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You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Alternatively we can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. Being part of a national health and safety plc, means that we have in-house expertise in all aspects of health and safety, and food safety consultancy. Whether you are simply looking for a safety audit or risk assessment or whether you need complex technical services such as asbestos surveys or noise risk assessments, we have the experts. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your health and safety requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com       RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Health and Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment Specialists (Permanent, Temporary & Contract) RSA Careers is a health and safety and environmental health recruitment agency and can help you find the people you need or the work that you want. View Latest Jobs    Clients  >Looking for People We have hundreds of health and safety practitioners and environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We often place them with local authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. At RSA Careers our objective is to make sure we give you the right people at the right time to fill your skills shortage. Candidates  >Looking for Jobs RSA Careers has a variety of exciting job opportunities for health and safety practitioners and environmental health professionals looking for new employment or to enjoy the benefits of flexible contract work. At RSA Careers we will only put you forward for jobs that you express an interest in and only then if you fulfil the criteria. > Search our Latest Jobs      News and information  NEW jobs and work placements updated 10th February 2009.  For latest group news & information > Click Here Information & Registration  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb)  > Clients - register your requirements for consultants and staff  > Consultants - register your details with RSA Careers free of charge, now!  Recruitment Agency  > About RSA Careers RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety and environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions and has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service.           RSA Careers - Health, Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment Agency UK   RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety and environmental health manpower, predominantly to Local Authorities throughout the UK. RSA has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. Our health, safety and environmental health consultants have a wide range of background and experience covering all of the health and safety and environmental health disciplines including health and safety, food safety, pollution, licensing and housing. We can offer consultants to fill vacancies on a placement basis or else to carry out an agreed task or project. RSA also offers a cost-effective way for companies and local authorities to advertise full-time and part-time jobs for health and safety and environmental health consultants. Please feel free to contact us for more details. Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of health and safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your environmental health requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency | Looking for People | Register your staff requirements | Local Authority Clients | Environmental Health Private Sector Clients | Looking for Jobs | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training |  ");sQ1[3]=new Array("http://www.rsafoodsafety.co.uk/","RSA Environmental Health - Food Safety consultancy, training and courses UK","RSA can help you through all aspects of food safety management ranging from initial audits and HACCP advice, accredited and bespoke food hygiene training all the way through to specialist health and safety advice for catering and food manufacturing environments. All under one roof.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Food Safety means good business - and it's crucial to get it right. RSA can help you through all aspects of food safety management ranging from initial audits and HACCP advice, accredited and bespoke food hygiene training all the way through to specialist health and safety advice for catering and food manufacturing environments. All under one roof. We provide experienced, friendly, professional and accredited support you can rely on. Contact us: tel. 01933 626444    Food Safety Training  > Food Safety Training RSA offers accredited food safety courses ranging from CIEH Level 1 all the way through to the Level 4 award in Managing Food Safety. All courses are offered to be run in-house for your business and some are delivered as open courses (for individuals to attend) in London, Kent and Northamptonshire. We also offer a bespoke food safety course design service and can deliver a course to suit your business. Feel free to challenge us! Food Safety Consultancy   > Food Safety Consultancy RSA can help you with all aspects of food hygiene consultancy. RSA delivers food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small companies such as individual high street shops, to large food manufacturers. We can help with internal, supplier, cleaning and initial audits, as well as with verification, validation and review of HACCP. We also carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities, so we know the correct advice to give you.     News and information  Norovirus 2009 - Update > see more Listeria is Back - News Article > see more A Guide to Traceability - Do Your Systems Comply? > see more PHSC Group news / Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow > see more For latest news & information > visit our food safety News Desk Resources and Popular Links  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Latest Public Courses pdf (xxkb) > 'Food Hygiene - A guide for Businesses' pdf  > Food safety useful links   Advisor Service  > Get peace of mind Our Advisor Service provides you with all the support you need; unlimited telephone support, consultancy time, training time, priority response as well as discounts and the ability to spread your cost...           RSA Food Safety Consultancy, Training and Courses UK   RSA is a leading supplier of food safety consultancy and training. Based in the Midlands and with offices in Kent and Essex, RSA operates nationally. We deliver a huge range of food safety training courses. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by CIEH and RIPH covering all disciplines of food safety and food hygiene. Alternatively we can design completely bespoke food safety and hygiene training courses to match your company’s specific needs. Being part of a national plc, means that we have in-house expertise in all aspects of food safety consultancy. Whether you are simply looking for an audit of your business or whether you need complex technical services such as writing complex HACCP systems, we have the experts. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of food safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your food safety and hygiene requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Food Safety | Food Safety Consultancy | Initial Food Safety Audits | Internal Food Safety Audits | Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP | Supplier Food Safety Audits | Cleansing Food Safety Audits | Food Safety Testimonials | Food Safety FAQs | Health and Safety Advisor Service | Food Safety Training | Food Safety Course Types | RSA Food Safety Trainers | In-House Food Safety Courses | Training FAQs | Public Food Safety Courses | RSA Health and Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |   Keywords: Food safety training; food safety consultants; food safety consultancy; BRC; EFSIS; food hygiene; HACCP; CIEH");sQ1[4]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.co.uk/","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety consultancy, training and courses UK","We can help you to manage your organisation's health and safety risks as we offer a full range of consultancy, training and support services all under on roof. You can simply use us for small one-off projects or else to give you peace of mind by appointing us as your very own safety team.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Good health and safety means good business - and it's crucial to get it right. We can help you to manage your organisation's health and safety risks as we offer a full range of consultancy, training and support services all under on roof. You can simply use us for small one-off projects or else to give you peace of mind by appointing us as your very own safety team.  We provide experienced, friendly and professional support you can rely on. Contact us: tel. 01933 626 444   Health and Safety Training  >Health and Safety Training Choose from our range of course accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH or else consider having RSA design a course for your business. All of our courses can be delivered nationally. We can even create safety videos and DVDs or interactive training products on any health and safety subject area. Whatever your health and safety training need – challenge us to find the answer for your business!  Health and Safety Consultancy  >Health and Safety Consultancy We can help you with all aspects of health and safety consultancy. We can help you with general risk assessments, health and safety management systems, policies, inspections and audits, guidance and sound advice. Areas covered include asbestos surveys and management, legionella risk assessments, noise risk assessments, fire risk assessments, disability access audits and occupational health and hygiene.     News and information  New and changing legislation / Planned changes to First-aid > see more Enforcement action / Jailed for manslaughter > see more Industry news / Asbestos awareness campaign > see more PHSC Group news / Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow > see more  For latest news & information > Health and Safety News Page Resources and Quick Links to Popular Pages  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb)  > Noise Risk Assessments  > Safety Management Systems and Policy Creation  > IOSH Managing Safely   Advisor Service  > Get peace of mind... Our Advisor Service provides you with all the support you need; unlimited telephone support, consultancy time, training time, priority response, discounts and your legally required designated 'competent person'.           RSA Health and Safety consultancy, training and courses UK   RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety consultancy and training. Based in the Midlands and with offices in Kent and Essex, RSA operates nationally. We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Alternatively we can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. Being part of a national health and safety plc, means that we have in-house expertise in all aspects of health and safety consultancy. Whether you are simply looking for a safety audit or risk assessment or whether you need complex technical services such as asbestos surveys or noise risk assessments, we have the experts. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of health and safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your health and safety requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | RSA home |  RSA Environmental Health Consultancy, advice, courses and training    < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   RSA Environmental Health UK - Nationwide coverage Testimonials  Health and Safety "Avon has worked in partnership with RSA for several years now. RSA's willingness to work flexibly and deliver high quality consultancy and bespoke training on demand has proven to be invaluable to our business. I know that I can pick up the phone and get access to practical advice from a range of safety professionals when I need to. It is refreshing to find a service provider like RSA that wants to understand your business first, before attempting to sell you their products."  Jason Lee – Avon Cosmetics  "RSA has always produced fantastic documentation, personalised for our company, often at very short notice. I always know that I will get a very professional and helpful approach on all matters relating to health and safety when I deal with RSA."  June Nichols – White Light Therapy   Contact Us now for a chat, to book a course or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > Sitemap > Contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | RSA home |  RSA Environmental Health Consultancy, advice, courses and training    < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   RSA Environmental Health UK - Nationwide coverage About Us  RSA Environmental Health Ltd Incorporated in 1996, RSA provides a variety of health and safety and environmental health services. We provide consultancy advice, project delivery and training in these fields. In addition, we also provide recruitment services in health and safety and environmental health ranging from temporary contract work through to full-time permanent positions. We are reknowned for our work with Local Authorities, but we work extensively within the private sector too. Our consultants have a wealth of practical experience in the areas we cover as well as an understanding of business management which enables us to exactly fit the needs of your business. Many of our consultants have worked or even still work on our behalf in enforcement roles. This means they are best placed to give you the right advice to comply with the law. Our strength is in the flexibility and ability that RSA offers and in providing the expert support to solve the problems that your organisation has encountered. Our experience includes small, medium and large enterprises and covers all market sectors from engineering to offices, from software to computers, from service industries to educational and governmental establishments. RSA Environmental Health Limited is a trading subsidiary of PHSC plc , our parent company. Following two successful years on the OFEX market, PHSC plc joined the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange on 4 July 2005. The backing of a listed risk management group gives RSA extensive resources upon which to call.  Contact Us now for a chat, to book a course or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > Sitemap > Contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | RSA home |    RSA Environmental Health Consultancy, advice, courses and training      < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   RSA Environmental Health UK - Nationwide coverage Environmental Health and Safety Advisor Services  An Efficient, Cost-effective Solution to Health and Safety Support When you're looking at £30,000 p.a. to employ an environmental health advisor, suddenly the options for complying with environmental health and safety regulations look daunting. At RSA we were asked by many clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ an environmental or safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have in-house expertise. Many organisations can't justify employing their own professional staff to guide them through the maze of legislation.  From as little as £8 per day you could fulfill your statutory obligation by appointing RSA as your 'competent person'. The package includes: consultancy and training days to be called upon as your need arises, plus you have the peace of mind of knowing that there is unlimited access to competent help and guidance on our telephone advice line.  The great thing about the service is that the more days you take, the lower our daily rate becomes. You may also have the personnel, but find that some projects are too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. The EHS Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls.  The Environmental Health and Safety Advisor Service The EHS Advisor Service offers: RSA designated as "competent person" to meet legislation A resource to be called upon, as and when required A number of days for consultancy or training built in Access to unlimited telephone advice and support for no extra charge 15% Discounts off standard rates on additional work undertaken by RSA over the contractual allocation Priority response Quarterly legal briefing newsletter Annual fee spread over quarterly payments  Helping you Meet the Law Legislation requires each employer to appoint one or more competent persons to assist in health and safety management. We are a resource to be called upon, as and when required, and you are entitled to designate us as your "competent person".  The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health, safety, food hygiene consultancy and training. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if the time allocation is used immediately. Our clients who use this service are made top priority. Discounts are automatically given for any additional work that may be required, and this is charged as it arises. Joining the Service If you would like to find out more about joining EHS Advisor Service please contact us:  Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > Enquiries   > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > Sitemap > Contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | RSA home |  RSA Environmental Health Consultancy, advice, courses and training    < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   RSA Environmental Health UK - Nationwide coverage Contact Us  Address RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS > Multimap  Email: > enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.co.uk Telephone: 01933 626444 Fax: 01933 622688   Contact Us now for a chat, to book a course or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > Sitemap > Contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety Consultancy | Health and Safety Training | In-house Health and Safety training | Public Health and Safety courses | Safety Advisor Service | RSA Food Safety | Food Safety consultancy | Food Safety Training and courses | In-house Food Safety training | Public Food Safety training | RSA Environmental Health Recruitment Agency | RSA Environmental Health jobs | RSA Environmental Health people and consultants |  ");sQ1[9]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety consultancy, training and courses UK","We can help you to manage your organisation's health and safety risks as we offer a full range of consultancy, training and support services all under on roof. You can simply use us for small one-off projects or else to give you peace of mind by appointing us as your very own safety team.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Good health and safety means good business - and it's crucial to get it right. We can help you to manage your organisation's health and safety risks as we offer a full range of consultancy, training and support services all under on roof. You can simply use us for small one-off projects or else to give you peace of mind by appointing us as your very own safety team.  We provide experienced, friendly and professional support you can rely on. Contact us: tel. 01933 626 444   Health and Safety Training  >Health and Safety Training Choose from our range of course accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH or else consider having RSA design a course for your business. All of our courses can be delivered nationally. We can even create safety videos and DVDs or interactive training products on any health and safety subject area. Whatever your health and safety training need – challenge us to find the answer for your business!  Health and Safety Consultancy  >Health and Safety Consultancy We can help you with all aspects of health and safety consultancy. We can help you with general risk assessments, health and safety management systems, policies, inspections and audits, guidance and sound advice. Areas covered include asbestos surveys and management, legionella risk assessments, noise risk assessments, fire risk assessments, disability access audits and occupational health and hygiene.     News and information  New and changing legislation / Planned changes to First-aid > see more Enforcement action / Jailed for manslaughter > see more Industry news / Asbestos awareness campaign > see more PHSC Group news / Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow > see more  For latest news & information > Health and Safety News Page Resources and Quick Links to Popular Pages  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb)  > Noise Risk Assessments  > Safety Management Systems and Policy Creation  > IOSH Managing Safely   Advisor Service  > Get peace of mind... Our Advisor Service provides you with all the support you need; unlimited telephone support, consultancy time, training time, priority response, discounts and your legally required designated 'competent person'.           RSA Health and Safety consultancy, training and courses UK   RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety consultancy and training. Based in the Midlands and with offices in Kent and Essex, RSA operates nationally. We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Alternatively we can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. Being part of a national health and safety plc, means that we have in-house expertise in all aspects of health and safety consultancy. Whether you are simply looking for a safety audit or risk assessment or whether you need complex technical services such as asbestos surveys or noise risk assessments, we have the experts. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of health and safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your health and safety requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |   Keywords: Health and safety consultancy and training; competent person; safety advisor service");sQ1[10]=new Array("http://www.rsafoodsafety.com/","RSA Environmental Health - Food Safety consultancy, training and courses UK","RSA can help you through all aspects of food safety management ranging from initial audits and HACCP advice, accredited and bespoke food hygiene training all the way through to specialist health and safety advice for catering and food manufacturing environments. All under one roof.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Food Safety means good business - and it's crucial to get it right. RSA can help you through all aspects of food safety management ranging from initial audits and HACCP advice, accredited and bespoke food hygiene training all the way through to specialist health and safety advice for catering and food manufacturing environments. All under one roof. We provide experienced, friendly, professional and accredited support you can rely on. Contact us: tel. 01933 626444    Food Safety Training  > Food Safety Training RSA offers accredited food safety courses ranging from CIEH Level 1 all the way through to the Level 4 award in Managing Food Safety. All courses are offered to be run in-house for your business and some are delivered as open courses (for individuals to attend) in London, Kent and Northamptonshire. We also offer a bespoke food safety course design service and can deliver a course to suit your business. Feel free to challenge us! Food Safety Consultancy   > Food Safety Consultancy RSA can help you with all aspects of food hygiene consultancy. RSA delivers food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small companies such as individual high street shops, to large food manufacturers. We can help with internal, supplier, cleaning and initial audits, as well as with verification, validation and review of HACCP. We also carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities, so we know the correct advice to give you.     News and information  Norovirus 2009 - Update > see more Listeria is Back - News Article > see more A Guide to Traceability - Do Your Systems Comply? > see more PHSC Group news / Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow > see more For latest news & information > visit our food safety News Desk Resources and Popular Links  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Latest Public Courses pdf (xxkb) > 'Food Hygiene - A guide for Businesses' pdf  > Food safety useful links   Advisor Service  > Get peace of mind Our Advisor Service provides you with all the support you need; unlimited telephone support, consultancy time, training time, priority response as well as discounts and the ability to spread your cost...           RSA Food Safety Consultancy, Training and Courses UK   RSA is a leading supplier of food safety consultancy and training. Based in the Midlands and with offices in Kent and Essex, RSA operates nationally. We deliver a huge range of food safety training courses. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by CIEH and RIPH covering all disciplines of food safety and food hygiene. Alternatively we can design completely bespoke food safety and hygiene training courses to match your company’s specific needs. Being part of a national plc, means that we have in-house expertise in all aspects of food safety consultancy. Whether you are simply looking for an audit of your business or whether you need complex technical services such as writing complex HACCP systems, we have the experts. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of food safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your food safety and hygiene requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |    Health and Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment Specialists (Permanent, Temporary & Contract) RSA Careers is a health and safety and environmental health recruitment agency and can help you find the people you need or the work that you want. View Latest Jobs    Clients  >Looking for People We have hundreds of health and safety practitioners and environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We often place them with local authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. At RSA Careers our objective is to make sure we give you the right people at the right time to fill your skills shortage. Candidates  >Looking for Jobs RSA Careers has a variety of exciting job opportunities for health and safety practitioners and environmental health professionals looking for new employment or to enjoy the benefits of flexible contract work. At RSA Careers we will only put you forward for jobs that you express an interest in and only then if you fulfil the criteria. > Search our Latest Jobs      News and information  NEW jobs and work placements updated 10th February 2009.  For latest group news & information > Click Here Information & Registration  > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb)  > Clients - register your requirements for consultants and staff  > Consultants - register your details with RSA Careers free of charge, now!  Recruitment Agency  > About RSA Careers RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety and environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions and has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service.           RSA Careers - Health, Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment Agency UK   RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety and environmental health manpower, predominantly to Local Authorities throughout the UK. RSA has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. Our health, safety and environmental health consultants have a wide range of background and experience covering all of the health and safety and environmental health disciplines including health and safety, food safety, pollution, licensing and housing. We can offer consultants to fill vacancies on a placement basis or else to carry out an agreed task or project. RSA also offers a cost-effective way for companies and local authorities to advertise full-time and part-time jobs for health and safety and environmental health consultants. Please feel free to contact us for more details. Working with RSA you will have access to our highly experienced team of health and safety practitioners when and where you need them. Whether you need extra expertise to prepare for a project or more hands on deck, RSA is an affordable solution for all your environmental health requirements. We can help!    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?     Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency | Looking for People | Register your staff requirements | Local Authority Clients | Environmental Health Private Sector Clients | Looking for Jobs | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training |  ");sQ1[12]=new Array("pdfs/RSA Brochure.pdf","untitled","","RSA is a safety and environmental health consultancy and training company, conveniently providing a complete range of related services all under one roof. If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! Health and Safety Consultancy Health and Safety Management (policies and procedures; risk assessments; audits; inspections and surveys; accident investigation) Accredited Safety Management Standards Asbestos Surveying and Management Legionella Risk Assessments Disability Access Audits Fire Risk Assessment I.T. Safety Solutions List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Safety Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Workplace Exposure Surveys Noise Risk Assessment Asbestos Sampling Legionella Sampling Mercury Detection and Monitoring Employment Agency and Recruitment Services Ship Sanitation Housing Planning Health and Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Occupational Hygiene Other Environmental Health Services We all know that an excellent health and safety record is vitally important. It's crucial to get it right because good health and safety means good business. At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[13]=new Array("documents/2009DATES_000.pdf","2009DATES_000.pdf","","PUBLIC COURSE DATES 2009 Health & Safety Training Location NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Two weeks block release. First week 9th ­ 13th February 2009. Second week 23rd ­ 27th Februray 2009. Examinations to be held on 3rd and 4th March 2009. £1495 per delegate to include: · · · · · · Precourse preparation of delegates Handouts Homework and exam preparation work marked by NEBOSH national examiner Lunch and refreshments Exam entry fees Additional support and guidance where needed by a NEBOSH national examiner. Kent We consistently achieve pass rates approaching 90%, with many candidates receiving credit and distinction grades. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | RSA home |  RSA Environmental Health Consultancy, advice, courses and training    < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   RSA Environmental Health UK - Nationwide coverage Sitemap  > RSA EnvironmentalHealth Brochure (pdf) > RSA Training and courses dates 2007  > rsaenvironmentalhealth.com > About Us > Contact Us > Environmental Health and safety Advisory Service > Testimonials > rsahealthandsafety.com > Health and Safety Useful Links > Health and safety Training and Courses > Health and Safety Training Courses FAQs > List of in-House Health and Safety Training and Courses > IOSH Safety for Senior Executives > IOSH Managing Safety > IOSH Working safely > IOSH Directing Safely > CIEH Stress Awareness > CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace > CIEH Principles of Manual Handling > CIEH Principles and Practise of Risk Assessment > CIEH Supervising Health and Safety > CIEH Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace > CIEH Environmental Awareness Certificate (for employees) > CIEH Environmental Management Certificate > CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate (Train the Trainer) > CIEH HACCP in Practice > NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health > HSE First Aid At Work > HSE Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) > DSE Assessor Training > Manual Handling Instructors (Train the Trainer) > Health and Safety Bespoke Course design > Health and Safety Public Courses > RSA Health and Safety Trainers > Health and Safety Consultancy > Health and Safety Consultancy FAQs > Health and Safety Audits > Disability Access Audits > Noise Risk Assessments > Health and Safety Risk Assessments > Fire Risk Assessments > Health and safety Policy Writing > Occupational Health Consultancy > Occupational Hygiene Consultancy > Environmental Protection Consultancy > Asbestos Consultancy > rsafoodsafety.com > Food Safety Useful Links > Food Safety Training and Courses > Food Safety Training and Courses FAQs > In-House food safety Training and Courses > CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety > CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practise > CIEH HACCP in Practise > CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene > CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (Update) > CIEH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety > RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety > Bespoke Food Safety Training and Courses > Food Safety Types of Courses > RSA Food Safety Trainers > Food Safety Consultancy > Food Safety Consultancy FAQs > Initial Food Safety Audits > Internal Food Safety Audits > Supplier Food Safety Audits > Cleaning Food Safety Audits > Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP > rsastaff.com > About the RSA Environmental Health Recruitment > Looking for People? - Staff and Consultant Recruitement > Search Environmental Health Consultants' Database > Register your requirements - form > Environmental Health Recruitment Local Authority clients > Environmental Health Recruitment Private Sector Clients > Looking for Jobs? - Environmental Health Work > Search Environmental Health Work and Jobs Database > Register Your Environmental Health Qualifications > Environmental Health Jobs and Work FAQs  Contact Us now for a chat, to book a course or to obtain a quotation.    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We can help you with general risk assessments, health and safety management systems, policies, inspections and audits, guidance and sound advice.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > List of public courses pdf (246kb)  > H&S News Desk    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy Why bother with Health and Safety? Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have specialist safety practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and cost-effective manner. We don’t believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. With the support of our parent organisation, PHSC plc, we are able to provide specialist safety services to meet your needs.   RSA can help!  RSA believes in providing advice, help and support which is plain-speaking, up to date and cost effective. RSA Health and Safety Consultancy services include: Developing safety policies and systems Health and safety audits of your policies, procedures and working methods Risk assessments including specialists subjects such as noise, fire, legionella, disability access and asbestos Speclialist occupational hygiene services Our ever popular Advisor Service providing the peace of mind of knowing you have access to everything under one roof   Why choose RSA?  We have a team of professional Chartered Health and Safety practioners who are experienced in the business world as well as enforcement work so they understand your business needs and are able to combine these with statutory obligations. We work on small as well as large projects, giving you access to Health and Safety Consultancy in a way which works with your budget, requirements and personal expertise. We have a wealth of experience and training in all aspects of health and safety, and pride ourselves on giving a good, cost-effective and professional service to all our clients. For advice and information on Health and Safety Consultancy and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Most Popular Health and Safety Courses Provided by RSA  Course Examination Body: IOSH IOSH Safety for Senior Executives IOSH Managing Safety IOSH Working safely IOSH Directing Safely  Course Examination Body: CIEH CIEH Stress Awareness CIEH Foundation Certificate in health and Safety in the Workplace CIEH Principles of Manual Handling CIEH Principles and Practice of Risk assessment CIEH Supervising Health and Safety CIEH Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace CIEH Environmental Awareness Certificate (for employees) CIEH Environmental Management Certificate CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate (Train the Trainer)  Course Examination Body: NEBOSH NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health  Approving Body: HSE HSE First Aid At Work HSE Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid)  RSA Courses DSE Assessor Training Manual Handling Instructors (Train the Trainer) Fire safety awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Manual Handling Assessor Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to Carry Out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessments How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Senior Executive Briefing Health & Safety for Appointed Co-ordinators Health & Safety for Safety Committee Members Health & Safety in Contact Centres Health & Safety for Care Home Environments Health & Safety for Housing Associations Lift Truck Training Safe Use of Ladders Permit to Work Accident Investigation Noise Awareness   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training Training FAQs List of In-house Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Training and courses UK - Nationwide coverage Public Health and Safety Training and Courses   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   RSA provides public health and safety training and courses. These courses are offered on specific days at venues across the country. > Current list of Public Courses (pdf)     Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.     If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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RSA delivers food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small companies such as individual high street shops, to large food manufacturers.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Consultancy Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Initial Audits Internal Audits Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits HACCP  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Food Safety - A Guide for Your Business (246kb)  > Food Safety Hot Topics and News    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Consultancy What is so important about Food Safety? Whatever the nature of your business it will have to meet certain health and safety requirements - and if you operate in the food industry you will also have to comply with stringent food hygiene regulations. Poor food hygiene carries a heavy cost for catering companies – in terms of profits, staff and reputation. So how can you be sure your food handling practices and procedures are up to scratch? RSA has a range of services to help you get them right, either by helping you set up your procedures from the start, or by checking that what you are currently doing is correct. We can: Review your current systems and assess your needs Advise you on how to update or improve procedures as required Check how well your staff are following procedures Help introduce new high standards and train staff in meeting them Monitor effectiveness over time   RSA can help!  At RSA we deliver Food Safety Consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include environmental health officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. RSA Food Safety Consultancy services include: Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor - Internal Audits Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits   Why choose RSA?  RSA has particular expertise in the catering industry, hotels, restaurants, educational establishments, healthcare and conference centres. We’re up to date with the latest legislation; we carry out audits and inspections; we develop systems and processes; we help you to implement safe working practices; and we monitor their effectiveness over time. In other words, we work in partnership with you to reduce risk and protect people. Throughout your service period we’re always only a phone call, fax or email away, to deal with any question about safety or hygiene. If you have a crisis, we can help you, no matter how, when, where or what….  For advice and information on Health and Safety Consultancy and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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All courses are offered to be run in-house for your business and some are delivered as open courses (for individuals to attend) in London, Kent and Northamptonshire.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Food Safety - A Guide for Your Business pdf  > Food Safety Hot Topics and News    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and Courses UK Food Safety Training RSA can provide food safety training courses to suit your business. Whether you are looking for basic, intermediate or advanced level courses we can help you. It may be that you would like a course that is developed or adapted specifically for your business. You also have the choice of having courses run in-house at your business or at a venue of your preference. We even run a few public courses, which means you can send individual delegates to a course that is open to other organisations. Whatever your preference, we can usually find what you are looking for.  RSA can help!  RSA offers courses covering all aspects of Food Safety training as well as Health and Safety Training. In-house food safety training (training delivered at your company's premises). Public food safety courses (run on specific dates in Northamptonshire and Kent and open to all businesses) Bespoke food safety training (courses developed or adpated specifically for your business)  Food Safety Training and Courses Quick Search Use the search option on the top grey bar to enter a subject, course accrediting organisation, or a course title. If you cannot find the course you require contact us for more information.  Why choose RSA?  Experience - Many of our trainers have come from a food safety enforcement background. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical safety training that you need, without going over the top. Choice - We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses, nationally. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by CIEH and RIPH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Tailored - We can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. We can even design safety videos/DVDs or interactive training courses for you. Cost-effective – For in-house courses we simply charge you for the trainer (and any certificate costs external accrediting bodies may charge). This means you can train lots of staff without incurring large costs.  For advice and information on Health and Safety Training and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and courses UK - Nationwide coverage List of In-House Food Safety Courses  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   Most Popular Food Safety Courses Provided by RSA  Course Examination Body: CIEH Level 1 Award in Food Safety in Catering / Retail / Manufacturing Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering / Retail / Manufacturing (this is the old foundation food hygiene certificate) Level 3 Award in Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering / Manufacturing   Bespoke Courses Learn more about our bespoke food safety training services.   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    All of these services and many more can be called upon as and when you need them via our EHS Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and courses UK - Nationwide coverage Public Food Safety Courses  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   RSA provides public food safety training and courses in conjunction with our sister company, 'In House The Hygiene Management Co. Ltd'.   List of Public Courses To help you meet your company training standards, In House is conducting public courses for all your team this year. Now is the opportunity to upgrade your own qualification and ensure your team is up to date with their training needs. Please note that all fees in the table below are per candidate and include course notes, textbooks, refreshments through the day as well as lunch. Course CIEH Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering Dates Feb 3, 4, 5 with exam on morning of Feb 12th Location Bassetsbury Manor, High Wycombe Fee £380 + VAT  Course CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate Dates Feb 10, 11, 12 Location Bassetsbury Manor, High Wycombe T Fee £445 + VAT  Course CIEH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering Dates March 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 from 9am - 5pm April 15 & 22 from 9.00am – 1.00pm Location Leicester Square, London Fee £745 + VAT  Course CIEH Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering Dates May 18, 19, 20 with exam on morning of May 27 Location Leicester Square, London Fee £380 + VAT   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   All of these services and many more can be called upon as and when you need them via our EHS Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right job    Home Looking for People Looking for Jobs Search Jobs Database Register your Details Frequent Questions About the Agency  Register now! Looking for work with companies and with Local Authorities? > Register your details    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Environmental Health Jobs and Work - Nationwide Looking for Environmental Health Jobs - An Easy Solution! RSA has a variety of exciting job opportunities for environmental health practitioners looking to enjoy the benefits of flexible contract work or if you just want a change in full-time employment. We are currently undertaking exacting contracts for many local authorities and private sector companies, 75% of which return to use RSA again and again! At RSA we will only put you forward for jobs that you express an interest in and only then if you fulfil the criteria. This ensures that we're not wasting your time sending you for jobs you don't want and there's more chance that you will get the job when the client meets you. If you are a professional looking for work opportunities then we would love to hear from you. Hourly/inspection rates are dependent upon experience, CPD, and length of job contract. > Register your details with us > Search the Jobs Database  RSA can help! It only takes 5 minutes to complete our simple registration form. Once we have confirmed your registration we will then let you know about job opportunities as soon as they arise via:   A text message direct to your mobile phone if we feel an opportunity particularly suits you A 'stop-press' email with opportunities that urgently need to be filled A weekly email with all of the latest placements and inspections  What You Need to Fill in the Registration Form To enable us to begin putting you forward for opportunities, we will need the following documents from you once you have completed the registration form:   Your latest curriculum vitae A copy of your EHORB certificate (if you are an EHO) or certificates of other relevant professional memberships Copies of certificates related to your vocational qualifications   All of these documents can be uploaded via the registration form. If you prefer you can send them via email, fax or through the post (see Contact Us), but in all circumstances you must first complete the registration form.   Why choose RSA?  RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions and has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we're proud to say that 75% of our customers return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency | Looking for People | Register your staff requirements | Local Authority Clients | Environmental Health Private Sector Clients | Looking for Jobs | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training |  ");sQ1[24]=new Array("http://www.rsastaff.co.uk/environmental-health-recruitment-people.html","RSA Environmental Health Recruitment Agency - Finding consultants and staff UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and health & safety and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Specialists Finding you the right people    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Contact us now! Need people to supplement your staff or for single projects? > Contact us now!     RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health and Safety and Environmental Health Staff Recruitment - Nationwide Permanent, Temporary and Contract Looking for Health and Safety and Environmental Health People - An Easy Solution! Finding the right person can be time-consuming, frustrating and expensive. At RSA Careers, our objective is to make sure we give you the right people at the right time to fill your skills shortage. We don't believe in wasting your time; we'll send you the right person or we'll send no-one at all. > Contact us now!  RSA can help!  RSA can help you find the right people by making the whole process quick and easy:   Applicant Vetting: Before our applicants even get to you we check that they have: The right level of professional competency Up to date CPD (continuing professional development) where relevant Relevant experience Which means you will only get to see the most suitable applicants, not a deluge of CV’s from people who either aren't interested or are unavailable to fill the position.   A Free Person Allocation Search: All you need to do is call us or fill in our contact form. Once we know the sort of candidates that you are looking for, we will check our existing database and let you know if we have someone suitable. If we don't, we'll scour the market for you - if the perfect candidate is out there - we'll find them! We don't charge for this service, no employment means no cost to you! > Fill in our contact form   Why choose RSA?  RSA is a leading supplier of health and safety and environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions and has a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we're proud to say that we work with our clients again and again. For advice and information on Health & Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right people and the right jobs    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Register now! Need people to supplement your staff or for single projects? > Register your requirements Local Authorities: Looking for someone for short-term or permanent contracts? > Register your requirements    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health, Safety and Environmental Staff Recruitment - Nationwide Recruitment Testimonials  Contact Us now for more information.  "I am a self employed environmental consultant. As anyone in my position will tell you, it is cash flow as much as net income that either makes a success or failure of the business. I have been on the books of RSA Environmental Health Limited for approximately three and a half years now. In that time I have never been short of work and I receive regular lists of available positions. Payment of invoices is made promptly and regularly within the 28 day term specified on my invoices. In short RSA, has provided me with regular promptly paid work consistently over a prolonged period. As a small business this service is invaluable, it irons out the peaks and troughs of financial turnover and I am able to plan ahead in the knowledge of manpower commitment and of a base line income provided by RSA short to medium term contracts. I have found the service provided by RSA to be fair, efficient and friendly. The provision of a CV and resultant informal discussions has resulted in particular opportunities of interest being forwarded to me in addition to the regular lists of available positions. Through RSA I have built up a network of friends and useful contacts as well as being gainfully employed on a regular basis in my particular field. Whether a newly qualified graduate looking for a first step in a career, an old hand looking for extra income in retirement, a practitioner looking for a more permanent position or like me, a self employed practitioner looking for regular part time contracts to keep my accountant happy, I would have no hesitation in recommending RSA as a first point of contact."  Mike Ausden, MLA Consulting (Bedford) Ltd  "The reaction times and response times to queries are very good, you know that you will always get a call back. Current contracts or those that might be of  interest to you are highlighted at every opportunity with enthusiasm. I have secured a contract through RSA and have been pleasantly surprised at the smooth operation of documentation arriving on time the stress of pursuing contracts has been minimised, I put this down to the efficiency of Carol - (Carol Hudson is Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator with RSA Careers). On arriving at my place of work, RSA was mentioned as they had secured the contract on this occasion and they also had very high regards for RSA."  Iftikhar Uddin, Contractor and Environmental Health Officer  For advice and information on Health & Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626 444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right job    Home Looking for People Looking for Jobs Search Jobs Database Register your Details Frequent Questions About the Agency  Register now! Looking for work with companies and with Local Authorities? > Register your details    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Environmental Health Jobs and Work - Nationwide Jobs Database - Search for Work  You can browse details of all the current work opportunities in a number of ways: Either choose from the list of regions: Choose one --------------------------- Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast London West Midlands East Midlands East Anglia Scotland Wales  Or type a keyword to search:  Or click here to browse all available jobs.   For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.     Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right people    Home Looking for People Looking for Jobs   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   News from the group...   PHSC Group news Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow The logos of PHSC plc and its Group companies can be found on the No. 51 car of Stefan Wilson, a driver in the Formula 3 motor racing series. Stefan has won four races in 2008, including events in England, Belgium and Romania. In 2007 he was voted Young Driver of the Year, earning him a test in the McLaren F1 car more usually driven by Lewis Hamilton.  Autumn training dates announced A schedule of public training courses for 2009 has been announced by PHSC plc Group companies. Topics as diverse as working in confined spaces, food safety, asbestos awareness and noise at work can be studied at a number of venues this Autumn. Where a client wishes to send multiple delegates, it may be more cost-effective to run the training course in-house so please ask for prices. A list of courses can be viewed by clicking here.  Staff profile Carol Hudson: Carol Hudson is the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator within the Temporary Staff section at RSA Environmental Health Ltd. Carol helps place professional environmental health staff into temporary positions, mostly within local authorities where they carry out enforcement work. This generally means she spends a great deal of time on the phone talking to clients and candidates and trying to find the right role for the right person. It’s very much like match-making and there’s nothing Carol finds more rewarding than helping someone to find a job.  And finally ... Conveying the wrong message… Workers in the baggage handling section of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport had a bit of a surprise on 26 August when an elderly woman came through the baggage chute for sorting. It seems she mistook instructions at check-in, and thought that she was supposed to get to the plane by conveyor! The 78-year-old lady was en-route to Germany when she sat down on the on the unmanned belt and was promptly whisked off to the baggage handling centre. Staff helped get her back to the correct location and, uninjured, she made her flight as planned. There are no reports as to what became of her luggage!  For more information on how we can help you contact us  For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.     Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency | Looking for People | Register your staff requirements | Local Authority Clients | Environmental Health Private Sector Clients | Looking for Jobs | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training |  ");sQ1[28]=new Array("http://www.rsastaff.co.uk/pdfs/RSA Brochure.pdf","untitled","","RSA is a safety and environmental health consultancy and training company, conveniently providing a complete range of related services all under one roof. If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! Health and Safety Consultancy Health and Safety Management (policies and procedures; risk assessments; audits; inspections and surveys; accident investigation) Accredited Safety Management Standards Asbestos Surveying and Management Legionella Risk Assessments Disability Access Audits Fire Risk Assessment I.T. Safety Solutions List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Safety Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Workplace Exposure Surveys Noise Risk Assessment Asbestos Sampling Legionella Sampling Mercury Detection and Monitoring Employment Agency and Recruitment Services Ship Sanitation Housing Planning Health and Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Occupational Hygiene Other Environmental Health Services We all know that an excellent health and safety record is vitally important. It's crucial to get it right because good health and safety means good business. At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[29]=new Array("http://www.rsastaff.co.uk/form-consultants-registration.html","RSA Environmental Health Recruitment Agency - Finding environemntal health jobs and work UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right job    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Register now!    