Book Course HSL is to run a 2 day course on CIEH Conversion from Level 3 Award in Training Principles and Practice (TPP) to Level 3 Award in Education and Training (EAT) course. 2 – 3 November 2016 HSL is to run a 2 day CIEH TPP to EAT Conversion
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark start of construction on the £1bn redevelopment of the Shelll Centre on London’s South Bank. Above: From left to right: Sir George Iacobescu (Canary Wharf Group), Khaled Mohammed Al Sayed (Qatari Diar), Geoff Taylor (Almacantar), Hamad Al-Thani (Qatari Diar), and Richard Montgomery
Savills, on behalf of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, has been instructed to sell Park Croft in Wickham, Hampshire. The former freehold care home is offered for sale with vacant possession and is exempt from VAT, from a guide price in excess £800,000. The 4,376 sq ft (406.5 sq m)
Irish Water has yet to identify what caused the cryptosporidium contamination at its Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant, which supplies 46,600 people in County Mayo. A boil water notice has been in place since Friday, after the crypto parasite was detected in a routine sample of treated
According to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, the Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of problem tenants. Included in the Bill are proposals to ban and fine criminal landlords and letting agents, introduce rent repayment orders
A ground-breaking £6.5m Wales-wide agreement which will create construction training for 1,100 people per year was signed yesterday. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and a consortium led by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, will establish the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) to offer state-of-the-art facilities and world-class
Optimising your office plan today can save you time and money in the future. The layout of your floor plan can affect everything from employee engagement to productivity. Jobs and workplace structures are in a constant state of flux and it’s becoming difficult for companies to predict which job functions
The Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems, R&M has produced a new cabling range that fulfills European and international safety standards. The global developer develops their cabling for high-quality network infrastructures that are based in Wetzikon. This new product will meet the requirements laid out by European Construction Production
A consortium has been appointed in order to provide advice regarding North Norfolk District Council’s property portfolio. The consortium is led by Gleeds, the property and construction consultancy and will be supported by CPMG and Pygott & Crone. The appointment has come as part of an innovative partnership that seeks
A gala film night hosted by the film critic Mark Kermode was held by The British Safety Council. The film night was organized in order to show the contributions it has made over the last 60 years towards improving health and safety. The gala event took place in the Regen
Book Course HSL is to run a 2 day course on CIEH Conversion from Level 3 Award in Training Principles and Practice (TPP) to Level 3 Award in Education and Training (EAT) course. 2 – 3 November 2016 HSL is to run a 2 day CIEH TPP to EAT Conversion Course – this course is open to those people who already have the CIEH TPP qualification. Outline programme: The EAT qualification comprises three units: Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training Understanding assessment in education and training Those people who have achieved the TPP qualification will have already completed unit 2 and therefore, on the conversion course, will just complete units 1 and 3. Topics covered include: The training/teaching cycle Legislation and codes of practice Equality, diversity and inclusion Boundaries and referral Types and methods of assessment Adapting assessment Feedback Keeping records Presenters include: Chris Theyer – Professional Training Consultant Assessment: Units 1 and 3 are assessed by short multiple choice examination papers (15 questions per paper). Ofqual accredited: Yes (Ofqual no: 600/9634/2) Credit value: 12 Who should attend? This EAT qualification is designed for people who: Have already achieved the CIEH TPP qualification Are not in a teaching/training role, or who have just started a teaching/training role Want a short nationally recognised qualification Want a qualification without a minimum teaching practice requirement Prerequisite: Proof of the successful completion of the CIEH TPP qualification. Venue The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport. Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitbuxton.co.uk Cost The full cost of the course is £550 per person (includes course notes, lunch and refreshments and assessment tool developed by HSL). Book Course Please note the invoice option is not available within 4 weeks of the course date, or for overseas customers. If you are selecting the invoice option for payment, it will be mandatory to input a purchase order/reference number as we are unable to process booking forms without this. For further dates and additional information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk or contact the Training & Conferences Unit at HSL directly on +44 (0)1298 218806. Back to Health & Safety Training Courses Back to the top Source link
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark start of construction on the £1bn redevelopment of the Shelll Centre on London’s South Bank. Above: From left to right: Sir George Iacobescu (Canary Wharf Group), Khaled Mohammed Al Sayed (Qatari Diar), Geoff Taylor (Almacantar), Hamad Al-Thani (Qatari Diar), and Richard Montgomery (Shell) Construction of Southbank Place, a mixed use property development on the Shell Centre tower site, officially begins today. Southbank Place is being developed by Braeburn Estates, which is a joint venture between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company. Following the demolition of the previous wings of the tower on the site, foundations are now being laid. Canary Wharf Contractors is construction manager for the project. The Shell Tower, built in 1961, will remain at the centre of the mixed-use development, framed by a cluster of seven residential and office towers, to be built in phases by 2019. There will be 800 residential apartments in five buildings, of with 80% are already sold off plan. Two of the new buildings totalling 49,000 m2 are being constructed for business use. Southbank Place will also have 4,500 m2 of retail outlets, restaurants and cafés. The construction project will continue over the next four years and is anticipated to support more than 13,000 construction and supply chain jobs in total. Canary Wharf Group chief executive Sir George Iacobescu said: “This is an area that has long been neglected, but will offer the best of all worlds, from the bustling culture of the South Bank to some spectacular views of the most recognised landmarks in the Capital, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Southbank Place is also playing a major role in the development of the local community by creating new jobs, providing affordable housing and stimulating the growth of local businesses through our South London Procurement Network initiative.” Further Images This article was published on 29 Apr 2016 (last updated on 29 Apr 2016). Source link
