5 years for causing death by dangerous driving and up to 2 years for causing death while driving.
Prior to the new laws, the maximum penalty for causing death by careless, uninsured or unlicensed driving was a maximum £5000 fine and penalty licence points.
Businesses and educational institutions planning to bring in skilled workers or students from outside the European Economic Area (and outside Switzerland) will need to be licensed as a sponsor by the Home Office UK Bordfer Agency under tougher new points sytem. This comes into force at the end of November 2008.
They will have to pass a points based assessment reflecting their ability, experience, age and (when appropriate) the level of need within a sector. The number of points needed and how they are awarded depend on which of five tiers the migrant falls into.
Details of the system are available on the web address http://tinyurl.comHome Office Employing Migrant Workers Helpline: 0845-010 6677.)