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Environmental Health Jobs and Work - Nationwide Register your requirements     Title of job role/s:     Contact Details:      * Your name:  Your Position:  * Name of your organisation:  * Address of organisation:  * Telephone number:  Fax number:  * Email:     Type of Position/Project:      Disciplines required (tick all that apply): Food Safety Health and Safety Housing Pollution Other (specify)     Are you looking for:   A temporary placement? Yes No  If ‘YES’ – how many hours per week are you looking for this person to work as a minimum? a maximum?  Inspection work to be undertaken as a project? Yes No  If ‘YES’ – how many inspections in the relevant disciplines ticked above?  A permanent member of staff? Yes No     Please feel free to give us any additional information about the job/s:     Specification of person required:   Are you looking for: EHO Technical Officer Either     Will you consider a newly qualified individual? Yes No     Please state qualifications required as a minimum:     Start date, if any:     Completion deadline, if any:     Where did you hear of RSA?     If you wish to attach a job specification, click on the 'Browse' button to locate the file on your PC before you send the form     * denotes required field    > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right job    Home Looking for People Looking for Jobs Search Jobs Database Register your Details Frequent Questions About the Agency  Register now! Looking for work with companies and with Local Authorities? > Register your details    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Environmental Health Jobs and Work - Nationwide Register your details  Details:      * Title:  * First Name:  * Surname:  * Address etc:  * Daytime phone no.:  * Evening phone no.:  * Mobile phone no.:  Fax no.:  * Email address:  * Date of Birth:  * Do you hold a current UK driving licence? Yes/No Yes No  * Do you own a car? Yes/No Yes No     Qualifications:   * Are you a qualified EHO? Yes/No Yes No  * Are you a qualified Technical Officer? Yes/No Yes No  * When did you last work in local authority?  * Have you worked in the Private Sector? Yes No        Availability:   When are you next available for work?  * How regularly are you available for work?  * What hours are you prepared to work?  * Indicate by ticking the relevant boxes in which areas of the country you are prepared to work: North West South East North East South West East Midlands East Anglia West Midlands Wales London       Interests:   * Are you interested in carrying out placement work? Yes No  If 'Yes', how many days per week would you be available for placement work?  * Are you interested in undertaking inspection-based work? Yes No  * What is your employment status? PAYE Self-Employed Ltd Company     Areas:   * Indicate by ticking in the boxes areas in which you are proficient and are fully qualified. COMMERCIAL: Food Safety / Standards  Health & Safety  Licensing POLLUTION: Nuisance / Public Health  Noise Specialist  EPA / Air Quality  Contaminated Land HOUSING: Grants including DFG's  Housing Complaints / Inspection  HMO's OTHER (please state:)     If you are interested in being considered as a trainer, please state what subject areas you are able to train and to what level.     Referees:   * Please supply two referees, one of which must be at the most recent local authority you have worked for, if you wish to be considered for L.A. work. NOTE that these referees WILL be approached by RSA Environmental Health Ltd straightaway. If you do not wish us to approach referees, then please leave these boxes blank, however, this may inhibit our ability to find you work quickly. References will only be made available to any prospective employers if you have specifically expressed an interest in a position. All information will be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Referee 1: Referee 2:  CV:   Please attach a copy of your CV. Click on the 'Browse' button to locate the file on your PC before you send the form.    * denotes required field   If you do not have relevant documents available electronically, then you can send them to us at: RSA Environmental Health Ltd, Blotts Barn, Brooks Road, Raunds, Northamptonshire NN9 6NS. You can ring us on 01933 626 444 if you have any queries.   > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Looking for jobs and people Finding you the right people and the right jobs    Home Looking for People Looking for Jobs Search Jobs Database  Register now! Looking for people to supplement your staff or for single projects? > Register your requirements now! Looking for Health & Safety or Environmental Health work? > Register your details now!    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Looking for Health & Safety and Environmental Health People About the RSA Careers Agency  < Back  Contact Us now for more information.  At RSA we offer a simple, easy and cost-effective way to find the right work or people for you. Our service is easy to use and enables you to quickly search online for consultants or jobs. We are currently undertaking exacting contracts for many local authorities and private sector companies, a huge majority of which use RSA again and again!   Looking for People:  Let us do the work : If your organisation is looking for one or more consultants to fill a permanent role, temporary placement contracts or simply to undertake private consultancy or training contracts, then here is a great starting point. We have hundreds of safety practitioners and environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We often place them with local authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts.  Free Service for locating people: If you have specific requirements simply register your requirements with us and we will see if we have anyone fitting your needs on our books. > Register your requirements   Looking for jobs:  Search our Safety and Environmental Health Jobs Database: RSA has a variety of exciting job opportunities for safety practitioners and environmental health professionals looking to enjoy the benefits of flexible contract work or if you just want a change in full-time employment. > Search our Latest Jobs Now  Register with us: Register your details with us and we will start trying to match you with opportunities straight away. At RSA we will only put you forward for jobs that you express an interest in and only then if you fulfil the criteria. This ensures that we're not wasting your time sending you for jobs you don't want and there's more chance that you will get the job when the client meets you. > Register your details now!    For advice and information on Health & Safety and Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Specialists Finding you the right people    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Register now! Need people to supplement your staff or for single projects? > Register your requirements Local Authorities: Looking for someone for short-term or permanent contracts? > Register your requirements    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety and Environmental Health Staff Recruitment - Nationwide Permanent, Temporary and Contract What can we provide for Local Authorities?  Contact Us now for more information.  RSA Environmental Health Ltd has been providing local authority manpower solutions for many years and was one of the pioneers in providing these services. RSA has since grown to become one of the largest providers of local authority environmental health consultancy in the country. We are staffed by experienced and fully qualified Environmental Health Officers who are best able to discuss and understand your exact needs. We pride ourselves on providing a quality service and to demonstrate our commitment we are fully accredited to ISO 9001:2000. We have worked with over 100 authorities nationwide and with many we have developed long-term working partnerships. Our aim is to develop partnerships with each authority we work for so that we integrate fully into the environmental health service. With our large database of fully qualified consultants we are able to undertake a wide range of tasks no matter how large, small or obscure. For full details of our services see each specific section below: > Food Safety > Health and Safety > Housing > Environmental protection  The Benefits to Your Authority from Using Consultants Cost Effective: Our EHOs can usually carry out up to seven inspections per day dependent upon inspection protocols to be followed and risk rating. If you pay on a per inspection basis, then you only pay for work that is actually carried out, meaning you never pay for lost time.   Time and Efficiency: We carry out the inspections at the required time enabling targets to be met and allowing your EHOs to get on with other work. The inspection service includes all record keeping, writing letters and so on. We do not normally charge for void or closed premises but a charge may be levied if excessive time has been taken.   Appointments: We have the ability to send advanced appointment letters to health and safety/licensing premises in your area from our office.   Systems: We quickly integrate and operate under your existing inspection systems, using your computer database and adopting your “house style”. All inspections are in accordance with all HELA guidance.   Licensing/Food safety: If required, joint inspections may be made assessing both Food Safety, Licensing and Health & Safety or any combination of the three.   Qualified EHOs: As qualified EHO’s and Health & Safety inspectors, if authorised by the local authority, we are able to serve improvement notices and take other formal action if required.   Your Choice: We can provide you with a number of references from other local authorities for whom we have conducted similar work.     For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right people    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Contact us now ! Need people to fill permanent, temporary or contract positions? > Contact us now!    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety and Environmental Health Staff Recruitment - Nationwide Private Sector - Permanent, Contract and Temporary Staff  Contact Us now for more information.  What can RSA Careers do for your Company? We can provide permanent, contract and temporary staff for companies thoughout the UK. We specialise in providing health and safety and environmental professionals for affordable fees. Our staff are a combination of safety practitioners, environmental health professionals and recruitment specialists.  Why should you choose RSA Careers?  We can avoid you having to:   spend hours designing and writing an advertisement spend thousands of pounds advertising in trade press or on the internet sort through a mass of poor quality CVs spend hours talking to candidate, trying to establish a shortlist let the people down that haven't been successful lay out cash without the guarantee of finding the right person   With RSA, we do all of the above for you and you won't have spent a penny. We are professionals in safety and environmental health (our consultants are Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners and Environmental Health Officers) and so we know what skills and experience will fit your requirements. We do all of the searching and checking for you and it's only when you know that you've found the right person and they've accepted the role, that a fee becomes payable.   For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Recruitment Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Recruitment Finding you the right people    Home Looking for Jobs Looking for People Register your Requirements Local Authority Clients Private Sector Clients About Us  Register now! Need people to supplement your staff or for single projects? > Register your requirements Local Authorities: Looking for someone for short-term or permanent contracts? > Register your requirements    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Environmental Health Staff Recruitment - Nationwide Environmental protection / pollution control services for Local Authorities  Contact Us now for more information.  RSA offers a full range of services to assist local authorities with their obligations with regard to all relevant environmental legislation. This work is specialised and has a number of statutory deadlines which authorities sometimes find difficult to meet. Furthermore, many local authorities are struggling to deal with the additional workload generated by the requirements of the new IPPC regime. At RSA, we have EHO’s and technical officers who are able to relieve the pressure by undertaking a range of services on your behalf.  Our services include:  Dealing with new permit applications required by the Pollution, Prevention & Control (England & Wales) Regulations 2000. Dealing with the transitional responsibilities under the Pollution Prevention & Control (England & Wales) Regulations 2000. This can mean transferring processes currently authorised under Part 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to the new permit system Dealing with the complex requirements of the Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004. This can mean assessing operators’ solvent management plans and solvent reduction programmes. Assisting in decisions on upgrade plans and substantial changes. Permit compliance inspections. Noise consultancy and survey expertise can be called upon in planning related and other matters. This can range from ad-hoc noise surveys and assessments of the environmental health implications of a specific planning application to assistance with staffing out of hours noise control services. We also have experience of waste management, LA21, recycling schemes and the implementation of “Wheeled Bin Schemes”. We can review and write all of your departments enforcement procedures and other protocols.  As an alternative to carrying out defined project type work we can place suitably experienced staff within your department to assist or manage your own staff with pollution and public health matters, with a total flexibility of days and working hours.    For advice and information on Environmental Health Recruitment and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > List of public courses pdf (246kb)  > H&S News Desk    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy Why bother with Health and Safety? Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have specialist safety practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and cost-effective manner. We don’t believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. With the support of our parent organisation, PHSC plc, we are able to provide specialist safety services to meet your needs.   RSA can help!  RSA believes in providing advice, help and support which is plain-speaking, up to date and cost effective. RSA Health and Safety Consultancy services include: Developing safety policies and systems Health and safety audits of your policies, procedures and working methods Risk assessments including specialists subjects such as noise, fire, legionella, disability access and asbestos Speclialist occupational hygiene services Our ever popular Advisor Service providing the peace of mind of knowing you have access to everything under one roof   Why choose RSA?  We have a team of professional Chartered Health and Safety practioners who are experienced in the business world as well as enforcement work so they understand your business needs and are able to combine these with statutory obligations. We work on small as well as large projects, giving you access to Health and Safety Consultancy in a way which works with your budget, requirements and personal expertise. We have a wealth of experience and training in all aspects of health and safety, and pride ourselves on giving a good, cost-effective and professional service to all our clients. For advice and information on Health and Safety Consultancy and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |   Keywords: Safety consultants; safety consultancy; asbestos surveys and management; legionella risk assessments; noise risk assessments; fire risk assessments; disability access audits; and occupational health and hygiene.");sQ1[36]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.co.uk/health-safety-training-courses.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Training and Courses UK","Choose from our range of course accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH or else consider having RSA design a course for your business. All of our courses can be delivered nationally. ","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training Training FAQs List of In-house Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses RSA Trainers  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > List of Public Courses pdf  > H&S News Desk    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Training and Courses UK Why do you need Health and Safety Training? Whether you have five people working for you or 500 you have a statutory duty to ensure that your staff are competent. If your staff aren't properly trained you leave yourself open to prosecution for not complying with current legislation and employees can claim you are negligent in regards to their safety. Health and safety training not only helps to protect your staff, it makes good business sense.  RSA can help!  RSA offers courses covering all aspects of Health and Safety, Environmental Health and Food Safety. Accredited Health and Safety training and courses delivered in-house. Public courses run on specific dates at various locations Bespoke Course Design Service  If you cannot find the course you require > contact us for more information.  Why choose RSA?  Experience - Many of our trainers have come from a health and safety enforcement background. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical safety training that you need, without going over the top. Choice - We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses, nationally. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Tailored - We can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. We can even design safety videos/DVDs or interactive training courses for you. Cost-effective – For in-house courses we simply charge you for the trainer (and any certificate costs external accrediting bodies may charge). This means you can train lots of staff without incurring large costs.  For advice and information on Health and Safety Training and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Food Safety Consultancy and Training  Support you can rely on      < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Consultancy and Training Coures UK - Nationwide coverage Food Safety Testimonials  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.  As part of the Social Care Learning and Development team we provide a vast number of training courses to Northamptonshire County Council employees and the Private/Independent sectors. RSA has been included in our training programme for the past five years and we have found them to be a knowledgeable, professional and reputable company and we would highly recommend them to provide an excellent service for you.  Geraldine Harris, Learning and Development Advisor, Northants County Council   We have used RSA Environmental Health for our training requirements for a few years now and will continue to do so. Tony from RSA has carried out internal training for us covering various subjects including, manual handling, food safety and health & safety. All courses are carried out to a high standard and Tony always works closely with us to ensure that they fully meet our requirements. We have also asked Tony to run tailor made courses put together by ourselves which he has been happy to do so.  Anita Castelete, HR Advisor, Frutarom UK Ltd   Thank you for accommodating our organisation at such short notice with a trainer from your agency. You supplied us with Fatima and she was amazing! As a trainer she delivered the material with enthusiasm and passion, whilst engaging the group which was a mixture of young people, some with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours. The delivery style was at a good pace for the young people and Fatima seemed to adapt the programme with a variety of learning techniques so all young people participated. Overall the experience was excellent for all involved and we would gladly use Fatima and your services again, please pass on our comments and gratitude.  Davina, Positive Activities for Young People Team Leader, Luton Borough Council    Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety News  Food Safety  Hot Topics Norovirus 2009 update This cartoon scene of man sneezing in crowded cinema, designed by Herbert Mayo Bateman was to be used in the series ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases', launched by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information in 1942. The message from the Department of Health remains the same nearly 70 years later as we start 2009 fighting off coughs, colds and the viruses which cause vomiting and diarrhoea. Late in 2008, ‘winter vomiting disease’ made an earlier than usual appearance, making thousands of people ill. We are now warned that the coldest start to winter for 30 years could contribute to a surge in norovirus. Norovirus is the most common cause of sickness and diarrhoea in England and Wales and the number of cases typically begins to rise in the winter months. Last year more than three million people were struck down by the bug, which can prove deadly to children, the elderly and the infirm. It is highly contagious, and people who handle food should be excluded from duties until at least 48 hours after symptoms have stopped. 'Unfortunately there is no specific treatment for norovirus apart from letting the illness run its course,' said the HPA. Most people will make a full recovery within 1 to 2 days but it is important to drink plenty of fluids during that time to prevent dehydration especially in the very young or elderly.    Listeria is back An alarming rise in the rate of the potentially fatal form of food poisoning is baffling public health officials. In 2008 the HPA recorded a 65 percent rise in cases of listeriosis with 89 cases reported up to week 23 compared with 54 over the same period last year. Both men and women over 60 are affected and the increase cannot be explained by individual outbreaks. Stuart Spears writing in Environmental Health Practitioner explained in their August issue why listeria has the power to provoke panic: “Between 20 percent and 40 percent of those who contract listeriosis can expect to die. It is this high mortality rate that explains why an upward trend in rates in the last six years, compounded by a sharp increase in reported cases so far this year, has become a source of serious concern”. Listeria Hysteria’ was one of the many headlines in newspapers in 1988 when pregnant women and their newborn babies were the most likely victims. The advice then was for this vulnerable group to avoid manufactured pate and soft cheeses. What has changed is that, since 2001, the increase has been predominantly among patients aged over 60 while rates among other vulnerable groups, such as the immuno-compromised, the pregnant and the newborn, have remained relatively constant. Change in food chain Dr Jim McLauchlin, director of the Health Protection Agency food safety microbiology laboratory at Colindale has said: “What we are sure of is that something really has changed and I believe that the cause has something to do with the food chain”. Listeria food poisoning can happen at any point in the food chain whether on the farm, at the point of production or in the domestic kitchen. Another factor that makes it difficult for the HPA to identify the source of infection is that listeriosis can take up to 3 months to incubate. This makes it hard for the patient to remember what they have eaten. Secondly, the seriousness of the disease does not make this an easy group to study. Some are very ill with the disease and others die, while many are difficult to interview . Foods linked to cases of listeriosis Sandwiches have been found to be the culprits in several outbreaks and sliced cooked meat has also been implicated. However, unlike the 1980s, there is no single source of contamination and the majority of cases are now sporadic. Earlier this year, routine sampling of sandwiches by EHPs from Ashford BC found listeria at Anchor Catering resulting in thousands of sandwiches destined for hospitals, schools and businesses across the South East being recalled and the company voluntarily halting production. One cluster of listeriosis cases was found to be linked to a different sandwich production facility where investigators traced the source back to contaminated machinery parts. They also discovered that once the sandwiches had reached the catering outlet in a hospital, they had been stored at the wrong temperature thus allowing the low levels of bacteria to multiply. Advice to caterers In the light of new information, it is always good advice to review your procedures for high risk foods including sandwich preparation and handling. Always ensure that raw ingredients including cress and lettuce are thoroughly washed as cress in particular has been found to be a source of listeria contamination. Ideally, sandwiches and salads should be prepared in a temperature controlled environment, but if this is not possible then prepare in small batches so that the temperature of ingredients does not rise significantly. Once made, chill salads and sandwiches to below 8°C before putting on display. Check food temperatures often – do not rely of digital read-outs as these only measure air temperatures and are often inaccurate. If the temperature of the sandwiches rises slightly above 8°C keep them for a maximum of 4 hours and then discard.   A Guide to Traceability - Do Your Systems Comply? The last few years have seen an increased public interest into food traceability and according to many professionals it is the ‘buzz word’ of the decade. In January this year the EU Traceability Law came into effect making it compulsory for you to be involved in traceability. Background Information So, what is traceability? Traceability can be defined as the ability to trace and follow a food through all stages of production, processing and distribution. According to Jenny Morris, Policy Officer, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, this simply means that catering businesses must be able to identify their product suppliers. So, why has it become a legal requirement? The legislation was produced in response to recent food scares where products were found to be unsafe for human consumption i.e. Sudan 1 and BSE. The legislation follows food from farm to fork. What are the benefits to your catering business? Food traceability is essential to ensure that the food you sell is safe. In the event of a food safety or quality issue a traceability system is essential. By having a system in place it is possible to track and trace any foodstuff rapidly. Through tracing unsafe food quickly and easily the health of the consumer is protected. Financially your business is protected as a traceability system ensures that only incriminated foods are recalled and withdrawn. Traceability Requirements: Action Required: Comments: Supplier Traceability Keep a list of all your suppliers and what you purchase from them. Record Use by and Best before dates to your delivery inspection records. Change of suppliers must be recorded. This information must be available to competent authorities upon demand (Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Food Standards Agency). Labelling Any food that is sold must be adequately labelled or easily identified to facilitate its traceability throughout the food chain.  What do I need to record? This information must be kept: • Name and address of supplier, nature of products supplied • Date of delivery The recording of the following information is not compulsory, but it is advisable: • Amount of food delivered • Batch number (if any) • Description of the product (e.g. bulk or pre-packed, variety of vegetables/fruit). If the above information is recorded on the product delivery docket why not use this for your records instead. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health advises caterers to check that suppliers provide sufficient details about batches of products so that in the event of a problem being identified only affected foods are withdrawn. The law does not require caterers to establish a link between products coming in your kitchen and products leaving it. However, it is beneficial if you do. This is because if there is ever a recall only contaminated food will be withdrawn and not all your stock. How long do I need to keep records for? Traceability information for the following foods needs to be for a period of five years. 