The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6 April 2012, in practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged.

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/regulations.htm?eban=govdel-asbestos&cr=16-Apr-2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ductclean (UK) Ltd is pleased to announce we have been awarded the British Safety Council International Safety Award. This recognises commitment to good health and safety management.

 

Announcing the results Alex Botha, chief executive of the British Safety Council, said: “We send our warmest congratulations to all 550 winners. Over the last year I have had the opportunity to meet with the managers and employees of a number of the winning organisations and have been struck by the commitment and dedication they have shown to managing health safety in a proportionate, sensible and effective manner.

 

“What the winners have demonstrated is that well managed health and safety ensures the safety and wellbeing of their employees, contributes to business effectiveness and success. The health and safety of employees is non-negotiable and the winners have shown their determination, like us, to ensure that no one is killed, injured or made ill by work activities.”

 

This award demonstrates our commitment to Health & Safety by all at Ductclean (UK) Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

Ductclean (UK) Limited has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012.
The Gold Medal (8 consecutive Golds) award will be presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre, on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

 

Dating back to 1956, the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas. The scheme does not just look at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.

 

David Rawlins, awards manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), a safety charity with a 95-year history, said: “The RoSPA Awards programme provides well-deserved recognition for the winners and spurs on other organisations to raise their standards of accident and ill health prevention. We congratulate Ductclean (UK) Limited on its success and encourage it, and all our other winners, to remain committed to safety and health, an approach that is well recognised to be good for workers and the bottom line.”

 

Nigel Jones, Managing Director of Ductclean (UK) Ltd, said “I would like to say well done and thank you to everyone for their efforts and commitment to health & safety over the past year, this award represents the 8^th consecutive gold for our company which is a high achievement in our industry. This award would not have been achievable without this commitment”.

 

Three days of award ceremonies and three gala evening dinners will be held in Birmingham from May 15-17, alongside Safety and Health Expo 2012, which is Europe’s leading annual health and safety exhibition. An award ceremony and gala dinner will also take place in Glasgow on September 20.

 

See www.rospa.com/awards/ for more information about the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.

 

Congratulations
to 6 extraordinary men for completing their walk to the North Pole and raising
an amazing £182,677.00

 

 

To see their blog please go to: http://www.6ordinarymen.co.uk/blog.html

 

 

 

 

 

Following Ductclean (UK) Ltd’s sponsorship of Six Ordinary Men doing Extraordinary Things, they are now only 28% away from meeting their fundraising target. They might be on the ice already but there is still time to donate. They only have 5 more days to achieve their aim – trekking to The Top of The World for this worthy charity – Sparks.

 

Brian Amos, Nigel Warwick, Andrew Taylor, Alex Parker, Paul Taroni and John Donovan are aiming at a target of raising £250, 000 for the children’s medical research charity, Spark, and are funding the trip themselves.

 

Sparks is one of the few UK charities that seek to find treatments and cures for all conditions that affect pregnancy, babies and young children. We work with leading doctors and research teams in the UK to ensure we fund the highest quality research with the great chance of saving and changing lives forever.

 

Follow their blog – http://www.6ordinarymen.co.uk/blog.html or please sponsor these ordinary men on their extraordinary expedition at: www.justgiving.com/Ordinary-Men

 

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 ^[1] came into force on 6 April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission’s view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos (Directive 2009/148/EC).

In practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/regulations.htm

Ductclean (UK) Ltd awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for the7th consecutive year

Ductclean (UK) Ltd is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards in 2011.

 

The Gold Medal (7 consecutive Gold’s) award was presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on Thursday May 18th, the ceremony was alongside Safety & Health Expo 2011, Europe’s leading annual health and safety exhibition.

 

The RoSPA Awards scheme is not only about reducing the number of accidents and causes of ill-health at work; it also encourages organisations to develop robust health and safety management systems.

 

David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said: “Ductclean (UK) Ltd has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others. Organisations which do this deserve to have such dedication recognised and that’s where the RoSPA Awards come in”.

“As well as there being clear ethical reasons and legal requirements for good health and safety management, there is also a strong business case. RoSPA is delighted to publicly honour organisations which have demonstrated their work to improve performance in this sphere”.