Savills, on behalf of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, has been instructed to sell Park Croft in Wickham, Hampshire. The former freehold care home is offered for sale with vacant possession and is exempt from VAT, from a guide price in excess £800,000. The 4,376 sq ft (406.5 sq m) property sits within a 0.85 hectare (2.10 acre) site and is located off the Winchester Road, close to the market town of Wickham, within a rural and woodland setting. Since 1987 the property has been used as a 11 bedroom care home and was recently vacated in April 2016. The property has potential to be refurbished for a healthcare operator or converted back to a residential dwelling, subject to planning. Tim Longhurst, director at Savills in Southampton, comments: “We expect considerable interest in the property from both the healthcare and residential sectors, having recently sold a number of similar properties in Hampshire for the Trust.” Source link
Irish Water has yet to identify what caused the cryptosporidium contamination at its Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant, which supplies 46,600 people in County Mayo. A boil water notice has been in place since Friday, after the crypto parasite was detected in a routine sample of treated water, and may not be lifted before early next week. The company’s regional information specialist, Sean Corrigan, said: “To date Irish Water has not identified any issue that could be directly associated with the failed sample. But investigations are continuing at the plant and throughout the network. Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE [Health Service Executive] are treating this as a priority and at every level these organisations are working to find a speedy resolution to this incident.” A full and comprehensive audit of the Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant was conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday (September 6). Representatives from Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE were present at the audit. The EPA requested additional information which has been forwarded to it. Irish Water said the EPA’s final report is expected by the end of this week or early next week at the latest. This along with the results of the comprehensive sampling process will give more clarity on the timelines for lifting the boil water notice, which is a priority for all agencies involved. Sampling and testing is a part of the entire action plan being undertaken by Irish Water, Mayo County Council and the HSE. This article first appeared on wwtonline Source link
According to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks, the Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of problem tenants. Included in the Bill are proposals to ban and fine criminal landlords and letting agents, introduce rent repayment orders and establish a database of ‘blacklisted’ landlords and agents. It has been proposed that the ‘blacklist’ will be maintained by local housing authorities, who will also have to apply for offenders to be included in the database. The Government Bill is currently at the Report Stage and only has to pass through a Third Reading and Consideration of Amendments stage before reaching Royal Assent, which is when it becomes law. The AIIC says it welcomes the measures which aim to stamp out the minority of criminal operators letting property to the nation’s tenants. However, the Association says more could be done to highlight the issue of problem tenants. Patricia Barber, Chair of the AIIC, comments: “We’re well aware that there are criminal landlords and letting agents out there and blacklisting them and banning them from letting property really is a necessary step. That said, the measures in the Housing Bill are very one-sided and suggest that it is only landlords and agents that cause problems during tenancies. We know from experience that this is not true and I personally have come across many horror stories in my time where tenants have trashed a landlord’s property or refused to pay rent for long periods of time. It would only be fair if troublesome tenants who repeatedly offend could be blacklisted in the same way as landlords or agents. The threat of being blacklisted or a fine would hopefully discourage a minority of tenants from misbehaving and help to improve the relationships between landlords, agents and tenants.” Source link
A ground-breaking £6.5m Wales-wide agreement which will create construction training for 1,100 people per year was signed yesterday. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and a consortium led by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, will establish the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) to offer state-of-the-art facilities and world-class training for individuals and construction companies. With its proposed headquarters at the Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter, the CWIC will also have sites at colleges across Wales, including Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion, which are part of the UWTSD Group, and Coleg Cambria in North Wales and Coleg y Cymoedd in South East Wales. Construction is due to begin towards the end of 2016 with the CWIC’s opening targeted for September 2018. Mark Bodger, Strategic Partnership Director for CITB Cymru Wales, said: “This landmark partnership will ensure we have the right skills in place meet our industry’s current and future needs. “This exciting new centre will be a major step forward for the construction industry in Wales and help it become a leader in digital and modern construction and the repair of traditional buildings and heritage sites.” Gerald Naylor, UWTSD Project Director, said: “We are looking forward to working with the CITB to develop a new model for delivering skills to the construction sector in Wales and beyond. “Working with our FE College partners across Wales we will develop a ‘Hub and Spoke’ framework that will enable companies to access training through a central point.” The “Hub” will