Environmental Management

The Law also makes increasing demands on organisations regarding environmental management. The management of energy, emissions, waste, packaging, oil storage etc.

Worksafe Consultancy Services can provide the following services either as a package (as part of the development of a management system) or in isolation:

• Carry out an initial review - to establish your current situation with respect to legislative requirements, potential environmental impacts and existing environmental controls.
• Development of an environmental policy - which will provide the basis of environmental practices as well as informing day to day operational decisions.
• Audit of management system - Audit of an established system or as a benchmarking exercise.
• Environmental noise survey (BS4142) - where noise is likely to give rise to complaints
• Other services – Please contact us for more information about any of the services listed above or for other available services.

 Noise Monitoring

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations were updated in 2005 with more stringent requirements. We can undertake workplace surveys in accordance with the new regulations for companies of any size and type. The survey report will identify the exposure action values at all work stations and the statutory requirements for further action by the employer.

Worksafe Consultancy Services can carry out noise assessments and measurements and suggest controls that can help an employer reduce the risk of noise in the workplace. Our competently trained consultants will provide you with a noise assessment of you premises and assist you in implementing a noise control strategy. Remember, just measuring the noise does not fulfill your duties as an employer, you need to control it as well.

We use hand held sound level meters and the latest DoseBadge equipment for these tests which is unobtrusive and allows your employees to continue work unhindered by the survey.

Our survey’s are undertaken by a competent person and would typically comprise the following.

• Firstly determine the basic production areas, shift patterns, number of Employees
• Exposed and current hearing protection criteria.
• Undertake sufficient noise measurements to produce a noise map of each production area.
• Take noise measurements at the operators ear position in each production area and calculate Daily Exposure levels.
• Take a frequency band analysis at various positions in order to identify the effectiveness of existing hearing protection.
• Report findings in line with the requirements of The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and make recommendations of actions required in order to comply with those regulations

If you would like further information please contact us