1. Non-perishable foods with a ‘best before’ date less that 5 years 2. Non-perishable foods without a specified shelf life (e.g. wine) 3. Perishable foods with a ‘use-by’ date greater that 3 months Exceptions: 1. Non-perishable products with a specified shelf life greater than 5 years – Records must be retained for the period of the shelf life plus 6 months. 2. a) Perishable products, which have a ‘use by’ date less than the 3 months destined directly for the final consumer. b) Perishable products without a specified ‘use by’ date (e.g. fruit and vegetables) destined directly for the final consumer. Retain records for a period of 6 months after date of production or delivery. Traceability is a straightforward system of removing contaminated food from the supply chain. It guarantees that only unfit food is excluded and the problem is contained quickly without losing credibility.   PHSC Group news Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow The logos of PHSC plc and its Group companies can be found on the No. 51 car of Stefan Wilson, a driver in the Formula 3 motor racing series. Stefan has won four races in 2008, including events in England, Belgium and Romania. In 2007 he was voted Young Driver of the Year, earning him a test in the McLaren F1 car more usually driven by Lewis Hamilton.  Autumn training dates announced A schedule of public training course has been announced by PHSC plc Group companies. Topics as diverse as working in confined spaces, food safety, asbestos awareness and noise at work can be studied at a number of venues this Autumn. Where a client wishes to send multiple delegates, it may be more cost-effective to run the training course in-house so please ask for prices. Details of the training courses can be found here (pdf, 73kb).  Staff profile Carol Hudson: Carol Hudson is the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator within the Temporary Staff section at RSA Environmental Health Ltd. Carol helps place professional environmental health staff into temporary positions, mostly within local authorities where they carry out enforcement work. This generally means she spends a great deal of time on the phone talking to clients and candidates and trying to find the right role for the right person. It’s very much like match-making and there’s nothing Carol finds more rewarding than helping someone to find a job.  And finally ... Conveying the wrong message… Workers in the baggage handling section of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport had a bit of a surprise on 26 August when an elderly woman came through the baggage chute for sorting. It seems she mistook instructions at check-in, and thought that she was supposed to get to the plane by conveyor! The 78-year-old lady was en-route to Germany when she sat down on the on the unmanned belt and was promptly whisked off to the baggage handling centre. Staff helped get her back to the correct location and, uninjured, she made her flight as planned. There are no reports as to what became of her luggage!  For more information on how we can help you contact us  If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! Health and Safety Consultancy Health and Safety Management (policies and procedures; risk assessments; audits; inspections and surveys; accident investigation) Accredited Safety Management Standards Asbestos Surveying and Management Legionella Risk Assessments Disability Access Audits Fire Risk Assessment I.T. Safety Solutions List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Safety Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Workplace Exposure Surveys Noise Risk Assessment Asbestos Sampling Legionella Sampling Mercury Detection and Monitoring Employment Agency and Recruitment Services Ship Sanitation Housing Planning Health and Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Occupational Hygiene Other Environmental Health Services We all know that an excellent health and safety record is vitally important. It's crucial to get it right because good health and safety means good business. At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[40]=new Array("http://www.rsafoodsafety.co.uk/food-safety-links.html","RSA Environmental Health - Food Safety Links","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  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Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic Food Safety Audit report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice.   Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and Courses UK - Nationwide coverage Food Safety Types of Courses and Delivery  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   In-House Food Safety Training and Courses We are able to deliver food safety training for your business at a location of your choosing. Such courses, attended only by staff from your business are referred to as 'in-house'. Usually, such courses would be run at your own premises. However, if you do not have suitable facilities, we could run a course at a training venue that is local to your business. You would just need to pay for the hire of the venue. The advantage of in-house training is that only your own staff are in attendance and this gives the trainer opportunity to talk about the risks that are specific to your business. Of course, the biggest plus point is that you are able to dictate when the training happens. Furthermore, if you have lots of staff to train, in-house training is more cost-effective because you just pay for the trainer and this cost is fixed regardless of how many delegates we train. We have several ways that we can approach the training of your staff: You might simply be looking for an 'off-the-shelf' course, which is accredited by one of the recognised bodies such as CIEH or RIPH. You may want us to adapt an off-the-shelf course, tweaking it so that it fits the risks that your business faces. You might wish to go a step further and have RSA design completely bespoke training courses specifically for your business.  Public Food Safety Training Courses Public courses (often referred to as 'open courses') allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate. This is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Our Public Food Safety Courses are run at various venues in England, with many running in Central London. Refreshments and lunch are provided.   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   All of these services and many more can be called upon as and when you need them via our EHS Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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We encourage our trainers to deliver courses that are interactive and imaginative, utilising activities and practical sessions that bring the courses to life.   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   All of these services and many more can be called upon as and when you need them via our EHS Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and Courses UK - Nationwide coverage Food Safety Training Frequent Questions  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.   Why do you need Food Safety Training? If your staff aren't properly trained you leave yourself open to prosecution for not complying with current legislation. Furthermore, good training will help your business avoid problems caused by poor food safety or hygiene procedures which could result in prosecutions or claims against your organisation. Food safety training not only helps to protect your customers, it makes good business sense.  Why Choose RSA? Experience - Many of our trainers have come from a food safety enforcement background. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical training that you need, without going over the top. Choice - We deliver a huge range of food safety training courses, nationally. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by CIEH and RIPH covering all disciplines of food safety. Tailored - We can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. We can even design food safety videos/DVDs or interactive training courses for you. Cost-effective – For in-house courses we simply charge you for the trainer (and any certificate costs external accrediting bodies may charge). This means you can train lots of staff without incurring large costs.  What courses do you offer? We offer a full range food safety and hygiene training courses, providing both bespoke food safety training and nationally recognised qualifications in food safety. Our experienced training specialists can design and deliver the perfect programme to meet your needs, for the boardroom or the shop floor in any type of organisation. If you can’t see the food safety training course that need on our website, just contact us and we should be able to help you.  Where are the courses held? At a location to suit you. Most clients prefer to hold the training in-house on their own premises but we are happy to run courses for you off-site, perhaps in a local hotel. We have our own training suites in Northamptonshire and in Kent which you would be welcome to use.  Do delegates get any form of certification? All the nationally recognised courses conclude with an examination (optional). Successful candidates receive certificates from the awarding body. Certificates of attendance or achievement can be issued to delegates attending all other courses.  How soon can you deliver? Usually within 4-6 weeks depending on the course required and current availability.  What is the cost? Prices vary according to course to be delivered. We charge for training development and delivery on a daily basis, and will provide you with a written quotation before work begins. Discounts are available where higher volumes of work are placed. Our standard daily rate for training is £775. Nationally recognised courses have additional registration and certification fees. These are advised in advance and passed on at cost.  What training methods do you use? We use a variety of methods during a course, depending on the subject and the course objectives. Our philosophy is to “train by doing” which means that, wherever possible, we include practical exercises. This enables delegates to put the theory into practice, and see at the same time how it relates to their own workplace. This makes them feel more able and confident to use their newly-learnt skills when back at the workplace  Who does the training? We have many experienced, qualified food safety trainers. We select the most appropriate trainer for the course content and the delegate group. All trainers undertake consultancy work and can bring that experience to the classroom, citing real workplace examples to illustrate and reinforce learning points.   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety       Health and Safety  Support you can rely on      < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy and Training UK - Nationwide coverage Health and Safety Testimonials  What our partners have to say about us... "Avon Cosmetics Limited has used RSA for a number of years. Personally, I have been using RSA for various roles during the past 3 and a half years. RSA has supported the business through acting as consultants and someone is always on hand to give you advice no matter what safety topic it is on. RSA has delivered a number of training courses, from IOSH training for Senior Executives to Working at Height for our engineering team. On each occasion the trainer has been professional and delivered the subject at the right level to suit the audience. I am looking at using RSA for a behavioural safety project in 2009. Where I have needed risk assessments to be carried out (for example noise, dust or lighting) they have integrated extremely well with our employees and have been flexible depending on our business needs. The reports have been precise and easy to understand. I have no hesitation in recommending RSA as professional company that meets the expectation of your business. I will continue to use RSA as a health and safety resource". Jason Lee – Avon Cosmetics   "RSA has always produced fantastic documentation, personalised for our company, often at very short notice. I always know that I will get a very professional and helpful approach on all matters relating to health and safety when I deal with RSA."  June Nichols – White Light Therapy   Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety News  November 2008  New and changing legislation Planned changes to First-aid Regulations Following extensive consultation, the Health and Safety Executive have announced that they plan to amend the training requirements under the Health and Safety (First-aid) Regulations 1981 with effect from October 2009. The most significant difference is that the current four-day course and examination required to become a qualified first-aider will become a three-day course and examination. Requalification will still be required every three years and that will involve a minimum of 12 hours tuition followed by an examination, effectively a two-day course. A second category of first-aider training is introduced, called Emergency First-aid at Work. This involves a one day course and examination every three years and is similar to the current (non-regulated) Appointed Person course. For both types of first-aider, a new requirement is that after the first and second year of a certificate’s validity, first-aiders will be expected to undergo a skills update course lasting a minimum of three hours. HSE plan to issue revised guidance to help employers decide which course is more suitable.  Updated notification under CDM The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, known as CDM, contain obligations to notify the Health and Safety Executive of certain projects, eg those lasting 30 days or more, or involving more than 500 ‘person days’ of work. When the regulations first took effect, they carried forward the paper-based notification system that prevailed in the earlier (1994) version of the law. This is now amended to enable electronic notification as an option. Both the new e-form, and the paper version of F10 for those who prefer the traditional manual input method, can be accessed at https://www.hse.gov.uk/ forms/notification/index.htm  New guidance on diesel engine exhaust emission A second edition of Health and Safety Executive booklet HSG187 ‘Control of diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace’ has been published. There are two parts to the booklet: the first is about how to assess risk and introduce appropriate control measures; the second part is a selection of good working practices suitable for areas such as warehouses, garages etc. The document is available from HSE Books ISBN 9780717663064 (tel: 01787 881165) at a cost of £8.95.  Enforcement action Jailed for manslaughter In August 2008, Norwich Crown Court ordered that Sharaz Butt, director of Alcon Construction Ltd, be sent to prison for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to a charge under s.37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The case follows the death of an employee, Wu Zhu Weng, who fell four metres through a skylight in January and died as a result of his injuries. The court heard that Butt had a flagrant disregard for workers’ safety and had not prepared a risk assessment or method statement for the work. There had been no training, and there was no safe way of accessing the workplace. It transpired that the dead man had also been illegally employed. This conviction demonstrates that legislation pre-dating the much-heralded Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 can be effectively used against rogue directors.  Extended jail risk for drivers using mobiles New guidelines have been published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council, which courts are obliged to follow, concerning the punishment for causing death by dangerous driving when using a mobile phone. The sentence can now be up to seven years imprisonment where the seriousness merits this, such as texting whilst driving. In addition, a prison term is advocated for drivers who cause deaths because they were briefly distracted by a mobile phone or some other avoidable activity, even though they may not have been engaged in a conversation.  Ladder owner avoids liability for user’s fall At the Court of Appeal, an employer has successfully challenged a Queen’s Bench judge’s ruling that he was partly to blame for an injury to a contractor who fell off a ladder found at his premises.The facts were that a contractor had been sent to service electrical equipment that was on the wall of a room owned by East Potential Ltd. He accessed the equipment by use of a ladder he found in the room. His own employer, Satelcom, claimed that the host employer was partly to blame because the ladder came within that employer’s control, and the original judgment agreed with this. At appeal, however, the court said that in the absence of a finding that East Potential owned the ladder, it was hard to see what they could have done other than ensure it was not in anyone’s way. For the purposes of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, they had control of the ladder only to the extent that they could have moved it or affixed a sign saying it was not to be used. Full liability for the injury was therefore passed to Satelcom Ltd and Intact Networks Limited and no blame attached to the host employer on this occasion.  Fire safety contravention leads to large fine Hendon Magistrates’ Court handed down fines and costs totalling £23,500 to retailer JJB Sports after a fire brigade inspection discovered six breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. These included locked fire escapes, and escape routes obstructed by stock. Employees were found not to have had any fire prevention training. The company had already had a visit two years previously and had been ordered to improve, but clearly they did not take the necessary actions and this will have influenced the decision to prosecute and the severity of the penalty.  Industry news Asbestos awareness campaign The Health and Safety Executive are spearheading a national campaign to raise awareness amongst tradesmen of the hidden dangers from asbestos. Starting on 13 October, there will be adverts in national newspapers, on national radio, and via leaflet distribution. There will also be case studies in trade magazines. All of this is to make workers aware that they may be at greater risk than they think, and to offer advice on finding out more about asbestos and the necessary precautions.  CoRGI’s bark to fall silent The Council of Registered Gas Installers, CoRGI, has lost out in a bid to carry on running the registration scheme for those involved in gas installations and maintenance. The Health and Safety Executive has awarded the new contract to Capita, and it is due to start in April 2009.  European Week of Safety & Health European Week runs from 20-24 October, and the theme is the demystifying of risk assessments to show that they are necessary and worthwhile and not an overly-complicated process. Organisations will be encouraged to make informed decisions, and to concentrate on risks that cause real harm and suffering as opposed to trivial and everyday risks of little consequence. Further details, and free ‘action packs’ are available from HSE’s website at www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/index.htm  IOSH survey says workers approve of safety laws According to the findings of a YouGov survey commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), 65% of respondents said they believed that health and safety at work either saved people’s lives or helped to prevent ill-health and injury. Around 28% thought it was about red tape, unnecessary European laws, or preventing people from going about their daily lives. Nearly seven out of ten people said that compliance with workplace health and safety rules and regulations did not interfere with their ability to do the job. In a separate survey also run by YouGov for IOSH, more than a quarter of employees said that they would report their employer to the enforcement authority if the organisation had broken safety laws.  Fire safety of common areas in residential accommodation A guidance booklet has been published by the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) to try and explain how to improve fire safety in certain types of residential buildings in England. The guidance was necessary to avoid possible conflict and duplication of enforcement – there is a legislative overlap between the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The guidance affects, for example: single household properties, shared houses, sheltered accommodation in which personal care is not provided. It applies to these premises regardless of tenure (e.g private ownership, social housing and the private rented sector). Importantly, premises built or converted to standards in the Building Regulations 1991, and still meeting those standards, are not subject to the new guidance. The 82-page booklet entitled “Housing – Fire Safety, Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing” costs £20 from LACORS (tel: 020 7665 3888).  TUC says economic downturn may affect workers’ health The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that health, as well as ongoing employment, is likely to be put at risk in the current economic climate. With up to 3.3 million employees said to be concerned that they may not still have a job this time next year, attention has been drawn to the correlation between insecurity and higher rates of work-related accidents, sickness and heart disease. Employers should be vigilant and ensure that management strategies for minimising and recognising stress at work are sufficiently robust.  PHSC Group news Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow The logos of PHSC plc and its Group companies can be found on the No. 51 car of Stefan Wilson, a driver in the Formula 3 motor racing series. Stefan has won four races in 2008, including events in England, Belgium and Romania. In 2007 he was voted Young Driver of the Year, earning him a test in the McLaren F1 car more usually driven by Lewis Hamilton.  Autumn training dates announced A schedule of public training course has been announced by PHSC plc Group companies. Topics as diverse as working in confined spaces, food safety, asbestos awareness and noise at work can be studied at a number of venues this Autumn. Where a client wishes to send multiple delegates, it may be more cost-effective to run the training course in-house so please ask for prices. Details of the training courses can be found here (pdf, 73kb).  Staff profile Carol Hudson: Carol Hudson is the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator within the Temporary Staff section at RSA Environmental Health Ltd. Carol helps place professional environmental health staff into temporary positions, mostly within local authorities where they carry out enforcement work. This generally means she spends a great deal of time on the phone talking to clients and candidates and trying to find the right role for the right person. It’s very much like match-making and there’s nothing Carol finds more rewarding than helping someone to find a job.  And finally ... Conveying the wrong message… Workers in the baggage handling section of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport had a bit of a surprise on 26 August when an elderly woman came through the baggage chute for sorting. It seems she mistook instructions at check-in, and thought that she was supposed to get to the plane by conveyor! The 78-year-old lady was en-route to Germany when she sat down on the on the unmanned belt and was promptly whisked off to the baggage handling centre. Staff helped get her back to the correct location and, uninjured, she made her flight as planned. There are no reports as to what became of her luggage!  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If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! 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At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[52]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.co.uk/noise-risk-assessments.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Noise Risk Assessments UK","Noise risk assessments carried out by acoustically-trained professional Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. Noise assessment by the experts!","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  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The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6th April 2006 (except for the music and entertainment sectors where they came into force on 6th April 2008). The aim of the Regulations is to ensure that workers' hearing is protected from excessive noise at their place of work. Exposure to high noise levels can cause hearing loss and conditions such as tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears). These new regulations place more stringent requirements upon the amount of noise to which workers can be exposed. Employers must provide hearing protection and hearing protection zones when workers exceed the Upper Exposure Action Value (which is a daily or weekly exposure of 85dBA or more). Above the Lower Exposure Action Value (which is a daily or weekly exposure of 80dBA or more), employers must assess the risk to workers' health and provide them with information and training. There is also an Exposure Limit Value of 87dBA, taking account of any reduction in exposure provided by hearing protection, above which workers must not be exposed. Noise risk assessments are essential to understand whether working conditions conform to these new regulations.  Noise Risk Assessments: Measuring Sound Level The regulations are designed to protect individuals from damage to their hearing, both from exposure to sustained levels of noise over a working life, and from very high impulses of noise, which can give instant damage. With this in mind, measurements are taken which assess the average exposure an individual is subjected to throughout the day and also measure any ‘peaks’ of noise which could result in instant hearing damage.  Why use an RSA Consultant for Noise Risk Assessment? The new Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 call for the use of ‘expert intermediaries’ meaning an employer should rely on competent third parties where they themselves are not competent for the relevant aspect of noise in the workplace. Noise risk assessment can be very complex and you need the right combination of training and experience to be considered as competent. RSA ’s consultants are members of both the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health as well as the Institute of Acoustics, which is the gold-standard of competency in noise assessment. Consultants such as those at RSA use only modern, data logging sound level meters. Old sound level meters or very simple units give only an instantaneous level of noise in decibels, which makes it difficult to look at the value on the display and assess an average value. This problem is compounded by the fact that machine noise that sounds ‘steady’ to the ear can vary by 3dB. A 3dB increase is a 100 per cent increase in noise energy, meaning that large errors can be made if an accurate average is not measured. This is why modern sound level meters have an averaging feature called Leq. This is called the equivalent continuous sound energy level. As this value uses the ‘A’ weighting, this is normally displayed as LAeq when written down.  Noise Risk assessment: How do we Calculate Noise? In order to compare different industries and shift times in a way that the same action levels can be used, noise exposure is standardised to an eight hour working day value called LAEP,d (‘daily personal noise exposure). When measuring the LAeq it is important to measure for a period of time that is representative of the employees’ exposure and what the exposure time is for that noise. If an employee performs different jobs (and hence experiences differing noise levels) it will be necessary to repeat this for each different job, noting the exposure time for each. If people are likely to be exposed to high levels of impulsive noise, such as noise emitted from heavy pressing operations or sheet metal working, then the peak noise must be measured.  