be based at the University’s Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter and the “Spokes” will be located at the Wales-wide colleges listed above. The CITB and UWTSD collaboration will offer companies the facilities and expertise to test new concepts in construction training. It will: Be the first of its kind in Britain to provide applied research, training and consultancy through one partnership. Provide state-of-the-art facilities to allow students and businesses to learn best practice techniques. Offer a “rapid construction zone” to start innovative systems for bespoke tests such as structural performance. Donna Griffiths, Partnerships Manager at CITB, said: “The CWIC will, for the first time, deliver an integrated career pathway between craft, trade and professional construction occupations across the whole of Wales. “The CWIC will respond to the skills challenges Wales faces and help train the next generation of workers in construction.” Professor Medwin Hughes, DL, Vice-Chancellor, UWTSD added “The vision for the Swansea Waterfront Innovation Quarter is to create a neighbourhood where the University and its partners can work with industry to exploit opportunities that will not only benefit the region but will also deliver those benefits to the rest of Wales. This development is key to us achieving that vision”. Source link
Optimising your office plan today can save you time and money in the future. The layout of your floor plan can affect everything from employee engagement to productivity. Jobs and workplace structures are in a constant state of flux and it’s becoming difficult for companies to predict which job functions there will be in the next few years. That’s why businesses are responding by creating workspaces with built-in flexibility and optimised office plans. Previously unheard of job roles have developed in response to technological advances, so companies need to optimise office plans and to adapt to new jobs and equipment. Here are some tips for optimising your company’s office plan. 1. Utilise Office Space Effective use of space enables you to reduce accommodation and utility costs, drive down your environmental footprint and improve working conditions. Our Space Planning & Design team can help you plan your space for maximum efficiency and cost control. Analysing how your staff actually use the space is a good step towards designing a workplace that increases staff satisfaction and productivity. In London, space is at a premium and businesses are finding new ways to optimise the space they have by utilising open plan hot-desking, multifunctional rooms with moveable partitions and innovative storage solutions. Integrated technology can really help with saving space and chairs, sofas and desks now feature hidden and discreet power points and wireless technology solves the problem of messy wires placed all over the office. Choose Comfortable Chairs and a Good Seating Plan Good seats designed for back support and mobility, combined with versatile furniture, are great tools for an optimised office space and seating plan. Where you seat people is vital for workplace productivity, so you need to think of this in terms of department, skill sets, personality, competition and the need for mentorship and supervision. Environmental factors, such as lighting and air conditioning, can impede on your perfect seating plan because no one wants to sit under an uncomfortably cold blast of air all day. Mix open and closed office spaces to suit different working styles and make sure you minimise distractions with sound absorbent furnishings and layout. Our award-winning design for Natixis’ Global Asset Management (NGAM) included adaptable furniture using bench desking, finished with acoustic screens. If optimised, the seating plan can be rearranged or adapted at any time, allowing business operations and workflow to proceed smoothly. 3. Encourage a Sense of Community The seating plan should allow for easy communication between staff and different departments. Modern offices are now designed predominantly to encourage collaboration, even in traditionally non-creative industries. Pockets of collaboration whether in private offices or in open spaces now encourage staff interaction. In fact, more office workers than ever now work on a consultancy basis or hot-desk, so workspaces need lots of temporary desks or touchdown spaces to accommodate them. These should be spread around with access to different departments to improve communications and a sense of belonging. The majority of NTT Data UK’s staff consist of consultants, so we designed their office space with hot-desking and collaboration in mind. Our designers used plenty of inviting bright colours, touchdown spaces, meeting rooms with folding walls and a choice of working areas. Create Multipurpose Spaces An innovative floor plan makes use of every single space from hallways to landings, and places furniture where hot-deskers can work and impromptu meetings can take place. Some creative companies strapped for space use open areas in the office to hold large meetings that allow staff to sit and participate from the stairs. Multipurpose spaces are being utilised by employers for everything from multimedia presentations to casual breakout areas. Bristol-based EMO & TRA are marketing and company branding agencies that were relocated under one roof, necessitating good communications. This involved fitting a new spiral staircase to link the companies, booths for group work and an open space with a blackboard that allows for brainstorming and collaborative work. Utilise Natural Light Good lighting in the workplace is vital; both too much and too little can have a negative impact. One thing that experts agree on is that natural light is best. Make sure your office has enough windows and if you don’t have enough windows, natural light can come from other sources such as skylights. Daylight aids our circadian rhythms (our own in-built clocks) to be in sync with our local environments, but today’s artificial environments can block this synchronisation. Therefore, it helps to get as much natural help with the process as possible. Bring Nature Inside The psychological benefits of bringing nature into the office have been well-documented. This can include anything from plenty of sunlight and plants in the office to water features and nature integrated into the office furniture and artwork. Helix Property, UK property management service providers, decided to set a good example to clients by filling their reception area and atrium with live planters, including in the back of seating. The modifications included the installation of a moss wall. If you’d like help with optimising your office plan, please contact Interactive Space.