Nigel Jones, Managing Director of Ductclean (UK) Ltd, said “I would like to say well done and thank you to everyone for their efforts and commitment to health & safety over the past years. This award would not have been achievable without this commitment”.

 

6 Ordinary Men doing Extraordinary Things

Ductclean (UK) Ltd are proud to be one of the sponsors for the North Pole Expedition 2012. Brian Amos, Nigel Warwick, Andrew Taylor, Alex Parker, Paul Taroni and John Donovan are aiming at a target of raising £250, 000 for the children’s medical research charity, Spark, and are funding the trip themselves.

 

In the UK around 700,000 babies are born every year. Sadly 1 in 30 of these babies will be born with a health condition that will affect them for life. That’s around 70 families a day that are told their baby has been born with an illness, disability or in the worst case scenario that their baby’s life is at risk.
Sparks is one of the few UK charities that seek to find treatments and cures for all conditions that affect pregnancy, babies and young children. We work with leading doctors and research teams in the UK to ensure we fund the highest quality research with the great chance of saving and changing lives forever.

 

The challenges they are set out to endure not only include immensely cold temperatures around minus 30 degrees Celsius, and long tiring days not knowing when its night or day due to constant sunlight. But they also have the threat of hungry polar bears, whose paws can rip through skin like paper, powerful storms causing zero visibility and frostbite serious enough that they could lose fingers, toes, etc.

 

The men will be joined by Alan Chambers MBE as the expedition leader and Dr Ed Coats as the expedition doctor.  Alan planned and led the first British team to walk unsupported from Canada to the Geographical North Pole. After seventy gruelling days on the ice hauling all supplies, Alan and team-mate Charlie Paton stood glorious at the top of the world.  Upon return from the top of the world Alan, aged 32, was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty the Queen for Determined Leadership in Constant Adversity. Alan is also a motivational speaker on teamwork and leadership. Dr Ed Coats was plucked out of obscurity and thrust into the limelight, when he was chosen to join James Cracknell and Ben Fogle on their epic race to the South Pole earlier this year. The race was the first of its kind since Captain Scott was beaten 97 years ago by Norwegian Amundsen.

 

This is an extraordinary challenge and a huge amount of money for a great cause…

 

Gentlemen, we wish you all the best

 

Sponsor these ordinary men on their extraordinary expedition at: www.justgiving.com/Ordinary-Men

 

Ductclean (UK) Ltd are pleased to announce that we have been appointed as the preferred supplier to Alilanz Insurance Plc for the specialist cleaning of ventilation systems and commercial kitchens.

Allianz are one of the UK’s leading insurance companies and will be recommending the services of Ductclean (UK) Ltd to their customers nationally.

 

Ductclean (UK) Ltd has now been awarded a place on the NHS Buying Solutions Building and Engineering Maintenance Services framework agreement.

Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for all UK public services and is part of the Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office. The framework agreement is for Building and Engineering Maintenance Services, the lot we have been awarded is for Air Handing Units (AHU’s), filters, ventilation and extraction. This covers the cleaning, decontamination, sanitization and servicing of fixed and flexible ductwork and associated areas, including the maintenance and testing of fans, motors and filters.

This is a nationwide framework, awarded on a regional basis covering the whole of the UK and is in compliance with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) policy standards. Ductclean (UK) Ltd has been awarded the framework agreement for all regions nationwide.

This framework agreement is accessible by all NHS bodies, trusts, strategic health authorities and collaborative procurement organizations, giving them details of the suppliers, including rates, and allowing them to save time and money in tendering contracts.

With over 10 years of expertise within the healthcare sector Ductclean (UK) Ltd provides expert guidance in maintaining all aspects of ventilation systems, and by being on this framework are now conveniently available for guidance and quotations based on the competitive rates provided by the framework.

To view our supplier profile please click on the link below,

http://www.buyingsolutions.gov.uk/suppliers/details/supplier-2769/contact/contactsupplier/

Please contact Charmaine Paraskevas on 0870 112 9196 or charmaine.paraskevas@ductclean.co.uk