Noise Risk assessment: Two Approaches to Noise Assessment The two main methods for the measurement of noise are either to use a sound level meter or a noise dosimeter. A sound level meter is primarily designed as a hand held meter, whereas the noise dosimeter is worn by an employee for his or her working shift. A common misconception is that if you have to measure noise dose, you use a dosimeter. In fact the HSE’s preferred method of measurement for noise surveys is to use a sound level meter. There are several reasons for this, primarily because when performing a noise survey with a sound level meter the operator is present and measuring the noise of the employee. This ensures there are good quality measurements that are repeatable. With a sound level meter, a representative measurement is made for each job function and the exposure time for each, and from there the eight hour exposure can be calculated. The more complex the work pattern of an employee becomes, the more the difficulty to assess the noise dose using a sound level meter is increased because more and more measurements would need to be taken in order to calculate noise dose. A noise dosimeter consists of a microphone on a cable, which can be clipped to the lapel or collar. The dosimeter can then be started at the beginning of the shift. Another useful feature of noise dosimeters is that they will ‘log’ the noise data so that, when downloaded to a PC, the time history of the noise can be viewed. This gives the ability to analyse when and where high noise exposures occur through a shift. This can be even more useful when the dosimeter can be placed on an employee who is prepared to make a diary of what times and jobs he or she was performing throughout the day. This will give the employer the ability to directly see which operations most need noise control in order to reduce noise exposure.  Noise Risk assessment: Checking for the Right Level of Protection Although it is always the last resort, where the selection of hearing protection is required it may be necessary to measure the frequencies of the noise that are present (octave bands) to ensure that the hearing protection is giving the correct attenuation:  as opposed to Octave band measurement  Broadband time history  Noise Risk assessment: The Next Step... If you feel that you may need a noise risk assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to contact us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report.   Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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As it is intended as a living document, it must be reviewed on a regular basis, and revised to account for any changes in the law or in working procedures. Even where a safety policy statement in not required by law, smaller organisations are increasingly being required by clients or prospective clients to produce a statement of intent for health and safety, as they require all partners in their business to demonstrate that they operate safely.  What should a Safety Policy contain? A well constructed health and safety policy sets the direction for the organisation by demonstrating senior management commitment, setting health and safety in context with the other business objectives and making a commitment to continuous improvement of health and safety performance. The document should identify key responsibilities for health and safety within the organisation for both managers and staff, and identify the Director or key Senior Manager with overall responsibility for formulating and implementing the policy. The general arrangements for health and safety within the organisation should be outlined in the health and safety policy. Dependent upon the type of organisation and the risks involved, the policy may need to be supplemented by more detailed arrangements, often provided in manual or handbook format.  How can RSA help with Safety Policies and Safety Management Systems? Our consultants have built up a wealth of experience working with organisations to design and implement effective health and safety policies and procedures. We can help you with safety policies in a number of ways: Identification of health and safety policies needed. Writing of a bespoke health and safety policy and safety management system for your organisation. Designing and delivering health and safety training in support of policies and systems. Auditing against adherence to company health and safety policies and systems. Reviewing existing health and safety policies and systems.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training Training FAQs List of In-house Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Training and Courses UK - Nationwide coverage In-house Health and Safety Courses  IOSH Courses: Managing Safely  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  < Back to In-house Courses list  Course Title: IOSH Managing Safely Course Reference:  IHS3 Discipline:  Health & Safety Accrediting Organisation:  IOSH Course summary:  This course is designed as an introduction to health and safety in the workplace for managers. It focuses on training the manager to apply sound management principles to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Difficulty:  Intermediate Location:  Client's premises, nationwide Upcoming course dates:  At client's request Duration:  4 or 5 days (depending on whether managers in a particular industry want additional focus on industry-specific hazards). Fee:  Price upon request  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  IOSH Managing Safely: Course details Introduction This course is designed as an introduction to health and safety in the workplace for managers. It focuses on training the manager to apply sound management principles to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Suitable for Supervisors and managers who are required to manage health and safety issues as part of their general responsibilities.  IOSH Managing Safely: Course objectives By the end of the training, delegates will be able to: Apply basic management and practices to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Understand why incidents and accidents occur and know how to undertake a suitable investigation. Understand the basic principles of risk assessment, developing control strategies and evaluating performance. Take account of health and safety aspects during strategic planning, decision-making and effective supply chain management. Be familiar with the employer’s, managers’ and the employees’ legal and moral responsibilities for health and safety. Have the capacity to communicate effectively on health and safety matters. Recognise the hazards within the workplace and the type of action which may be needed to control and manage them. Exam Format One hour examination paper, comprising multiple-choice questions and a workplace risk assessment project undertaken at the delegate’s own workplace.  IOSH Safety for Senior Executives: Course content The legal framework for workplace health and safety. General approach to health and safety management, using the HSG65 management model. Understanding why incidents involving injury or damage occur. Behavioural factors affecting health and safety. Communication skills for health and safety. Commonly-occurring hazards, such as chemical hazards, slips, trips and falls. Machinery safety. Manual handling and mechanical handling. Electrical safety.  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  < Back to In-house Courses list    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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The Scope of a Health and Safety Audit Our health and safety auditor will examine your own management policies and procedures for securing health, safety and welfare. This is supported by a tour of inspection which will help identify areas where new policies are needed, and where existing procedures are not working effectively in practice.  RSA Health and Safety Audits and Auditing servive We will prepare and submit a comprehensive written report that identifies where attention is needed. It will explain what action is needed, and why. Recommendations will be broken down into three categories: those that must be addressed because the law requires it; those that are good practice and ought to be addressed by a responsible and progressive employer, and; other enhancements to health, safety or welfare that are worth considering Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Disability Access  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) "From the 1st of Oct 2004, organisations that provide goods and services to the public were required by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) to ensure that their premises and services can be accessed by disabled persons." Who does the Disability Discrimination Act affect? Everyone who is considered to be a 'Service Provider'.  What duties do service providers have? Service Providers are required to make reasonable adjustments to physical features within their premises which may impede access to Disabled Persons.  What is a Disability? The Disability Rights Commission defines disability as "a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities"  What are Acess Audits? Access audits are now identified in the Code of Practice for Part III of the DDA as the best tool for the planned improvement of services and premises. Access auditing involves an inspection of a building to appraise its accessibility, which is judged against predetermined criteria.  RSA DDA Accessibility Services RSA offer the following accessibility services: Access Audits Disability Discrimination Awareness Training DDA Compliance Consultancy  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Risk Assessments  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation.  Where assessments are needed The more common subjects that give rise to an assessment duty are: For General risks (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations) Where exposure to substances may cause damage to health (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations) At workstations where VDUs are used (Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations) Where hazardous lifting or carrying tasks are undertaken (Manual Handling Operations Regulations) In noisy environments which could cause damage to hearing (Noise at Work Regulations) Fire safety The fire risk assessment should consider the means of raising the alarm, arrangements for safe evacuation, fire safety equipment and signage. Other specific requirements for assessments include: selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and assessing the presence, type and location of asbestos.  How RSA can help We can arrange for a qualified safety practitioner to carry out risk assessments on your behalf. Our assessment may take the form of a general risk review, or may involve a more detailed analysis of a specific hazard.  Review and re-assessment All assessments must be reviewed from time to time, to ensure that they remain valid. For this reason we encourage you to nominate a "shadow assessor" to accompany our consultant for part of the exercise. Your nominee will pick up sufficient basic understanding to confidently deal with many of the issues that could arise in the future. As an alternative we can, if you prefer, carry out periodical reviews on your behalf.  Documentation We have our own standard report forms for all types of risk assessment, and these can be adapted to suit your own needs at no extra cost. The copyright of our forms will be waived so that you can continue with the same system once we have finished on site. If you already use your own style of paperwork, we will be pleased to work to that format.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation. How RSA can help with fire risk assessments   What does the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 require? The aim of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) is to simplify, rationalise and consolidate existing fire safety legislation. The new regime is effective from 1st October 2006 and affects those who are responsible for non-domestic premises, such as employers or owners. Self-employed people and the voluntary sector will also be brought within this regime. The main effect of the RRFSO is a move towards greater emphasis on fire prevention in all non-domestic premises. Fire certificates are abolished and cease to have legal status as from 1st October 2006. The Fire Safety Order applies in England and Wales. (Northern Ireland and Scotland will have their own laws.) It covers 'general fire precautions' and other fire safety duties which are needed to protect 'relevant persons' in case of fire in and around most 'premises'.  Who is responsible for Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessments? Responsibility for complying with the Fire Safety Order rests with the aptly named 'responsible person'. In a workplace, this is the employer and any other person who may have control of any part of the premises, e.g. the occupier or owner. In all other premises the person or people in control of the premises will be responsible. If there is more than one responsible person in any type of premises, all must take all reasonable steps to work with each other. If you are the responsible person you will have to carry out or arrange for a fire risk assessment to be carried out which must focus on the safety all 'relevant persons' in case of fire. It should pay particular attention to those at special risk, such as the disabled and those with special needs, and must include consideration of any dangerous substance likely to be on the premises. Your fire risk assessment will help you to identify risks that can be removed or reduced and to decide the nature and extent of the general fire precautions that you need to take to protect people against the fire risks that remain. If you employ five or more people you must record the significant findings of any fire risk assessments.  What are the Main Requirements of the Order? The responsible person is required to: Carry out or nominate someone to carry out a fire risk assessment identifying the risks and hazards. Consider who may be especially at risk. Eliminate or reduce the risk from fire as far as is reasonably practical and provide general fire precautions to deal with any residual risk. Take additional measures to ensure fire safety where flammable or explosive materials are used or stored. Create a plan to deal with any emergency and, in most cases, document your findings. Review the findings as necessary.  Generally the requirements of the Order will be little different from those already imposed under previous legislation in that it will require the responsible person to carry out fire risk assessments, produce a policy, develop procedures, provide staff training and carry out fire drills.  How RSA can help you with Fire Risk Assessment If you feel that you need help with fire risk assessment and management within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and what you require. Generally, there are three main services that we can offer: 1) Fire Risk Assessment We can carry out your fire risk assessment for you. This would involve one of our consultants visiting your site to carry out the inspection and then writing up the assessment off-site.   2) Fire Safety Policies and Procedures We can create your fire management procedures and emergency evacuation plans for you.   3) Fire Safety Training - We can train your managers and supervisors in their responsibilties and how to assess fire risk. - We can train your fire marshals. - We can train all of your staff in general fire safety awareness.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Occupational Health  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Your employees are your biggest asset, and it is to everyone's benefit that their good health is maintained. To help facilitate this we offer the following services:  Pre-employment health screening Use of our questionnaire will usually be sufficient to enable fitness for work to be established. Where there is any doubt, we can carry out selective screening and examination. Our questionnaire can help to prevent you from being held responsible for a pre-existing condition. For example, we can establish whether prospective secretarial staff have a previous history of keyboard-related upper limb problems, and whether those involved in handing tasks have a predisposition to injury.  Health-screening of existing staff Screening may be required by specific regulations, but often there is no obligation to do so. However, screening can be offered as a staff benefit, and may help improve morale. Another advantage of health screening is that signs of illness and disease may be detected at an early stage, possibly saving extended sickness absence later on.  Management of work-related ill health Where there is any sort of health deterioration thought to be caused by work, our advisors can fully investigate. We will help you to discover the validity of the allegation and recommend appropriate action. This will assist with the defence of any future civil claims.  Stress auditing Interest in occupational stress is on the increase, partly because of the fear of large awards being made to successful claimants. There is also a recognition that the pressures of a modern day work environment can affect health and reduce efficiency. Whatever your motivation, we can assist by carrying out a stress audit of your workforce. As a proactive management measure we can also undertake an occupational stress audit of specific roles, or of your whole organisation. This will identify common stressors within each job function so that collective measures can be prioritised and devised.  Ill-health absence assessments Our qualified occupational health advisor can visit your absent employee and evaluate the prospects for a return to work. Where appropriate, and subject to obtaining the patient’s consent, we can liaise with doctors or specialists already dealing with your employee’s case. This can provide an authoritative and independent interpretation of when a return to work is likely.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law.  Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk  assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. See > Noise Risk Assessments. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us on 01933 626444 for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report.  Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°c - 45°c if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Contact us for more information or call on 01933 626444.  Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total piece of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. See > ALS Asbestos  Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. See > ALS Mercury    Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Environmental Protection Services: Preparation and Management of Prescribed Process Permit Application RSA can help you to produce an application for a permit to operate as required by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. We can assist with decisions on upgrade plans and substantial changes and are able to produce professional documentation and liase with the local authority on your behalf.  Environmental Protection Services: Environmental Auditing Our A-Z audit is comprehensive, but easy to understand and follow. It has an A-Z index of relevant subjects and includes a basic scoring system that can be used to measure year-on-year performance if required. Our audit reviews your management systems in practice and identifies your strengths and weaknesses, so your resources can be used where they are most needed.  Environmental Protection Services: ISO 14001 Implementation and Assistance Whether you are already working towards formal accreditation of your environmental management system or if you are just thinking about starting to work towards it, RSA can assist you. Support can be provided in the form of practical help and feedback as well as a gap analysis report. This will allow you to gain an overview of how far you have to go to be compliant with standards such as ISO 14001 or EMAS and, more importantly, how you can bridge the gaps.  Environmental Protection Services: Air Quality Surveys RSA is able to produce professional desk-top air quality survey reports based upon empirical emissions and traffic data for the purpose of assisting planning applications.  Environmental Protection Services: Environmental Noise Surveys At RSA we are able to assess noise from your premises and compare it to environmental standards such as BS4142 and PPG24 for planning purposes or to support a prescribed process application under the permit scheme introduced by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. We have fully trained and competent staff who are members of the Institute of Acoustics which is the recognised body regarding noise assessment. In addition all of our consultants are qualified EHO’s who have worked within local authorities so they are able to fully understand the effect that a noise source will have on a receiver and provide a report that fully addresses nuisance issues. A fully digitised Type 1 sound level meter is used with the capability of recording noise levels in third octaves. This means that highly accurate noise levels can be measured and used to produce both graphical and technical analysis with recommendations to ensure that you comply with legislation. As always, we make sure that our advice is practical and realistic. RSA can provide the following environmental noise assessments:  Road traffic noise assessments BS4142 Noise Assessments Noise risk assessments of entertainment noise Noise risk assessments in support of planning applications Noise risk assessments in support of public entertainment License applications Workplace noise risk assessments Statutory Nuisance Noise assessments  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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We encourage our trainers to deliver courses that are interactive and imaginative, utilising activities and practical sessions that bring the courses to life.  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety       Health and Safety  Support you can rely on      < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy and Training UK - Nationwide coverage Health and Safety Testimonials  What our partners have to say about us... "Avon Cosmetics Limited has used RSA for a number of years. Personally, I have been using RSA for various roles during the past 3 and a half years. RSA has supported the business through acting as consultants and someone is always on hand to give you advice no matter what safety topic it is on. RSA has delivered a number of training courses, from IOSH training for Senior Executives to Working at Height for our engineering team. On each occasion the trainer has been professional and delivered the subject at the right level to suit the audience. I am looking at using RSA for a behavioural safety project in 2009. Where I have needed risk assessments to be carried out (for example noise, dust or lighting) they have integrated extremely well with our employees and have been flexible depending on our business needs. The reports have been precise and easy to understand. I have no hesitation in recommending RSA as professional company that meets the expectation of your business. I will continue to use RSA as a health and safety resource". Jason Lee – Avon Cosmetics   "RSA has always produced fantastic documentation, personalised for our company, often at very short notice. I always know that I will get a very professional and helpful approach on all matters relating to health and safety when I deal with RSA."  June Nichols – White Light Therapy   Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training Training FAQs List of In-house Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses RSA Trainers  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > List of Public Courses pdf  > H&S News Desk    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Training and Courses UK Why do you need Health and Safety Training? Whether you have five people working for you or 500 you have a statutory duty to ensure that your staff are competent. If your staff aren't properly trained you leave yourself open to prosecution for not complying with current legislation and employees can claim you are negligent in regards to their safety. Health and safety training not only helps to protect your staff, it makes good business sense.  RSA can help!  RSA offers courses covering all aspects of Health and Safety, Environmental Health and Food Safety. Accredited Health and Safety training and courses delivered in-house. Public courses run on specific dates at various locations Bespoke Course Design Service  If you cannot find the course you require > contact us for more information.  Why choose RSA?  Experience - Many of our trainers have come from a health and safety enforcement background. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical safety training that you need, without going over the top. Choice - We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses, nationally. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by IOSH, CIEH and NEBOSH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Tailored - We can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. We can even design safety videos/DVDs or interactive training courses for you. Cost-effective – For in-house courses we simply charge you for the trainer (and any certificate costs external accrediting bodies may charge). This means you can train lots of staff without incurring large costs.  For advice and information on Health and Safety Training and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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We can help you with general risk assessments, health and safety management systems, policies, inspections and audits, guidance and sound advice.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > List of public courses pdf (246kb)  > H&S News Desk    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy Why bother with Health and Safety? Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have specialist safety practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and cost-effective manner. We don’t believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. With the support of our parent organisation, PHSC plc, we are able to provide specialist safety services to meet your needs.   RSA can help!  RSA believes in providing advice, help and support which is plain-speaking, up to date and cost effective. RSA Health and Safety Consultancy services include: Developing safety policies and systems Health and safety audits of your policies, procedures and working methods Risk assessments including specialists subjects such as noise, fire, legionella, disability access and asbestos Speclialist occupational hygiene services Our ever popular Advisor Service providing the peace of mind of knowing you have access to everything under one roof   Why choose RSA?  We have a team of professional Chartered Health and Safety practioners who are experienced in the business world as well as enforcement work so they understand your business needs and are able to combine these with statutory obligations. We work on small as well as large projects, giving you access to Health and Safety Consultancy in a way which works with your budget, requirements and personal expertise. We have a wealth of experience and training in all aspects of health and safety, and pride ourselves on giving a good, cost-effective and professional service to all our clients. For advice and information on Health and Safety Consultancy and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety News  November 2008  New and changing legislation Planned changes to First-aid Regulations Following extensive consultation, the Health and Safety Executive have announced that they plan to amend the training requirements under the Health and Safety (First-aid) Regulations 1981 with effect from October 2009. The most significant difference is that the current four-day course and examination required to become a qualified first-aider will become a three-day course and examination. Requalification will still be required every three years and that will involve a minimum of 12 hours tuition followed by an examination, effectively a two-day course. A second category of first-aider training is introduced, called Emergency First-aid at Work. This involves a one day course and examination every three years and is similar to the current (non-regulated) Appointed Person course. For both types of first-aider, a new requirement is that after the first and second year of a certificate’s validity, first-aiders will be expected to undergo a skills update course lasting a minimum of three hours. HSE plan to issue revised guidance to help employers decide which course is more suitable.  Updated notification under CDM The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, known as CDM, contain obligations to notify the Health and Safety Executive of certain projects, eg those lasting 30 days or more, or involving more than 500 ‘person days’ of work. When the regulations first took effect, they carried forward the paper-based notification system that prevailed in the earlier (1994) version of the law. This is now amended to enable electronic notification as an option. Both the new e-form, and the paper version of F10 for those who prefer the traditional manual input method, can be accessed at https://www.hse.gov.uk/ forms/notification/index.htm  New guidance on diesel engine exhaust emission A second edition of Health and Safety Executive booklet HSG187 ‘Control of diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace’ has been published. There are two parts to the booklet: the first is about how to assess risk and introduce appropriate control measures; the second part is a selection of good working practices suitable for areas such as warehouses, garages etc. The document is available from HSE Books ISBN 9780717663064 (tel: 01787 881165) at a cost of £8.95.  