Welcome to our December 2010 newsletter from Environmental Essentials.

This Month

	Internal News
	Health & Safety Exhibition
	Topic of the Month
	Diary: Open Asbestos Awareness Training
	Diary: Duty to Manage Training
	Diary: Open Non-Licenses Working Training
	News:Asbestos Works Net Maximum H&S Fine
	News: Asbestos Update – Insurance

Our Mission

It is our intention to provide accurate workplace solutions and impartial advice whilst maintaining an uncompromising level of quality and Commitment that is second to none

UKAS Accredited Surveys

All our surveying services are fully UKAS accredited and are carried out to the highest standards, providing you with a cost-effective and efficient service. Find Out More

Asbestos Removal

Our experienced consultants provide a comprehensive management service Find Out More

Free Asbestos Seminars

During 2009 and 2010 EE have delivered FREE monthly seminars for Duty Holders and contracting organizations throughout the UK. Find Out More

Other Training

IOSHH Working Safely (1 day course)
IOSHH Managing Safely (4 day course) Confined space entry/egress and breathing apparatus (1 day)

Internal News

Extension to UKAS accreditation!

We are currently under assessment by UKAS to extend the scope of accreditation to include: 4 Stage clearance and air monitoring from our Scotland and North East offices and; Mobile bulk identification service which will provide a rapid 4 hour response to emergency or responsive situations

All being well we hope to announce successful completion of this assessment in the New Year. If you would like more information regarding either of these services then please contact Rosie Greer on 0845 4569953 or email rgreer@environmentalessentials.co.uk

Health+Safety 10 Exhibition – Reebok Stadium - Bolton

	On the 13 and 14th October 2010 Environmental Essentials was proud to launch its new interactive training courses whilst exhibiting at the Health+Safety 10 Exhibition in Bolton. Utilizing a Pebble hand held device our trainer is able to ask the audience questions throughout the course and the Pebble system allows for yes/no, true/false, numeric and multiple choice answers.
This allows the trainer to gauge the level of understanding the students have throughout the training so they can refresh on areas where responses are incorrect to ensure delegates obtain the most comprehensive course. “An audience response system is a proven way to increase attentiveness, knowledge uptake and content retention in a training environment.”

For more information on our interactive Training please contact Rosie on 0845 4569953.

Topic of the Month

THE STOKE BIG CONVERSATION – Helping Young People in Our Community

This was a groundbreaking event held at the Kings Hall, Stoke on 23rd November hosted by Sinead Butters, Chief Executive Aspire Group and Chair of Employment and Skills Board and John van de Laarschot, Chief Executive, Stoke on Trent City Council.

Business in the Community were inviting business leaders to meet with 50 young people from Stoke on Trent for the Big Conversation. The objective of the event was to encourage businesses of all sizes and types and across all sectors to help create a better understanding of what we can do to make young people’s first experience of the world of work more inspiring, interesting and insightful.

The Stoke Big Conversation launched the Work Inspiration campaign in the area and this gave the opportunity to:

• Group conversations between local young people and senior Stoke business leaders
• Provide an overview of businesses and professions in real companies that pupils may be interested in
• Share with young people how real business leaders progressed through their career.

Environmental Essentials attended the event as a leader in their business sector and have pledged their support for the campaign to benefit the young people of the local community and will become active partners both with Business in the Community and The Big Conversation going forward.

Charity Event

	On 24th November 2010 Environmental Essentials hosted an Asbestos Awareness Training event for its nominated charity, The Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group, (DWAVSG) and are pleased to announce to a fantastic amount of support from our clients we raised over £1500. We would also like to say a big thank you to Dynorod for donating the hamper which was raffled on the day and raised an additional £41.
The Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group was set up to assist all asbestos victims and families in the South Cheshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent area. The primary aim of this event was to raise awareness amongst tradesmen that they are more at risk than they think from asbestos and to also encourage tradesmen to find out more about asbestos and the precautions they should be taking.

If you would like to make a donation please contact Rosie or Liz on 0845 4569953
All additional donations will be gratefully received.