The Swiss developer and provider of cabling systems, R&M has produced a new cabling range that fulfills European and international safety standards. The global developer develops their cabling for high-quality network infrastructures that are based in Wetzikon. This new product will meet the requirements laid out by European Construction Production Regulation. R&M have managed to meet these requirements ahead of time. The company has been working to label installation cables with the fire protection classification that is defined in the CPR. The pre-terminated cabling systems will also be receiving the appropriate labeling from the 1st July. It is the aim of the CPR to protect people in buildings from the effects of a fire in an emergency. Therefore, the focus of the Construction Production Regulation will be on making sure that the cables that are permanently installed in buildings must be tested and labelled. The fire behavior of these permanently installed cables must be noted from July 1st. Through this regulation, data and communication cable are going to be the most affected. Both copper and fiber optic cables will be impacted by the directive as well as pre-assembled cabling links if they will remain in the building permanently. R&M have already adjusted their cabling range in order to meet European and international safety, fire and health standards earlier than required. This means that the company’s cabling will be able to offer the market products for all fire protection classes. This could give them a competitive edge, having already worked to reach the regulation levels. Using the CPR, the EU makes the fire protection properties of each product comparable. However, each member state has to individually define the minimum fire class required depending on the application. This means that the requirements could still vary widely around Europe. It is advised that planners and installers check the local area requirements before specifying the fire class.
A consortium has been appointed in order to provide advice regarding North Norfolk District Council’s property portfolio. The consortium is led by Gleeds, the property and construction consultancy and will be supported by CPMG and Pygott & Crone. The appointment has come as part of an innovative partnership that seeks to provide specialist advice for the North Norfolk Council. The appointment has come after the decision to take a more commercial approach for their current property portfolio with the intention to maximize their revenue and capital returns. It is thought that taking this more commercial stance will improve the council’s long term financial position. This improvement should deliver economic growth as well as improve the service delivery and allow the resources to be recycled and put in to front line services. The project will allow the companies in the consortium to make a significant contribution to the area and will be providing suggestions that will support the service delivery of the Council as well as encouraging future investments and regeneration to take place around the region. The review that has been created by the consortium ranges from commercial properties towards administrative buildings. The review has already created headline proposals for four different sites that have been discussed at a variety of different public meetings in the region. As the consortium continues its work, they will focus on the Council’s current assets which currently stands at an estimated 181 properties. CPMG is an AJ100 practice that is based in Nottingham and London and will be working with the consortium in order to assist the council with their more innovative design and architectural solutions. This project could be incredibly beneficial for the commercial future of North Norfolk. Pygott & Crone will provide the project with agency services and will also be taking on a review of the local market activity for the consortium. The project offers the company an opportunity to work with other companies as one force with the focus of improving North Norfolk.
A gala film night hosted by the film critic Mark Kermode was held by The British Safety Council. The film night was organized in order to show the contributions it has made over the last 60 years towards improving health and safety. The gala event took place in the Regen Street cinema and the British Safety Council presented their recent achievements and the plans for the future in the style of a film festival. The event took place on the 23rd March, and is a celebration of the charity and membership organisation. The evening was launched in order to show the film British Safety Council at 60. The film shows the story of the start of the British Safety Council in 1957 as well as the significant growth that has been achieved by the campaigning organisation in order to transform the Health and Safety standards in Britain. The film uses long lost archival footage and focuses on James Tye, the founder of the organisation. The founder was considered charismatic although sometimes thought to be controversial as he attempted to improve health and safety during a period of time where hundreds of people were being killed each year at work, with inadequate and piecemeal laws there to protect the workers in Britain. The film will include footage of James Tye at work with campaigning and training, but will also show photographs of the founder with celebrities including Barbara Windsor. As part of the event, the guests were given a book entitled ‘Beware! Watchdog with fearsome bark’ which holds posters and other documents that have been commissioned over the years by the British Safety Council. The guests at the event also saw the launch of the competition to mark 60 years of the organisation. The guests watched the four finalists’ pieces as well as the winning piece by Juan Cruz-Hernández. The event will also look to the future of the council and how the gig economy and the ageing workforce can impact the future for the British Safety Council.