Health & Safety
will be at the center of your business. The area impacts on every
single employee, room in your premises and vehicle you own.
H & S laws now protect the worker as long as employers have met
their many legal obligations
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Project Management
Project planning is the discipline of defining and achieving targets
while optimising the use of resourses (time, money, people, space etc.)
Risk of failure of a project arises primarily from the presence of
uncertainty at all stages of a project. Good
project planning and management, maintains the risk of failure at
as low a value as possible over the lifetime of the project. Project
Managers have the experience to oversee your Production Line
Reorganisation or Company Relocation while causing the minimum of
expensive disruption to your production...
GPS Sysytems
Global Positioning System - GPS - devices
have become
everyday items to many of us as their cost has fallen.
Increasingly companies are fitting them in
their
vehicles. Trucks may be carrying $500,000 worth of goods, so it's worth
installing a GPS system so you know where it is. A similar system is
sold as a
theft deterrent to private drivers.
Other companies are fitting a system that
interfaces with
the engine management computer on vehicles in their company fleet. As a
driver
goes out of a predefined area, the engine power drops and continues to
drop the
further outside the designated area the vehicle is. The system soon
pays for
itself in reduced levels of unauthorized mileages
Effluent
Control
Sewage effluent from most modern towns and cities is treated to remove
bacteria odors and solids. Solids are removed by filtration.The sewage
is then stirred and lots of air bubbled through it. This gives the
bacteria perfect breeding conditions.
Factories also produce liquids that need getting rid of, but they
cannot just allow them to soak into the ground. The effluent needs to
be treated with alkalis to neutralize any acids. It may need to be
contained in tanks and removed from the site altogether for safe
treatment and disposal.
Farm effluent includes silage
run-off. and farmyard slurry. Farmers need to contain this effluent
and to use it or have it processed in an approved fashion.
Leaks of effluent from farms, housing and factories can be traced back
to the source and the polluter faces heavy fines...
Fire
Suppression Systems
An expertly specified, designed and installed fire suppression system
can mean the difference between your company going out of business and
simply replacing a circuit board.
A sprinkler system is
NOT a fire suppression system. A sprinkler system
can cause as much damage as a fire and is not the answer in an
environment rich in electronics and computers.
Fire suppression industry studies have shown that 43 percent of
business that are closed by a significant fire never reopen.
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Dumpsters (Skips)
Dunpsters (Skips in UK) come in a range
of sizes and shapes; from 2 cubic yard mini dumpsters to 30 cubic yard
garbage roll on-roll off dumpsters suitable for retail premises.
The basic builders' dumpster that people see at construction sites and
on the back of trucks is 8 cu yds. This can hold up to around 10 tons
of rubble. Even the most simple of building jobs produces an amazing
amount of rubble.
Different dumpster
hire firms have
different bases for their charges. Some charge per week, others just
for each load taken away. Some charge by the ton. Obviously you need to
ask about the company's charging structure when you are booking...
Water
Contamination
Drinking water suppplies are easily contaminated and constant vigilance
is neccesary to maintain high water quality.
Farm run-off, as fertilizer washed from fields, or farmyard slurry does
happen more frequently, partly because farms may be on higher ground
than the reservoirs.
Any spillage
from ground level activity in the area above or within a few miles
of an underground reservoir will eventually seap into the water. This
kind of contamination is virtually impossible to treat.
Security management
Security management is essential to any company. There are many
different aspects of security management including Computer Network
security, Entry Identification and Logging system and Fire Detection
and Prevention.
Companies are increasingly using programmed magnetic or chipped
Identity Cards for
employees that allow access only to specific parts of the site. The
system records every entry and exit made, meaning that access to
sensitive areas is automatically limited and the person responsible for
any theft or damage is easily identified. Theft and damage are reduced
of course, because employees are aware of the system and its
capabilities...
Security
Systems
The security industry has many facets. These range from guard dogs to
coputer firewalls, from infra-red detectors to armed response units and
bodyguards.
There is software available that allows you to remotely
check the security in your equipment and premises.
The security industry's other faces also impinge on our daily lives in
various ways. We see cash in transit companies in the streets and at
the bank. We all have virus protection and firewalls on our computers.
Pest Control
Everyone has pests at one time or another in their lives. Calling in a
specialist pest control company generally means you are more likely to
find a long-term solution than just spraying a bit of insecticide
yourself.
Pest control
companies are very
discreet and can be hired over the Internet, so your customers needn't
know you have unwelcome visitors...
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