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Ask the Advisor: Q&A

Q. Are pigeon droppings classed as hazardous waste? A. Pigeon droppings are hazardous to health, but are not classed as hazardous waste, as some removal companies would have you believe. Large amounts of droppings are to be dampened with a mist spray to control the dust created from removal. The...

Meet the Member: WT Jenkins Ltd

Scott has interviewed the managing director of one of our Members companies about health and safety and their business. 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Steve Murray (right). I’m joint managing director of WT Jenkins Ltd - my partner is Tony King (left). We...

Company of the Month: May 2014. WT Jenkins Ltd

Congratulations this month go WT Jenkins Ltd, who are one of our Member companies. Their level of professionalism, and high health and safety standards, is being recognised in their field of work and the construction industry as a whole. The level of excellence demonstrated by the family run business has...

The Secret’s in the Boots

How safe are your boots? I mean, they have to be safe right... They're tested to a standard which requires that they are fit for purpose, meaning they offer the appropriate protection to our feet. If the boots (those you're wearing right now) are safe and adequate; how do two...

Ask the Member

At Courtley, we constantly strive to provide the best possible service; and in relation to this effort, would like to receive your valuable opinion. We have made provisional plans to update and reconstruct our newsletter to include new and more relatable subjects which would be of interest. One such idea...

Face Fit Testing Open Day

Due to a notable increase in demand, we'll now be offering a face fit testing open day, or days if necessary, to our customers. We plan to hold open days so that individuals can book in, to come along and have their equipment fit tested. The open days will take place at...

Company of the Month: March 2014. Maysand Ltd

This month’s congratulations go to Maysand Ltd; who can happily boast a hat-trick in the contractor/company of the month achievement stakes! Well done to Bryn Lisle and the rest of the team, whose efforts and continual commitment to health and safety have earned them Keepmoat's Contractor of Month Award; for the second time...

Card Confusion – CSCS?

If there's one thing you are guaranteed to find on any construction site, it is a CSCS Card. ConstructionSkills' Certification Scheme was started in the mid 1990’s to combat the lack of a minimum H&S benchmark in the construction industry. Since then, it has gone on to be pretty much the only...

Health and Safety Law Poster Deadline

The new health and safety law poster must be displayed companies before the 5 April 2014. Employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations act (HSIER), to display the latest health & safety law poster in a prominent position in each workplace. This is...

Top Safety Tips to Follow on Construction Sites

Courtley (Health & Safety) Ltd has been providing health and safety support to organizations of all sizes for close to two decades now. During this time, we have noted that a large percentage of the accidents occurring on construction sites could have been easily prevented by using good old common...

How competent is competent?

The HSE announced in 2012 that their focus on Major Accident Hazard Sites has shifted from work at height to competency. Whilst this only affects specified sites, we are now seeing an increase in the testing of competency on all other sites; including the construction industry. Before this announcement, competency...

Its been a bumpy ride!

It’s no secret that everyone hates potholes, who hasn't complained about them? And the only thing worse than potholes are the long tailbacks caused by roadworks to fix them! Well, now there is a solution. There's a machine, made by a company called Velocity, that can fix a pothole in...

Cordon off the Christmas tree!

The team at Courtley are well-organized this year and finished putting the Christmas tree up in record time. We would like to state that it is not cordoned off; it does not have to be checked daily by an electrician, and we will not be wearing ear defenders and eye...

SSSTS Refresher

Following the interest received in Citrus' SSSTS Refresher Citrus (being delivered at our Knowsley training centre 25/10); we've decided to add the course to our 2014 calendar. If you'd like any places on Citrus' course the cost is £195 plus VAT. We are introducing the SSSTS Refresher course at a...