Enforcement action Jailed for manslaughter In August 2008, Norwich Crown Court ordered that Sharaz Butt, director of Alcon Construction Ltd, be sent to prison for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to a charge under s.37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The case follows the death of an employee, Wu Zhu Weng, who fell four metres through a skylight in January and died as a result of his injuries. The court heard that Butt had a flagrant disregard for workers’ safety and had not prepared a risk assessment or method statement for the work. There had been no training, and there was no safe way of accessing the workplace. It transpired that the dead man had also been illegally employed. This conviction demonstrates that legislation pre-dating the much-heralded Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 can be effectively used against rogue directors.  Extended jail risk for drivers using mobiles New guidelines have been published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council, which courts are obliged to follow, concerning the punishment for causing death by dangerous driving when using a mobile phone. The sentence can now be up to seven years imprisonment where the seriousness merits this, such as texting whilst driving. In addition, a prison term is advocated for drivers who cause deaths because they were briefly distracted by a mobile phone or some other avoidable activity, even though they may not have been engaged in a conversation.  Ladder owner avoids liability for user’s fall At the Court of Appeal, an employer has successfully challenged a Queen’s Bench judge’s ruling that he was partly to blame for an injury to a contractor who fell off a ladder found at his premises.The facts were that a contractor had been sent to service electrical equipment that was on the wall of a room owned by East Potential Ltd. He accessed the equipment by use of a ladder he found in the room. His own employer, Satelcom, claimed that the host employer was partly to blame because the ladder came within that employer’s control, and the original judgment agreed with this. At appeal, however, the court said that in the absence of a finding that East Potential owned the ladder, it was hard to see what they could have done other than ensure it was not in anyone’s way. For the purposes of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, they had control of the ladder only to the extent that they could have moved it or affixed a sign saying it was not to be used. Full liability for the injury was therefore passed to Satelcom Ltd and Intact Networks Limited and no blame attached to the host employer on this occasion.  Fire safety contravention leads to large fine Hendon Magistrates’ Court handed down fines and costs totalling £23,500 to retailer JJB Sports after a fire brigade inspection discovered six breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. These included locked fire escapes, and escape routes obstructed by stock. Employees were found not to have had any fire prevention training. The company had already had a visit two years previously and had been ordered to improve, but clearly they did not take the necessary actions and this will have influenced the decision to prosecute and the severity of the penalty.  Industry news Asbestos awareness campaign The Health and Safety Executive are spearheading a national campaign to raise awareness amongst tradesmen of the hidden dangers from asbestos. Starting on 13 October, there will be adverts in national newspapers, on national radio, and via leaflet distribution. There will also be case studies in trade magazines. All of this is to make workers aware that they may be at greater risk than they think, and to offer advice on finding out more about asbestos and the necessary precautions.  CoRGI’s bark to fall silent The Council of Registered Gas Installers, CoRGI, has lost out in a bid to carry on running the registration scheme for those involved in gas installations and maintenance. The Health and Safety Executive has awarded the new contract to Capita, and it is due to start in April 2009.  European Week of Safety & Health European Week runs from 20-24 October, and the theme is the demystifying of risk assessments to show that they are necessary and worthwhile and not an overly-complicated process. Organisations will be encouraged to make informed decisions, and to concentrate on risks that cause real harm and suffering as opposed to trivial and everyday risks of little consequence. Further details, and free ‘action packs’ are available from HSE’s website at www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/index.htm  IOSH survey says workers approve of safety laws According to the findings of a YouGov survey commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), 65% of respondents said they believed that health and safety at work either saved people’s lives or helped to prevent ill-health and injury. Around 28% thought it was about red tape, unnecessary European laws, or preventing people from going about their daily lives. Nearly seven out of ten people said that compliance with workplace health and safety rules and regulations did not interfere with their ability to do the job. In a separate survey also run by YouGov for IOSH, more than a quarter of employees said that they would report their employer to the enforcement authority if the organisation had broken safety laws.  Fire safety of common areas in residential accommodation A guidance booklet has been published by the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) to try and explain how to improve fire safety in certain types of residential buildings in England. The guidance was necessary to avoid possible conflict and duplication of enforcement – there is a legislative overlap between the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The guidance affects, for example: single household properties, shared houses, sheltered accommodation in which personal care is not provided. It applies to these premises regardless of tenure (e.g private ownership, social housing and the private rented sector). Importantly, premises built or converted to standards in the Building Regulations 1991, and still meeting those standards, are not subject to the new guidance. The 82-page booklet entitled “Housing – Fire Safety, Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing” costs £20 from LACORS (tel: 020 7665 3888).  TUC says economic downturn may affect workers’ health The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that health, as well as ongoing employment, is likely to be put at risk in the current economic climate. With up to 3.3 million employees said to be concerned that they may not still have a job this time next year, attention has been drawn to the correlation between insecurity and higher rates of work-related accidents, sickness and heart disease. Employers should be vigilant and ensure that management strategies for minimising and recognising stress at work are sufficiently robust.  PHSC Group news Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow The logos of PHSC plc and its Group companies can be found on the No. 51 car of Stefan Wilson, a driver in the Formula 3 motor racing series. Stefan has won four races in 2008, including events in England, Belgium and Romania. In 2007 he was voted Young Driver of the Year, earning him a test in the McLaren F1 car more usually driven by Lewis Hamilton.  Autumn training dates announced A schedule of public training course has been announced by PHSC plc Group companies. Topics as diverse as working in confined spaces, food safety, asbestos awareness and noise at work can be studied at a number of venues this Autumn. Where a client wishes to send multiple delegates, it may be more cost-effective to run the training course in-house so please ask for prices. Details of the training courses can be found here (pdf, 73kb).  Staff profile Carol Hudson: Carol Hudson is the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator within the Temporary Staff section at RSA Environmental Health Ltd. Carol helps place professional environmental health staff into temporary positions, mostly within local authorities where they carry out enforcement work. This generally means she spends a great deal of time on the phone talking to clients and candidates and trying to find the right role for the right person. It’s very much like match-making and there’s nothing Carol finds more rewarding than helping someone to find a job.  And finally ... Conveying the wrong message… Workers in the baggage handling section of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport had a bit of a surprise on 26 August when an elderly woman came through the baggage chute for sorting. It seems she mistook instructions at check-in, and thought that she was supposed to get to the plane by conveyor! The 78-year-old lady was en-route to Germany when she sat down on the on the unmanned belt and was promptly whisked off to the baggage handling centre. Staff helped get her back to the correct location and, uninjured, she made her flight as planned. There are no reports as to what became of her luggage!  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If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! 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Safety Solutions List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Safety Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Workplace Exposure Surveys Noise Risk Assessment Asbestos Sampling Legionella Sampling Mercury Detection and Monitoring Employment Agency and Recruitment Services Ship Sanitation Housing Planning Health and Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Occupational Hygiene Other Environmental Health Services We all know that an excellent health and safety record is vitally important. It's crucial to get it right because good health and safety means good business. At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[69]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/noise-risk-assessments.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Noise Risk Assessments UK","Noise risk assessments carried out by acoustically-trained professional Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. Noise assessment by the experts!","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Noise Risk Assessments  Package prices!  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.  Why use an RSA consultant for Noise Risk Assessment?... - What's the next step?...   What do the New Noise Regulations require you to do? The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6th April 2006 (except for the music and entertainment sectors where they came into force on 6th April 2008). The aim of the Regulations is to ensure that workers' hearing is protected from excessive noise at their place of work. Exposure to high noise levels can cause hearing loss and conditions such as tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears). These new regulations place more stringent requirements upon the amount of noise to which workers can be exposed. Employers must provide hearing protection and hearing protection zones when workers exceed the Upper Exposure Action Value (which is a daily or weekly exposure of 85dBA or more). Above the Lower Exposure Action Value (which is a daily or weekly exposure of 80dBA or more), employers must assess the risk to workers' health and provide them with information and training. There is also an Exposure Limit Value of 87dBA, taking account of any reduction in exposure provided by hearing protection, above which workers must not be exposed. Noise risk assessments are essential to understand whether working conditions conform to these new regulations.  Noise Risk Assessments: Measuring Sound Level The regulations are designed to protect individuals from damage to their hearing, both from exposure to sustained levels of noise over a working life, and from very high impulses of noise, which can give instant damage. With this in mind, measurements are taken which assess the average exposure an individual is subjected to throughout the day and also measure any ‘peaks’ of noise which could result in instant hearing damage.  Why use an RSA Consultant for Noise Risk Assessment? The new Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 call for the use of ‘expert intermediaries’ meaning an employer should rely on competent third parties where they themselves are not competent for the relevant aspect of noise in the workplace. Noise risk assessment can be very complex and you need the right combination of training and experience to be considered as competent. RSA ’s consultants are members of both the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health as well as the Institute of Acoustics, which is the gold-standard of competency in noise assessment. Consultants such as those at RSA use only modern, data logging sound level meters. Old sound level meters or very simple units give only an instantaneous level of noise in decibels, which makes it difficult to look at the value on the display and assess an average value. This problem is compounded by the fact that machine noise that sounds ‘steady’ to the ear can vary by 3dB. A 3dB increase is a 100 per cent increase in noise energy, meaning that large errors can be made if an accurate average is not measured. This is why modern sound level meters have an averaging feature called Leq. This is called the equivalent continuous sound energy level. As this value uses the ‘A’ weighting, this is normally displayed as LAeq when written down.  Noise Risk assessment: How do we Calculate Noise? In order to compare different industries and shift times in a way that the same action levels can be used, noise exposure is standardised to an eight hour working day value called LAEP,d (‘daily personal noise exposure). When measuring the LAeq it is important to measure for a period of time that is representative of the employees’ exposure and what the exposure time is for that noise. If an employee performs different jobs (and hence experiences differing noise levels) it will be necessary to repeat this for each different job, noting the exposure time for each. If people are likely to be exposed to high levels of impulsive noise, such as noise emitted from heavy pressing operations or sheet metal working, then the peak noise must be measured.  Noise Risk assessment: Two Approaches to Noise Assessment The two main methods for the measurement of noise are either to use a sound level meter or a noise dosimeter. A sound level meter is primarily designed as a hand held meter, whereas the noise dosimeter is worn by an employee for his or her working shift. A common misconception is that if you have to measure noise dose, you use a dosimeter. In fact the HSE’s preferred method of measurement for noise surveys is to use a sound level meter. There are several reasons for this, primarily because when performing a noise survey with a sound level meter the operator is present and measuring the noise of the employee. This ensures there are good quality measurements that are repeatable. With a sound level meter, a representative measurement is made for each job function and the exposure time for each, and from there the eight hour exposure can be calculated. The more complex the work pattern of an employee becomes, the more the difficulty to assess the noise dose using a sound level meter is increased because more and more measurements would need to be taken in order to calculate noise dose. A noise dosimeter consists of a microphone on a cable, which can be clipped to the lapel or collar. The dosimeter can then be started at the beginning of the shift. Another useful feature of noise dosimeters is that they will ‘log’ the noise data so that, when downloaded to a PC, the time history of the noise can be viewed. This gives the ability to analyse when and where high noise exposures occur through a shift. This can be even more useful when the dosimeter can be placed on an employee who is prepared to make a diary of what times and jobs he or she was performing throughout the day. This will give the employer the ability to directly see which operations most need noise control in order to reduce noise exposure.  Noise Risk assessment: Checking for the Right Level of Protection Although it is always the last resort, where the selection of hearing protection is required it may be necessary to measure the frequencies of the noise that are present (octave bands) to ensure that the hearing protection is giving the correct attenuation:  as opposed to Octave band measurement  Broadband time history  Noise Risk assessment: The Next Step... If you feel that you may need a noise risk assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to contact us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report.   Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |   Keywords: Noise risk assessment");sQ1[70]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/health-safety-policy-writing.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety consultancy UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Safety Policies and Safety Management Systems  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Why do you need a Health and Safety Policy? Under s.2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 any employer who has five or more employees must produce a written safety policy. The policy must be signed by the senior executive and dated. As it is intended as a living document, it must be reviewed on a regular basis, and revised to account for any changes in the law or in working procedures. Even where a safety policy statement in not required by law, smaller organisations are increasingly being required by clients or prospective clients to produce a statement of intent for health and safety, as they require all partners in their business to demonstrate that they operate safely.  What should a Safety Policy contain? A well constructed health and safety policy sets the direction for the organisation by demonstrating senior management commitment, setting health and safety in context with the other business objectives and making a commitment to continuous improvement of health and safety performance. The document should identify key responsibilities for health and safety within the organisation for both managers and staff, and identify the Director or key Senior Manager with overall responsibility for formulating and implementing the policy. The general arrangements for health and safety within the organisation should be outlined in the health and safety policy. Dependent upon the type of organisation and the risks involved, the policy may need to be supplemented by more detailed arrangements, often provided in manual or handbook format.  How can RSA help with Safety Policies and Safety Management Systems? Our consultants have built up a wealth of experience working with organisations to design and implement effective health and safety policies and procedures. We can help you with safety policies in a number of ways: Identification of health and safety policies needed. Writing of a bespoke health and safety policy and safety management system for your organisation. Designing and delivering health and safety training in support of policies and systems. Auditing against adherence to company health and safety policies and systems. Reviewing existing health and safety policies and systems.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |  ");sQ1[71]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/iosh-managing-safety.html","RSA Environmental Health - IOSH Courses - Managing Safely UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Health and Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Health & Safety Consultancy Health & Safety Training Training FAQs List of In-house Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses RSA Trainers   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Training and Courses UK - Nationwide coverage In-house Health and Safety Courses  IOSH Courses: Managing Safely  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  < Back to In-house Courses list  Course Title: IOSH Managing Safely Course Reference:  IHS3 Discipline:  Health & Safety Accrediting Organisation:  IOSH Course summary:  This course is designed as an introduction to health and safety in the workplace for managers. It focuses on training the manager to apply sound management principles to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Difficulty:  Intermediate Location:  Client's premises, nationwide Upcoming course dates:  At client's request Duration:  4 or 5 days (depending on whether managers in a particular industry want additional focus on industry-specific hazards). Fee:  Price upon request  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  IOSH Managing Safely: Course details Introduction This course is designed as an introduction to health and safety in the workplace for managers. It focuses on training the manager to apply sound management principles to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Suitable for Supervisors and managers who are required to manage health and safety issues as part of their general responsibilities.  IOSH Managing Safely: Course objectives By the end of the training, delegates will be able to: Apply basic management and practices to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy. Understand why incidents and accidents occur and know how to undertake a suitable investigation. Understand the basic principles of risk assessment, developing control strategies and evaluating performance. Take account of health and safety aspects during strategic planning, decision-making and effective supply chain management. Be familiar with the employer’s, managers’ and the employees’ legal and moral responsibilities for health and safety. Have the capacity to communicate effectively on health and safety matters. Recognise the hazards within the workplace and the type of action which may be needed to control and manage them. Exam Format One hour examination paper, comprising multiple-choice questions and a workplace risk assessment project undertaken at the delegate’s own workplace.  IOSH Safety for Senior Executives: Course content The legal framework for workplace health and safety. General approach to health and safety management, using the HSG65 management model. Understanding why incidents involving injury or damage occur. Behavioural factors affecting health and safety. Communication skills for health and safety. Commonly-occurring hazards, such as chemical hazards, slips, trips and falls. Machinery safety. Manual handling and mechanical handling. Electrical safety.  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.  < Back to In-house Courses list    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Safety Audits and Auditing Service  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   What is Safety Auditing? Safety auditing is a valuable management technique that is highly recommended by the Health and Safety Executive. A safety audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan.  The Scope of a Health and Safety Audit Our health and safety auditor will examine your own management policies and procedures for securing health, safety and welfare. This is supported by a tour of inspection which will help identify areas where new policies are needed, and where existing procedures are not working effectively in practice.  RSA Health and Safety Audits and Auditing servive We will prepare and submit a comprehensive written report that identifies where attention is needed. It will explain what action is needed, and why. Recommendations will be broken down into three categories: those that must be addressed because the law requires it; those that are good practice and ought to be addressed by a responsible and progressive employer, and; other enhancements to health, safety or welfare that are worth considering Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Disability Access  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) "From the 1st of Oct 2004, organisations that provide goods and services to the public were required by the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) to ensure that their premises and services can be accessed by disabled persons." Who does the Disability Discrimination Act affect? Everyone who is considered to be a 'Service Provider'.  What duties do service providers have? Service Providers are required to make reasonable adjustments to physical features within their premises which may impede access to Disabled Persons.  What is a Disability? The Disability Rights Commission defines disability as "a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities"  What are Acess Audits? Access audits are now identified in the Code of Practice for Part III of the DDA as the best tool for the planned improvement of services and premises. Access auditing involves an inspection of a building to appraise its accessibility, which is judged against predetermined criteria.  RSA DDA Accessibility Services RSA offer the following accessibility services: Access Audits Disability Discrimination Awareness Training DDA Compliance Consultancy  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |  ");sQ1[74]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/risk-assessments.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Risk Assessments UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Risk Assessments  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation.  Where assessments are needed The more common subjects that give rise to an assessment duty are: For General risks (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations) Where exposure to substances may cause damage to health (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations) At workstations where VDUs are used (Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations) Where hazardous lifting or carrying tasks are undertaken (Manual Handling Operations Regulations) In noisy environments which could cause damage to hearing (Noise at Work Regulations) Fire safety The fire risk assessment should consider the means of raising the alarm, arrangements for safe evacuation, fire safety equipment and signage. Other specific requirements for assessments include: selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and assessing the presence, type and location of asbestos.  How RSA can help We can arrange for a qualified safety practitioner to carry out risk assessments on your behalf. Our assessment may take the form of a general risk review, or may involve a more detailed analysis of a specific hazard.  Review and re-assessment All assessments must be reviewed from time to time, to ensure that they remain valid. For this reason we encourage you to nominate a "shadow assessor" to accompany our consultant for part of the exercise. Your nominee will pick up sufficient basic understanding to confidently deal with many of the issues that could arise in the future. As an alternative we can, if you prefer, carry out periodical reviews on your behalf.  Documentation We have our own standard report forms for all types of risk assessment, and these can be adapted to suit your own needs at no extra cost. The copyright of our forms will be waived so that you can continue with the same system once we have finished on site. If you already use your own style of paperwork, we will be pleased to work to that format.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation. How RSA can help with fire risk assessments   What does the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 require? The aim of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO) is to simplify, rationalise and consolidate existing fire safety legislation. The new regime is effective from 1st October 2006 and affects those who are responsible for non-domestic premises, such as employers or owners. Self-employed people and the voluntary sector will also be brought within this regime. The main effect of the RRFSO is a move towards greater emphasis on fire prevention in all non-domestic premises. Fire certificates are abolished and cease to have legal status as from 1st October 2006. The Fire Safety Order applies in England and Wales. (Northern Ireland and Scotland will have their own laws.) It covers 'general fire precautions' and other fire safety duties which are needed to protect 'relevant persons' in case of fire in and around most 'premises'.  