September 26, 2017

Must Haves at Your New Facility

Whether you are constructing a new house or you’re organising an event, you will have to take advantage of services to accomplish your task effectively. For example, if you’re planning to construct a house, you will need a variety of services on the site facility in question to run the

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Risk Assessments When Working Outdoors

As an employer, you need to make sure that your business, no matter whether it is an SME or a large organisation, keeps up to date with current UK Health and Safety Regulations.  If your workplace is outdoors, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration so

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Wrightstyle Appointed to Work on the New Crossrail Stations

Wrightstyle has been chosen to supply a variety of systems for five new Crossrail Stations. Known for being one of the UK’s leading suppliers of advanced glazing systems, Wrightstyle will be able to add to their transport portfolio with this appointment to Europe’s largest construction project. The company is based

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September 26, 2017

Must Haves at Your New Facility

Whether you are constructing a new house or you’re organising an event, you will have to take advantage of services to accomplish your task effectively. For example, if you’re planning to construct a house, you will need a variety of services on the site facility in question to run the construction work effectively, which includes providing all the important facilities required by law for your workers. However, when it comes to organising an event, you have to focus on a wide range of things such as hiring a venue, arranging necessary furniture for accommodating guests, deciding the food and drink menus etc. If you fail to hire services from a company then you may see yourself on the day of the event with half of it missing. SRP Hire Solutions bring you some definite must haves that you need at your new facility. Arrange the Perfect Venue If you’re planning to organise a food festival, you should first decide a wonderful venue for it. Make sure that the venue that you are finalising for your event can be easily accessed by your guests. One of the best ways to ensure that people can easily reach the venue is to hire one close to transport links. That way everyone can easily access the event and drastically reduces the traffic build up when there’s multiple ways of getting there. Hire an Event Management Company If you are organising a large-scale festival then it’s better to hire the services of an event management company. When it comes to using an event management company you don’t even have worry about hiring a venue alone because they’ll even give you suggestions and help you along the way. They’ll give you a couple of options to decide the venue, and then you just pick the one that suits your requirements. An event management company makes sure that your event runs smoothly and hence they arrange all the necessary facilities that are required. Hire Facility Delivery Service There are a lot of companies, such as SRP Hire Solutions, that provide excellent facility delivery services to their clients so that their event can run flawlessly. For example, if you require portable toilets at your facility or the venue in question. then the company will provide you with them and deliver them straight to the event. In addition to that, you can also hire equipment like generators which allow you to manage your electricity related requirements during power failures. Imagine for a second that your event is running in full swing and you suddenly face power failure. How will you manage the whole event? Hire Waste Removal Services Waste removal services are also very important if you want to maintain your portable toilet units in perfect working conditions. You can hire portable toilets and waste removal services from the same company. When you hire both these services from the same company, it becomes much easier for you to manage the whole facility effectively. These are just a few must haves if you’re thinking of organising your own facility, don’t leave it to the last second, get some help to fully prepare.  

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Risk Assessments When Working Outdoors

As an employer, you need to make sure that your business, no matter whether it is an SME or a large organisation, keeps up to date with current UK Health and Safety Regulations.  If your workplace is outdoors, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration so that your staff can work in a safe environment. One factor to consider when working outdoors is the weather. The weather can have a huge impact upon your employees productivity which is why Risk Assessments are required to manage these environments effectively. What is a Risk Assessment? A Risk Assessment is a systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking. You can assess the possible risks in a workplace by identifying hazards, deciding who may be harmed, evaluating risks, recording significant findings and continuing to review this process. Support from a Health and Safety Consultant With support from a company such as Wirehouse who specialise in Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Employment Law, you can work together to formulate comprehensive Risk Assessments that are specifically tailored to your industry. This will include checklists to make sure that nothing is overlooked, comprehensive training can be provided to help you carry out Risk Assessments, develop an effective risk management strategy and overall keep you up to date with all current Health and Safety legislations. Working in Outdoor Environments – Effective Risk Assessments For contractors, builders, farmers and a whole range of other industries that are based outdoors all year round, there are Health and Safety Risk Assessments that need to be undertaken by the employer. Ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is issued, including warm clothing, waterproofs and hard hats. When the weather is especially cold you should encourage your staff to drink plenty of warm drinks and stay out of the cold in appropriate facilities.Before your employees begin working in cold environments, you should make sure that they are fully educated on cold stress and the possible symptoms to look out for. If outdoor temperatures are exceptionally hot then make sure that there are shaded rest areas available. Also consider educating workers on removing any personal protective equipment when resting to reduce heat loss and encourage them to take on fluids by drinking more water. Train staff members in case of emergency or change of environment, and supervise the location to ensure the precautions you have introduced are adhered to. The HSE have produced a document which outlines how work environments need to be evaluated using Risk Assessments. Specifically with outdoor work they identify that employers who are assessing both hot and cold outdoor environments needed to consider personal and environmental factors. Personal factors include the activity or task being completed, the amount and type of clothing an employee needs to wear and the duration of the exposure. Environmental factors highlighted by the HSE which should be considered are temperature, radiant heat and weather conditions. By evaluating any workplace risks and putting appropriate Risk Assessments in place you will ensure that your business and employees are fully prepared for working in outdoor environments.

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Wrightstyle Appointed to Work on the New Crossrail Stations

Wrightstyle has been chosen to supply a variety of systems for five new Crossrail Stations. Known for being one of the UK’s leading suppliers of advanced glazing systems, Wrightstyle will be able to add to their transport portfolio with this appointment to Europe’s largest construction project. The company is based in Devizes and will be supplying systems to the new Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Woolwich stations. These stations, when complete will form a part of the Elizabeth Line, created as a part of the Crossrail project. The systems that will be supplied to the project by Wrightstyle will include blast rated curtain walling, structurally glazed screens and a fire-rated and ballistic screens. The work on these stations is expected to continue until the end of 2018, when the line is meant to be fully operational. The Crossrail project has been created in order to increase the rail capacity in London by 10% when the line is fully up and running. The Elizabeth Line will cost around £14.8 billion in total and will feature 40 stations. Of these 40 stations visited by the new railway, ten will be new. It is thought that the Elizabeth Line will have the capacity for 24 trains each hour in both directions across the 100km of the new route. For the work that has been carried out is Whitechapel Station, Wrightstyle was contracted by Kilnbridge and asked to fabricate, supply and install a range of curtain wall screens that will form a part of the new ticket hall which will be located on a mezzanine floor. In the past Wrightstyle has supplied airports around the world, delivering a high level of protection against a range of threats. This high safety standard is why the Wrightstyle have been selected to carry out work on the Crossrail project.

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