Asbestos FREE Seminars – HSG 264 Asbestos – A Landlords Perspective

The Asbestos Surveyors Guide HSG 264, was released almost a year ago now, but there is still a question posed by many Social Landlords…. how do the regulations affect us? In response, Environmental Essentials are holding a FREE seminar at St. James's Park Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST, on 14th December 2010. If you would like to book your place(s) or would like further information please contact Rosie on 0845 4569953 or email rgreer@environmentalessenitals.co.uk. What can you expect from this seminar? This seminar is intended to provide a general overview of the requirements of this guidance, which is aimed at those carrying out surveys (Surveyors) and those with management responsibilities under Regulation 4 of CAR 2006 (the Client), and most importantly, will cover the section set aside for residential dwellings. Many Resident Social Landlords’ have undertaken inspections in common areas of blocks but HSG264 takes this a step further and establishes parameters for collecting housing related data.

Who should attend?

The seminar will be invaluable for Housing Associations, ALMO's, and Local authorities. In particular to Maintenance / Technical Manager, Facilities Managers, Health & Safety Professionals, Housing Associations, Planning Supervisors, Construction Managers, Architects, and any other property related professionals.

Diary of Events

Open Asbestos Awareness Training

Dates: 15 ^th December 2010 and 13^th January 2011.

Who should attend? ‘All employees whose work could anticipate exposure to asbestos' (Reg.10 - Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006), this course is aimed at all delegates from company directors, managers and supervisors to tradesmen, engineers and contractors. Places are charged at just £75.00 + vat per person and includes refreshments.

Duty to Manage Training

Dates: 3^rd/4^st February 2011, further dates to be confirmed

Designed for those with ‘duty to manage’ responsibilities for asbestos management within the workplace and specifically for duty-holders under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The course provides comprehensive information on how to assess whether premises contain asbestos, how to assess the risks from asbestos and how to manage those risks. Places are charged at £295.00 + Vat per person and includes refreshments and lunch.

Open Non Licence Working Training (category 2 training)

Dates: 13^th December 2010 and 19^th January 2011

Who should attend? Anyone who may be required to undertake minor work on ACMs during their working day. Aimed at personnel such as roofing contractors, demolition workers and general maintenance staff. Places are charged at just £150.00 + vat per person and includes refreshments.

For a bespoke quote for your company for any training please contact Liz on 0845 4569953 or email ladams@environmentalessentials.co.uk

News :

Asbestos Removal – Asbestos Works Net Maximum H&S Fine

A contractor to Norwich City Council was handed the maximum fine over health and safety breaches concerning asbestos removal.

East Anglian Construction, a subsidiary of Peter Colby Commercials, was fined £30,000 after it pleaded guilty to six charges of breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. Norwich City Council was also awarded its full costs of £10,203, a statement by the council said.

The charges related to two separate occasions in early 2007 and 2008 when employees of the company were carrying out work in Diamond House, Vulcan Road, Norwich – a property owned by Peter Colby Commercials.

While working on the property employees removed asbestos insulating board tiles from the ceilings, work which the company was not licensed to carry out.

“The magistrates clearly viewed this as a serious breach of the regulations,” Susan Thomas, a city council health and safety officer, said. “Six charges in total were laid and the maximum fine available to the court was made in each case.

“These were not trivial health and safety matters and I hope that others who may be thinking of acting in the same way think again. The dangers of working with asbestos are well known and have been for many years and those in control of premises should know what they are dealing with.”

Asbestos Update – Insurance

Asbestos victims will suffer an inevitable, breathless death without even any compensation to make their last days more bearable.

That's the human cost of last months Appeal Court ruling as insurers battle to avoid paying men and women condemned to an early grave by inhaling fatal fibres decades ago.

The issue could have been settled had the last Labour government legislated in Parliament to close a loophole exploited by the insurance industry.

Alas it did not, and we hold out no hope that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition will do the decent thing.

Insurers could, of course, recognise the legitimacy of the asbestos victims' case and throw in the towel rather than going to the Supreme Court but that, too, is unlikely.

The Daily Mirror campaigns for justice for asbestos sufferers and we support the struggle for compensation every step of the way.

But it's hard to avoid the impression that if insurance company execs and judges were dying of mesothelioma, this would've been settled a long time ago.

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