Who is responsible for Fire Safety and Fire Risk Assessments? Responsibility for complying with the Fire Safety Order rests with the aptly named 'responsible person'. In a workplace, this is the employer and any other person who may have control of any part of the premises, e.g. the occupier or owner. In all other premises the person or people in control of the premises will be responsible. If there is more than one responsible person in any type of premises, all must take all reasonable steps to work with each other. If you are the responsible person you will have to carry out or arrange for a fire risk assessment to be carried out which must focus on the safety all 'relevant persons' in case of fire. It should pay particular attention to those at special risk, such as the disabled and those with special needs, and must include consideration of any dangerous substance likely to be on the premises. Your fire risk assessment will help you to identify risks that can be removed or reduced and to decide the nature and extent of the general fire precautions that you need to take to protect people against the fire risks that remain. If you employ five or more people you must record the significant findings of any fire risk assessments.  What are the Main Requirements of the Order? The responsible person is required to: Carry out or nominate someone to carry out a fire risk assessment identifying the risks and hazards. Consider who may be especially at risk. Eliminate or reduce the risk from fire as far as is reasonably practical and provide general fire precautions to deal with any residual risk. Take additional measures to ensure fire safety where flammable or explosive materials are used or stored. Create a plan to deal with any emergency and, in most cases, document your findings. Review the findings as necessary.  Generally the requirements of the Order will be little different from those already imposed under previous legislation in that it will require the responsible person to carry out fire risk assessments, produce a policy, develop procedures, provide staff training and carry out fire drills.  How RSA can help you with Fire Risk Assessment If you feel that you need help with fire risk assessment and management within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and what you require. Generally, there are three main services that we can offer: 1) Fire Risk Assessment We can carry out your fire risk assessment for you. This would involve one of our consultants visiting your site to carry out the inspection and then writing up the assessment off-site.   2) Fire Safety Policies and Procedures We can create your fire management procedures and emergency evacuation plans for you.   3) Fire Safety Training - We can train your managers and supervisors in their responsibilties and how to assess fire risk. - We can train your fire marshals. - We can train all of your staff in general fire safety awareness.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |  ");sQ1[76]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/occupational-health.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Occupational Health UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Occupational Health  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Your employees are your biggest asset, and it is to everyone's benefit that their good health is maintained. To help facilitate this we offer the following services:  Pre-employment health screening Use of our questionnaire will usually be sufficient to enable fitness for work to be established. Where there is any doubt, we can carry out selective screening and examination. Our questionnaire can help to prevent you from being held responsible for a pre-existing condition. For example, we can establish whether prospective secretarial staff have a previous history of keyboard-related upper limb problems, and whether those involved in handing tasks have a predisposition to injury.  Health-screening of existing staff Screening may be required by specific regulations, but often there is no obligation to do so. However, screening can be offered as a staff benefit, and may help improve morale. Another advantage of health screening is that signs of illness and disease may be detected at an early stage, possibly saving extended sickness absence later on.  Management of work-related ill health Where there is any sort of health deterioration thought to be caused by work, our advisors can fully investigate. We will help you to discover the validity of the allegation and recommend appropriate action. This will assist with the defence of any future civil claims.  Stress auditing Interest in occupational stress is on the increase, partly because of the fear of large awards being made to successful claimants. There is also a recognition that the pressures of a modern day work environment can affect health and reduce efficiency. Whatever your motivation, we can assist by carrying out a stress audit of your workforce. As a proactive management measure we can also undertake an occupational stress audit of specific roles, or of your whole organisation. This will identify common stressors within each job function so that collective measures can be prioritised and devised.  Ill-health absence assessments Our qualified occupational health advisor can visit your absent employee and evaluate the prospects for a return to work. Where appropriate, and subject to obtaining the patient’s consent, we can liaise with doctors or specialists already dealing with your employee’s case. This can provide an authoritative and independent interpretation of when a return to work is likely.  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Health and Safety | Health and Safety consultancy | Safety Audits | Disability Access Audits | Noise Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment | Fire Risk Assessment | Safety Policy Writing | Occupational Health | Occupational Hygiene | Environmental Protection | Manual Handling | Safety Advisor Service | Health and Safety Training | Trainers | In-house Health and Safety Courses | Public Courses | Food Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |  ");sQ1[77]=new Array("http://www.rsahealthandsafety.com/occupational-hygiene.html","RSA Environmental Health - Health and Safety Occupational Hygiene UK","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Occupational Hygiene  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.   Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law.  Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk  assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. See > Noise Risk Assessments. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us on 01933 626444 for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report.  Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°c - 45°c if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Contact us for more information or call on 01933 626444.  Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total piece of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. See > ALS Asbestos  Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. See > ALS Mercury    Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Health & Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Health and Safety Consultancy  Support you can rely on      Home Health & Safety Training Health & Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Audits > Risk Assessments > Safety Policy Writing Occupational Health Occupational Hygiene Environmental Protection Asbestos   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Health & Safety Consultancy UK - Nationwide coverage Environmental Protection Consultancy  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.  RSA offers full environmantal protection consultancy services to assist companies with regard to many aspects of environmental protection.   Environmental Protection Services: Preparation and Management of Prescribed Process Permit Application RSA can help you to produce an application for a permit to operate as required by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. We can assist with decisions on upgrade plans and substantial changes and are able to produce professional documentation and liase with the local authority on your behalf.  Environmental Protection Services: Environmental Auditing Our A-Z audit is comprehensive, but easy to understand and follow. It has an A-Z index of relevant subjects and includes a basic scoring system that can be used to measure year-on-year performance if required. Our audit reviews your management systems in practice and identifies your strengths and weaknesses, so your resources can be used where they are most needed.  Environmental Protection Services: ISO 14001 Implementation and Assistance Whether you are already working towards formal accreditation of your environmental management system or if you are just thinking about starting to work towards it, RSA can assist you. Support can be provided in the form of practical help and feedback as well as a gap analysis report. This will allow you to gain an overview of how far you have to go to be compliant with standards such as ISO 14001 or EMAS and, more importantly, how you can bridge the gaps.  Environmental Protection Services: Air Quality Surveys RSA is able to produce professional desk-top air quality survey reports based upon empirical emissions and traffic data for the purpose of assisting planning applications.  Environmental Protection Services: Environmental Noise Surveys At RSA we are able to assess noise from your premises and compare it to environmental standards such as BS4142 and PPG24 for planning purposes or to support a prescribed process application under the permit scheme introduced by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. We have fully trained and competent staff who are members of the Institute of Acoustics which is the recognised body regarding noise assessment. In addition all of our consultants are qualified EHO’s who have worked within local authorities so they are able to fully understand the effect that a noise source will have on a receiver and provide a report that fully addresses nuisance issues. A fully digitised Type 1 sound level meter is used with the capability of recording noise levels in third octaves. This means that highly accurate noise levels can be measured and used to produce both graphical and technical analysis with recommendations to ensure that you comply with legislation. As always, we make sure that our advice is practical and realistic. RSA can provide the following environmental noise assessments:  Road traffic noise assessments BS4142 Noise Assessments Noise risk assessments of entertainment noise Noise risk assessments in support of planning applications Noise risk assessments in support of public entertainment License applications Workplace noise risk assessments Statutory Nuisance Noise assessments  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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We encourage our trainers to deliver courses that are interactive and imaginative, utilising activities and practical sessions that bring the courses to life.  Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for health and safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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Most Popular Health and Safety Courses Provided by RSA  Course Examination Body: IOSH IOSH Safety for Senior Executives IOSH Managing Safety IOSH Working safely IOSH Directing Safely  Course Examination Body: CIEH CIEH Stress Awareness CIEH Foundation Certificate in health and Safety in the Workplace CIEH Principles of Manual Handling CIEH Principles and Practice of Risk assessment CIEH Supervising Health and Safety CIEH Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace CIEH Environmental Awareness Certificate (for employees) CIEH Environmental Management Certificate CIEH Professional Trainers Certificate (Train the Trainer)  Course Examination Body: NEBOSH NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health  Approving Body: HSE HSE First Aid At Work HSE Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid)  RSA Courses DSE Assessor Training Manual Handling Instructors (Train the Trainer) Fire safety awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Manual Handling Assessor Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to Carry Out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessments How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Senior Executive Briefing Health & Safety for Appointed Co-ordinators Health & Safety for Safety Committee Members Health & Safety in Contact Centres Health & Safety for Care Home Environments Health & Safety for Housing Associations Lift Truck Training Safe Use of Ladders Permit to Work Accident Investigation Noise Awareness   Contact Us now for more course details or to book a place on a course.    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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |     Food Safety Consultancy and Training  Support you can rely on      < Back   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Consultancy and Training Coures UK - Nationwide coverage Food Safety Testimonials  Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.  As part of the Social Care Learning and Development team we provide a vast number of training courses to Northamptonshire County Council employees and the Private/Independent sectors. RSA has been included in our training programme for the past five years and we have found them to be a knowledgeable, professional and reputable company and we would highly recommend them to provide an excellent service for you.  Geraldine Harris, Learning and Development Advisor, Northants County Council   We have used RSA Environmental Health for our training requirements for a few years now and will continue to do so. Tony from RSA has carried out internal training for us covering various subjects including, manual handling, food safety and health & safety. All courses are carried out to a high standard and Tony always works closely with us to ensure that they fully meet our requirements. We have also asked Tony to run tailor made courses put together by ourselves which he has been happy to do so.  Anita Castelete, HR Advisor, Frutarom UK Ltd   Thank you for accommodating our organisation at such short notice with a trainer from your agency. You supplied us with Fatima and she was amazing! As a trainer she delivered the material with enthusiasm and passion, whilst engaging the group which was a mixture of young people, some with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours. The delivery style was at a good pace for the young people and Fatima seemed to adapt the programme with a variety of learning techniques so all young people participated. Overall the experience was excellent for all involved and we would gladly use Fatima and your services again, please pass on our comments and gratitude.  Davina, Positive Activities for Young People Team Leader, Luton Borough Council    Contact Us now for a chat or to obtain a quotation.    If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. 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All courses are offered to be run in-house for your business and some are delivered as open courses (for individuals to attend) in London, Kent and Northamptonshire.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Training FAQs List of in-House Courses Bespoke Course Design Public Courses Types of Courses RSA Trainers  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Food Safety - A Guide for Your Business pdf  > Food Safety Hot Topics and News    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Training and Courses UK Food Safety Training RSA can provide food safety training courses to suit your business. Whether you are looking for basic, intermediate or advanced level courses we can help you. It may be that you would like a course that is developed or adapted specifically for your business. You also have the choice of having courses run in-house at your business or at a venue of your preference. We even run a few public courses, which means you can send individual delegates to a course that is open to other organisations. Whatever your preference, we can usually find what you are looking for.  RSA can help!  RSA offers courses covering all aspects of Food Safety training as well as Health and Safety Training. In-house food safety training (training delivered at your company's premises). Public food safety courses (run on specific dates in Northamptonshire and Kent and open to all businesses) Bespoke food safety training (courses developed or adpated specifically for your business)  Food Safety Training and Courses Quick Search Use the search option on the top grey bar to enter a subject, course accrediting organisation, or a course title. If you cannot find the course you require contact us for more information.  Why choose RSA?  Experience - Many of our trainers have come from a food safety enforcement background. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical safety training that you need, without going over the top. Choice - We deliver a huge range of health and safety training courses, nationally. You can choose from a range of off-the-shelf courses accredited by CIEH and RIPH covering all disciplines of health and safety. Tailored - We can design completely bespoke safety training courses to match your company’s specific needs. We can even design safety videos/DVDs or interactive training courses for you. Cost-effective – For in-house courses we simply charge you for the trainer (and any certificate costs external accrediting bodies may charge). This means you can train lots of staff without incurring large costs.  For advice and information on Health and Safety Training and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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RSA delivers food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small companies such as individual high street shops, to large food manufacturers.","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Consultancy Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Consultancy FAQs Initial Audits Internal Audits Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits HACCP  Resources > RSA Brochure pdf (573Kb) > Food Safety - A Guide for Your Business (246kb)  > Food Safety Hot Topics and News    RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety Consultancy What is so important about Food Safety? Whatever the nature of your business it will have to meet certain health and safety requirements - and if you operate in the food industry you will also have to comply with stringent food hygiene regulations. Poor food hygiene carries a heavy cost for catering companies – in terms of profits, staff and reputation. So how can you be sure your food handling practices and procedures are up to scratch? RSA has a range of services to help you get them right, either by helping you set up your procedures from the start, or by checking that what you are currently doing is correct. We can: Review your current systems and assess your needs Advise you on how to update or improve procedures as required Check how well your staff are following procedures Help introduce new high standards and train staff in meeting them Monitor effectiveness over time   RSA can help!  At RSA we deliver Food Safety Consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include environmental health officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. RSA Food Safety Consultancy services include: Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor - Internal Audits Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits   Why choose RSA?  RSA has particular expertise in the catering industry, hotels, restaurants, educational establishments, healthcare and conference centres. We’re up to date with the latest legislation; we carry out audits and inspections; we develop systems and processes; we help you to implement safe working practices; and we monitor their effectiveness over time. In other words, we work in partnership with you to reduce risk and protect people. Throughout your service period we’re always only a phone call, fax or email away, to deal with any question about safety or hygiene. If you have a crisis, we can help you, no matter how, when, where or what….  For advice and information on Health and Safety Consultancy and how we can help you, call 01933 626444 or email us today.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! 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Recruitment Food Safety Health and Safety  | Food Safety Testimonials | About us | Advisor Service | Contact us |  Food Safety Training and Courses Support you can rely on    Home Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training   RSA Environmental Health Ltd Blotts Barn Brooks Road Northamptonshire NN9 6NS Tel: 01933 626444 Email: > enquiries   Food Safety News  Food Safety  Hot Topics Norovirus 2009 update This cartoon scene of man sneezing in crowded cinema, designed by Herbert Mayo Bateman was to be used in the series ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases', launched by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information in 1942. The message from the Department of Health remains the same nearly 70 years later as we start 2009 fighting off coughs, colds and the viruses which cause vomiting and diarrhoea. Late in 2008, ‘winter vomiting disease’ made an earlier than usual appearance, making thousands of people ill. We are now warned that the coldest start to winter for 30 years could contribute to a surge in norovirus. Norovirus is the most common cause of sickness and diarrhoea in England and Wales and the number of cases typically begins to rise in the winter months. Last year more than three million people were struck down by the bug, which can prove deadly to children, the elderly and the infirm. It is highly contagious, and people who handle food should be excluded from duties until at least 48 hours after symptoms have stopped. 'Unfortunately there is no specific treatment for norovirus apart from letting the illness run its course,' said the HPA. Most people will make a full recovery within 1 to 2 days but it is important to drink plenty of fluids during that time to prevent dehydration especially in the very young or elderly.    Listeria is back An alarming rise in the rate of the potentially fatal form of food poisoning is baffling public health officials. In 2008 the HPA recorded a 65 percent rise in cases of listeriosis with 89 cases reported up to week 23 compared with 54 over the same period last year. Both men and women over 60 are affected and the increase cannot be explained by individual outbreaks. Stuart Spears writing in Environmental Health Practitioner explained in their August issue why listeria has the power to provoke panic: “Between 20 percent and 40 percent of those who contract listeriosis can expect to die. It is this high mortality rate that explains why an upward trend in rates in the last six years, compounded by a sharp increase in reported cases so far this year, has become a source of serious concern”. Listeria Hysteria’ was one of the many headlines in newspapers in 1988 when pregnant women and their newborn babies were the most likely victims. The advice then was for this vulnerable group to avoid manufactured pate and soft cheeses. What has changed is that, since 2001, the increase has been predominantly among patients aged over 60 while rates among other vulnerable groups, such as the immuno-compromised, the pregnant and the newborn, have remained relatively constant. Change in food chain Dr Jim McLauchlin, director of the Health Protection Agency food safety microbiology laboratory at Colindale has said: “What we are sure of is that something really has changed and I believe that the cause has something to do with the food chain”. Listeria food poisoning can happen at any point in the food chain whether on the farm, at the point of production or in the domestic kitchen. Another factor that makes it difficult for the HPA to identify the source of infection is that listeriosis can take up to 3 months to incubate. This makes it hard for the patient to remember what they have eaten. Secondly, the seriousness of the disease does not make this an easy group to study. Some are very ill with the disease and others die, while many are difficult to interview . Foods linked to cases of listeriosis Sandwiches have been found to be the culprits in several outbreaks and sliced cooked meat has also been implicated. However, unlike the 1980s, there is no single source of contamination and the majority of cases are now sporadic. Earlier this year, routine sampling of sandwiches by EHPs from Ashford BC found listeria at Anchor Catering resulting in thousands of sandwiches destined for hospitals, schools and businesses across the South East being recalled and the company voluntarily halting production. One cluster of listeriosis cases was found to be linked to a different sandwich production facility where investigators traced the source back to contaminated machinery parts. They also discovered that once the sandwiches had reached the catering outlet in a hospital, they had been stored at the wrong temperature thus allowing the low levels of bacteria to multiply. Advice to caterers In the light of new information, it is always good advice to review your procedures for high risk foods including sandwich preparation and handling. Always ensure that raw ingredients including cress and lettuce are thoroughly washed as cress in particular has been found to be a source of listeria contamination. Ideally, sandwiches and salads should be prepared in a temperature controlled environment, but if this is not possible then prepare in small batches so that the temperature of ingredients does not rise significantly. Once made, chill salads and sandwiches to below 8°C before putting on display. Check food temperatures often – do not rely of digital read-outs as these only measure air temperatures and are often inaccurate. If the temperature of the sandwiches rises slightly above 8°C keep them for a maximum of 4 hours and then discard.   A Guide to Traceability - Do Your Systems Comply? The last few years have seen an increased public interest into food traceability and according to many professionals it is the ‘buzz word’ of the decade. In January this year the EU Traceability Law came into effect making it compulsory for you to be involved in traceability. Background Information So, what is traceability? Traceability can be defined as the ability to trace and follow a food through all stages of production, processing and distribution. According to Jenny Morris, Policy Officer, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, this simply means that catering businesses must be able to identify their product suppliers. So, why has it become a legal requirement? The legislation was produced in response to recent food scares where products were found to be unsafe for human consumption i.e. Sudan 1 and BSE. The legislation follows food from farm to fork. What are the benefits to your catering business? Food traceability is essential to ensure that the food you sell is safe. In the event of a food safety or quality issue a traceability system is essential. By having a system in place it is possible to track and trace any foodstuff rapidly. Through tracing unsafe food quickly and easily the health of the consumer is protected. Financially your business is protected as a traceability system ensures that only incriminated foods are recalled and withdrawn. Traceability Requirements: Action Required: Comments: Supplier Traceability Keep a list of all your suppliers and what you purchase from them. Record Use by and Best before dates to your delivery inspection records. Change of suppliers must be recorded. This information must be available to competent authorities upon demand (Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Food Standards Agency). Labelling Any food that is sold must be adequately labelled or easily identified to facilitate its traceability throughout the food chain.  What do I need to record? This information must be kept: • Name and address of supplier, nature of products supplied • Date of delivery The recording of the following information is not compulsory, but it is advisable: • Amount of food delivered • Batch number (if any) • Description of the product (e.g. bulk or pre-packed, variety of vegetables/fruit). If the above information is recorded on the product delivery docket why not use this for your records instead. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health advises caterers to check that suppliers provide sufficient details about batches of products so that in the event of a problem being identified only affected foods are withdrawn. The law does not require caterers to establish a link between products coming in your kitchen and products leaving it. However, it is beneficial if you do. This is because if there is ever a recall only contaminated food will be withdrawn and not all your stock. How long do I need to keep records for? Traceability information for the following foods needs to be for a period of five years. 1. Non-perishable foods with a ‘best before’ date less that 5 years 2. Non-perishable foods without a specified shelf life (e.g. wine) 3. Perishable foods with a ‘use-by’ date greater that 3 months Exceptions: 1. Non-perishable products with a specified shelf life greater than 5 years – Records must be retained for the period of the shelf life plus 6 months. 