David Cant is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner extraordinaire. He has a wealth of Industry experience and is the MD of Veritas Consulting. David also Blogs about Health and Safety here Health and Safety Consultants
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CDM Support Services for Developer in London
Veritas Consulting appointed for CDM Coordinator Services by Jaysam Developments Ltd based in Harrow, London for a regeneration Scheme. Demolition of Existing buildings to form Residential and Commercial properties consisting of 4No Blocks. Construction Value: £20M+ Duration: 36 Months Do you need a CDM Coordinator for your project? Do get in touch 0800 1488 677 or if …Read the Full Post
Surrey Decorating Firm Fined £45,000 For Asbestos Exposure
Whilst the use of asbestos materials was banned in the UK completely in 1985, it is still commonly found in many pre-existing buildings, and therefore needs to be kept firmly in mind when carrying out buildings safety checks prior to any development work. This is a fact which one Surrey based firm overlooked, resulting in …Read the Full Post
What The Top 10 UK Architects On Twitter Have To Offer
We work with UK Architects every day, assisting with their CDM duties, and we can honestly say that we were delighted to see who made the #BDTwitter100 for 2012. #BDTwitter100 is the very latest version of the list which has been around since 2011, and which takes the top UK architects on Twitter as rated …Read the Full Post
What If The ‘What If’ Questions Aren’t Enough?
The role of those responsible for on-site Health and Safety is generally to ask the ‘what if’ questions. What if this happened, what if someone did this, what if that broke, and what if someone dropped the other. These ‘what if’ questions underpin a great deal of what Health and Safety is all about. To …Read the Full Post
Competent Person Service that save’s your Business £££’s
We can help tick YOUR legal obligations…without the huge expense. Outsource your Health and Safety to Veritas Consulting competent person service for as little as £25.00 a month. Explore a truly better way to manage your Health and Safety responsibilities that will save you money to that of recruiting your own staff and of our competitors. …Read the Full Post
Electricians and Concerns for Asbestos Exposure
The risk of asbestos exposure should be a concern for all industrial workers, especially for those who work as electricians. Because asbestos was widely used in thousands of products – including construction materials that electricians use – all necessary safety precautions should be taken. Asbestos is a toxic mineral that naturally occurs in certain environmental …Read the Full Post
Communication – A Common Health And Safety Failing
During the past few days we have read news reports relating to two men falling from a cherry picker in Leicestershire, sustaining injuries likely to result in time off work, and a harbour crane in Guernsey which snapped, potentially causing significant damage and injury. Fortunately in this second incident no one was hurt, but this …Read the Full Post
CDM Support Services for Architects & Principal Designers
An established cost effective solution for Principal Designers & your Architectural Practice. Construction Health and Safety is often in the news and usually it is not good news. However, it certainly can be good news every day if you are working within the sound principles and practices of CDM advice. Veritas Consulting will work with …Read the Full Post
Firm Fined After Worker Severed Fingertips in a Machine
A grain frim in Northamptonshire have been fined after they were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. Roman Banach lost three fingers and his thumb while he was working with a mixer in August 2011. While he reached into the chute his hand touched the blades inside which resulted in the injuries. Nearly two …Read the Full Post
Benefits of a Health and Safety Audit
It is very easy to forget about the health and safety side of running a business. As an employer and a business owner there are multiple tasks that need doing, the work never stops. However, health and safety cannot be pushed to the back of your to do list. It needs to be one of …Read the Full Post