2. a) Perishable products, which have a ‘use by’ date less than the 3 months destined directly for the final consumer. b) Perishable products without a specified ‘use by’ date (e.g. fruit and vegetables) destined directly for the final consumer. Retain records for a period of 6 months after date of production or delivery. Traceability is a straightforward system of removing contaminated food from the supply chain. It guarantees that only unfit food is excluded and the problem is contained quickly without losing credibility.   PHSC Group news Sponsoring the stars of tomorrow The logos of PHSC plc and its Group companies can be found on the No. 51 car of Stefan Wilson, a driver in the Formula 3 motor racing series. Stefan has won four races in 2008, including events in England, Belgium and Romania. In 2007 he was voted Young Driver of the Year, earning him a test in the McLaren F1 car more usually driven by Lewis Hamilton.  Autumn training dates announced A schedule of public training course has been announced by PHSC plc Group companies. Topics as diverse as working in confined spaces, food safety, asbestos awareness and noise at work can be studied at a number of venues this Autumn. Where a client wishes to send multiple delegates, it may be more cost-effective to run the training course in-house so please ask for prices. Details of the training courses can be found here (pdf, 73kb).  Staff profile Carol Hudson: Carol Hudson is the Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator within the Temporary Staff section at RSA Environmental Health Ltd. Carol helps place professional environmental health staff into temporary positions, mostly within local authorities where they carry out enforcement work. This generally means she spends a great deal of time on the phone talking to clients and candidates and trying to find the right role for the right person. It’s very much like match-making and there’s nothing Carol finds more rewarding than helping someone to find a job.  And finally ... Conveying the wrong message… Workers in the baggage handling section of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport had a bit of a surprise on 26 August when an elderly woman came through the baggage chute for sorting. It seems she mistook instructions at check-in, and thought that she was supposed to get to the plane by conveyor! The 78-year-old lady was en-route to Germany when she sat down on the on the unmanned belt and was promptly whisked off to the baggage handling centre. Staff helped get her back to the correct location and, uninjured, she made her flight as planned. There are no reports as to what became of her luggage!  For more information on how we can help you contact us  If you're looking for peace of mind and would like priority access to all of our services, then consider our Advisor Service.  > top of page    Need advice, training or a costing for Food Safety work?    Contact us and our friendly staff will be pleased to help you! Telephone 01933 626444 Email: enquiries@rsaenvironmentalhealth.com    > sitemap > contact us   RSA Environmental Health Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PHSC PLC RSA is accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard (QMS registration no. GB4727) Website development Footmark Media Ltd. fkp Copyright © 2009 RSA Environmental Health Ltd. | RSA | RSA Food Safety | Food Safety Consultancy | Initial Food Safety Audits | Internal Food Safety Audits | Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP | Supplier Food Safety Audits | Cleansing Food Safety Audits | Food Safety Testimonials | Food Safety FAQs | Health and Safety Advisor Service | Food Safety Training | Food Safety Course Types | RSA Food Safety Trainers | In-House Food Safety Courses | Training FAQs | Public Food Safety Courses | RSA Health and Safety | Environmental Health Recruitment Agency |  ");sQ1[87]=new Array("http://www.rsafoodsafety.com/pdfs/RSA Brochure.pdf","untitled","","RSA is a safety and environmental health consultancy and training company, conveniently providing a complete range of related services all under one roof. If you need help with health and safety, food safety or any other environmental health discipline then RSA can make life easier for you by providing you with a team of your very own professionals to call upon whenever you need them. At RSA we employ professionals at the top of their fields, the majority of them having come from health and safety and food safety enforcement backgrounds. This gives us the advantage of knowing how to deliver the practical advice and training that you need, without going over the top, which gives you the chance to run your business! The Advisor Service Appoint RSA as your competent advisor and have the peace of mind that comes with a total safety support package with lots of added extras. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is for you! Health and Safety Consultancy Health and Safety Management (policies and procedures; risk assessments; audits; inspections and surveys; accident investigation) Accredited Safety Management Standards Asbestos Surveying and Management Legionella Risk Assessments Disability Access Audits Fire Risk Assessment I.T. Safety Solutions List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Safety Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Initial Food Safety Audits Internal Auditor Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP Supplier Audits Cleaning Audits List of Courses Bespoke Course Design Service Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVDs Interactive Training Products Workplace Exposure Surveys Noise Risk Assessment Asbestos Sampling Legionella Sampling Mercury Detection and Monitoring Employment Agency and Recruitment Services Ship Sanitation Housing Planning Health and Safety Training Food Safety Consultancy Food Safety Training Occupational Hygiene Other Environmental Health Services We all know that an excellent health and safety record is vitally important. It's crucial to get it right because good health and safety means good business. At RSA we were asked by our clients to provide a service that provides ongoing support for those who don't employ a safety professional, but also a service that can be used as a back-up by employers who already have inhouse expertise. Many organisations simply can't justify employing their own professional safety staff to guide them through the maze of legislation. Alternatively, it may be that you have the personnel, but find that some projects are just too time consuming or require the input of a specialist. Sometimes you just need to find the answer to a technical question. The Advisor Service helps companies overcome these pitfalls by offering: Access to unlimited telephone advice and support, for no extra charge RSA designated as your "competent person" to meet the requirement in law A resource to be called upon, as and when you need it A bank of days for consultancy and training built in ­ use them when and how you want 15% discount off standard rates on additional work Priority response as a contract client A quarterly legal briefing newsletter ­ keeping you up to date Annual fee spread over quarterly installments to make payment that much easier Nationwide coverage The Basic Package Each contract is for an initial period, usually two years, with a number of contracted days built in. These can be used for all aspects of health and safety consultancy and training. It's completely flexible and you are in control as much as you want to be. An extra important benefit is access to unlimited telephone advice and support during the life of the contract, for no extra charge. The cost of the basic package includes an agreed number of days of our time each year, and can be expanded to cover as many days as you wish. The advantage of structuring the agreement in this way is that your invoices are payable by quarterly instalments, assisting with your cash flow. This pricing arrangement means that the cost is spread over a whole year, even if your bank of days is used up at the beginning. Why do you need the Advisor Service? It's a legal requirement to have a designated competent person and your insurance company will look favourably upon you for appointing a professional advisor. The service gives you access to an entire team of safety professionals, without the cost of employing them. You can contact us as much as you like for advice and guidance, saving you time and effort in trying to find the answers yourself. The service gives you control and complete flexibility over how you use the inclusive `days'. If you find that you need a task completed or some training delivered, you simply contact us, book the work and we deduct the time from your account. You can spread the cost of paying for your safety tasks and training, even if you need the work done now. What else do you get? To give you that little bit of extra support, as an Advisor Service client we can provide you with lots of free benefits that make safety management that little bit easier. For instance, we can read and check internally prepared documents, policies or risk assessments and give you expert feedback before you publish them or hand them to your boss. This gives you a rubber stamp and the confidence to tackle tasks that you might have thought twice about before. We can provide checklists, risk assessment formats, generic policies and we have a pro forma for just about anything that you might need to document. You can use these straight away or even use them as a base from which to design your own, rather than starting with a blank sheet of paper. All at no extra cost! As an Advisor Service client, you can feel confident that you have all of the support that you could ever need. 01 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 02 Most organisations would not think twice about calling in specialists to guide them through the increasingly high-tech and legal complexities of running a business. At RSA we have Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners who can help tackle the health and safety issues in your workplace in a practical and costeffective manner. We don't believe in giving over the top advice that can sometimes make managers panic when they see someone using a bottle of Tippex. Our safety practitioners have worked in enforcement roles prior to becoming consultants and so they can give you the right advice to help you meet your statutory obligations and to keep your staff happy and healthy. Having experience in the business world enables them to give a balanced view between what the enforcers are looking for and meeting your business needs. the assessors on your behalf and help you through the accreditation process with minimum pain and disruption to your business. Asbestos Surveying and Management Since 1985 our sister company, ALS, has been undertaking asbestos surveys for prestigious clients. ALS is accredited by UKAS in compliance with ISO 17020 as an Inspection Body to carry out asbestos surveys in accordance with MDHS 100 "Surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials". We can undertake three types of survey. Type 1 ­ Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey) Type 2 ­ Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey) Type 3 ­ Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys) ALS has also created ARMS ­ a purpose-built asbestos management database system designed to make the handling, planning and updating of asbestos information efficient, easy and user friendly. All of our courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very costeffective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate, which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Health and Safety for Housing Associations Safe Manual Handling Lift Truck Training Slinging and Lifting Safe Use of Ladders Accident Investigation Noise Awareness Health and Safety Awareness for Employees Health and Safety Induction Safe Use of DSE Equipment Safe Working at Height If there is any safety-related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Health and Safety Management Our health and safety management services include: Development of safety policies and procedures Risk assessments Auditing of polices, procedures and working methods Safety inspections and surveys Accident investigation Every employer is under a statutory duty to arrange for a "competent person" to assess all risks arising at the workplace, or created by work activities. Some risks are of a general nature, but others will need to be considered against more specialised legislation. We can do all of your assessments for you or help you to do them yourself. We can support you to the level that suits you and we will save you time and money because we are the experts and you won't have to reinvent the wheel. Our safety practitioners are highly experienced in safety auditing and workplace risk assessing. An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan. Some of our Health and Safety Training Courses Legionella Risk Assessments Under health and safety legislation and the L8 Approved Code of Practice, you have to consider the risks from legionella that may affect your staff or members of the public and take suitable precautions. Our consultants can carry out comprehensive water system risk assessments, water sampling and testing. Contact us for a competitive quote today. IOSH Working Safely Managing Safely Safety for Senior Executives Directing Safely CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace Principles of Manual Handling Certificate Principles of COSHH Certificate Foundation Certificate in Stress Awareness Certificate in Risk Assessment Principles and Practice Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety Professional Trainers Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health Other Courses Manual Handling ­ Train the Trainer Manual Handling Assessor First Aid at Work Appointed Person (Emergency First Aid) Fire Safety Awareness Fire Marshal/Warden Duties Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor How to carry out General Risk Assessments COSHH Assessments Made Easy Pregnant Worker Risk Assessment How to Complete an Occupational Stress Assessment Working at Height Safety Committees and Safety Representatives. Stress Management Health and Safety in Contact Centres Health and Safety for Care Home Environment RSA Environmental Health Ltd Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising safety professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Disability Access Audits We have experienced staff who can carry out audits to establish your liability with regard to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Not sure of what you should be doing? ­ then use the experts! Accredited Safety Management Standards ­ Reduce Your Insurance Premium OHSAS 18001 is an international management standard that is soon to be launched as ISO 18001. The Association of British Insurers has stated that organisations who meet a recognised standard are likely to attract a healthy discount from their Employers Liability Insurance premium. We are partnered with the British Standards Institute and so we can provide a simple and supportive route to obtaining accreditation much more easily and quickly than you could on your own. Starting with our audit, we can work with you to help develop or align your systems so they fit your business needs as well as fitting the standard. We are able to liaise with 03 Fire Risk Assessment The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order made in 2005, was the biggest single overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades. The Order placed the sole responsibility for ensuring fire does not put lives at risk with the `responsible person', which in most cases is the employer. The responsible person (or their representative) must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment of their workplace. We can put your fire risk assessment in place for you ­ contact us for a quote today! Safety Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke safety videos for any training need that you may have, although induction videos remain the most popular. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive safety training products such as CD-ROMs for induction purposes or for fire training. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. 04 I.T. Safety Solutions Do you find it difficult to manage health and safety compliance across a large or multi-sited organisation? If you do, then we have software solutions, both web and intranet-based, that can help you to monitor site performance and make sure that your managers are following your policies and procedures. RSA Environmental Health Ltd At RSA we deliver food safety consultancy to a wide range of businesses, from small organisations that need a helping hand to multinationals that wish to enjoy the benefits of having a professional multidisciplinary team on tap. We have a team of fully qualified environmental health practitioners who include Environmental Health Officers and specialist technicians. All of our practitioners still carry out contract enforcement inspection work on behalf of local authorities and so they are kept completely up to date with current practice. Verification, Validation and Review of HACCP We conduct HACCP audits to independently verify and review your HACCP systems and documentation. Audits are carried out by qualified Environmental Health Officers, so you have the peace of mind of knowing that you are getting the best advice available today. Initial Food Safety Audits Our Initial Food Safety Audit involves a critical evaluation of your current systems. We review the structure and methods of operation and survey the premises to identify hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and non-compliance of the Food Safety Act 1990 and it's associated regulations. Based upon our findings, we prepare a professional confidential photographic report with advice and guidance on actions to be taken to bring your company up to speed. We can work with you to ensure that your business fully complies with the law and industry good practice. All of our food safety and hygiene training courses can be delivered nationally in-house at your own premises and many are delivered as public courses for individual delegates at RSA's training facilities in Northamptonshire and Kent. In-house training allows you to benefit from considerable cost-savings, as you just pay a set-fee for the trainer and the course materials, which can be very cost-effective if you have several people to train. Public courses allow you to send individuals on a course open to other people, for which you pay a fee per delegate which is an excellent solution if you only want to train a small number. Food Safety and Hygiene Videos/DVD's We are able to create your own completely bespoke food safety videos for any training need that you may have. We are able to provide a comprehensive service, from creating the script, shooting the video, providing professional voice-over services through to editing and production of the video in VHS or DVD formats. Interactive Training Products At RSA we have very clever people who can create interactive food safety and hygiene training products such as CD-ROMs. This type of training can be very cost-effective when it comes to providing interesting and fun content for a large number of employees. This type of training can be a more flexible option to traditional `classroom training' and can be measured and recorded with certificates being produced electronically, saving you time and money. Our Food Safety Consultancy Services Include: Design and Implementation of HACCP Systems HACCP stands for `Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point'. It is an internationally recognised and recommended system of food safety management. It focuses on identifying the `critical points' in a process where food safety problems (or `hazards') could arise and putting steps in place to prevent things going wrong. This is sometimes referred to as `controlling hazards'. Keeping records is also an important part of HACCP systems. We write complete HACCP systems for organisations ranging from small high food outlets to multinational food manufacturers. We can design completely bespoke systems that are highly practical and save you time and money! Some of our Food Safety Training Courses CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene (refresher) Food Safety in Catering Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures Supervising Food Safety in Catering Advanced Certificate in Food Safety HACCP in Practice RIPH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety If there is any food safety or hygiene related training course that is not listed here, please contact us and we will be able to help you find what you need. Internal Auditor ­ BRC and EFSIS We undertake the role of your internal auditor for food quality management systems such as BRC and EFSIS. All non-compliances reported are in the strictest of confidence. Supplier Audits We can assist you in the selection of approved suppliers, and the auditing of existing suppliers so as to help you to strengthen your due diligence defence. Audits can be conducted on a worldwide basis. All audit formats can be specifically tailored to meet your own requirements. Bespoke Course Design Service RSA can provide bespoke training courses, designed to meet your own criteria and to match the needs of your organisation and your staff perfectly. All of our trainers are practising environmental health professionals and they all have many years of experience working in enforcement and private practice. Using this experience we are able to create or adapt courses to whatever extent you require, even incorporating photographs and videos taken at your own premises. Cleaning Audits How do you know that your cleaning schedule is effective if you don't monitor through regular cleaning audits? We conduct thorough investigations into cleaning practices together with rapid cleanliness testing using ATP to establish whether cleanliness in your premises is improving over time. 05 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 06 Employment Agency and Recruitment Services RSA is a leading supplier of environmental health recruitment and manpower solutions, largely to Local Authorities. We have a proud history of providing a cost-effective, reliable service. We strongly believe in the merits of partnership working and we are proud to say that 75% of our clients return to use RSA again and again to hire our staff. We have hundreds of environmental health professionals registered with us and there are more people registering all the time. We continually place professionals with Local Authorities or into the private sector on short-term or permanent contracts. or landlord, helping to ensure that they provide quality safe housing or that they live in housing that is fit for the purpose. At RSA we can conduct housing fitness surveys against the housing fitness standards. From this we can develop a schedule of works required to bring the property back up to the appropriate standard or we can devise a list of defects that can be used in any legal case. Immigration Housing Reports As part of the immigration system it is a requirement for applicants to produce a report on the `fitness' of the dwelling that they intend to live in. Our qualified team of Environmental Health Officers cover the whole of the UK and can produce reports that will satisfy the requirements of the system. We are totally independent and the report provided will give our honest opinion of the property. Should the property prove to be unfit we will indicate the areas on which it failed and can provide an extra service to provide an itemised schedule of the works required to make the property `fit'. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) RSA can provide professional advice required to ensure compliance with the various HMO, HIMO or fire regulations that exist in the UK. We can inspect existing HMO's for compliance or ensure that plans for a new build or redevelopment comply before they are built, preventing expensive redesigns or rebuilds. Planning When planning applications are sent to a Local Authority planning department they can be sent to other departments for comments. In general, large scale housing developments, residential developments on brown field sites, industrial developments and developments that involve some form of nuisance potential are passed to the environmental health department for comment. They may well require expert reports to be prepared by the applicant (such as noise or air pollution studies) and we are able to provide these for you. Workplace Exposure Surveys We can carry out a large range of surveys to measure exposure levels to contaminants within your workplace. We are able to assess exposure from: Solvents Gases Particulates Or any chemical in your workplace Some monitoring work requires samples to be collected and analysed at a laboratory. We only use NAMAS-accredited laboratories to ensure that the highest level of technical accuracy is maintained. Once the results are received, our technicians write a summary report and recommend appropriate action to enable you to protect your employees and meet the law. Legionella Sampling Our consultants can carry out water sampling and testing for legionella. Legionella bacteria are common in natural water courses such as rivers and ponds. Since legionella are widespread in the environment, they can contaminate and grow in other water systems such as cooling towers and hot and cold water services. They survive low temperatures and thrive at temperatures between 20°C ­ 45°C if the conditions are right, e.g. if a supply of nutrients is present such as rust, sludge, algae and other bacteria. Ship Sanitation Ship Sanitation Worldwide is our dedicated food and ship sanitation consultancy and training company that deals only with the shipping industry on a worldwide basis. It doesn't matter where you are in the world we are able to provide you with rapid help and advice whatever your problem. All of our staff are UK-based environmental health professionals. Between them they have many years experience of the problems that may be encountered on cruise ships. Having already worked with not only the largest cruise ship operators in the business but many of the smaller ones as well, there are few problems that we have not already encountered and we know the cruise industry inside out. Ship Sanitation Worldwide operates in every part of the world. Being centrally based in the UK, we endeavour to reach your ships wherever they may be usually within 48 hours. We work in port or at sea, in dry dock or during refit, existing vessel or new build. We offer a total and integrated service that is available when you want it and pride ourselves on working discreetly with minimum disruption to guests and crew. Our aim is to get your ship up to normal operations as soon as possible. Mercury Detection and Monitoring Through our sister company ALS, we have the necessary expertise and equipment to undertake thorough building surveys which can detect and identify mercury contamination. Our surveys can be carried out using direct reading (instant results) or continuous monitoring equipment or a combination of both. As part of the contamination survey, physical material samples can be taken and analysed to confirm the levels of mercury present. We can then advise of the appropriate actions required to facilitate safe and cost-effective decontamination of the area. Noise Risk Assessment We can accommodate all of your acoustic needs, from simple noise at work risk assessments of individual processes or machinery through to full noise surveys of large workplaces. If you feel that you may need a noise assessment within your workplace, your first step should be to ring us for an informal chat. This will help us to understand the issues within your workplace and enable us to suggest an assessment programme to satisfy both the current legislation, as well as your own needs. Any noise at work risk assessment involves a consultant spending some time at your site, taking noise measurements, and then writing the report. Housing Housing Fitness Inspections and Expert Advice With our experienced team of housing specialists we are able to provide expert advice for individuals, letting agencies Asbestos Sampling Our sister company, ALS holds UKAS accreditation for asbestos air sampling and fibre counting. Our experienced team of analysts are able to offer our clients total peace of mind that asbestos removal works have been carried out to the highest possible standards, carrying out initial site audits, thorough visual inspection and clearance air monitoring. 07 RSA Environmental Health Ltd RSA Environmental Health Ltd 08");sQ1[88]=new Array("http://www.rsafoodsafety.com/food-safety-links.html","RSA Environmental Health - Food Safety Links","","RSA Environmental Health Ltd: Health and safety consultancy and training, food safety consultancy and training, and environmental health online agency - operating throughout the UK.  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