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NHS Shared Business Services Framework Agreement for Soft FM, Asset Compliance and Security Services
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Bradley Environmental, one of the country’s leading providers of Asbestos Management Solutions, has recently joined the NHS Shared Business Services Soft FM and Asset Compliance Framework.
The aim of this Framework is to provide Estate, Facilities and Capital teams a compliant route to market for the provision of Soft Facilities Management, Asset Compliance and Security Services from a wide range of specialisms, including Asbestos Management.
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Water hygiene experts warn that Legionella bacteria may pose a danger to people returning to their places of work. As COVID19 lockdown restrictions continue to lift in many parts of the country, people are tiptoeing back into everyday life. But people heading back to their places of work may face a new danger hidden within the buildings water systems.
Bradley Environmental are warning employers that a prolonged period of inactivity in buildings could spur the growth of Legionella. When water systems shut down, water becomes stagnant and chlorine and other disinfectants dissipate. When water isn’t in regular use, its temperature can range between 20 - 45 °C, which is an ideal breeding condition for bacteria.
Read more: Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Grows as Coronavirus Lockdowns Lift
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As many of us return to work, safety in the workplace is extremely important to protect our employees, clients and visitors.
As one of the leading Health and Safety Consultants in the UK, our expert team are here to help you navigate your way through the new Health and Safety challenges we are now facing due to Covid-19.
Risk Assessments
There is still a duty for all employers to manage risks in the workplace and Health and Safety legislation still applies. As an employer, you’re required by law to protect your employees, and others, from harm. We're able to help with both general and Covid-19 specific risk assessments for your workplace, providing all the advice necessary for a safe return to work for your employees.
Read more: Our Health and Safety Team Can Help You Restart Your Business Safely
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With the Government recently allowing more of the UK’s workforce to return to their place of employment, one vital aspect is knowing how to protect your staff when at work.
The provision of correctly fitted RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) Face Masks has never been more important!
Correctly fitted RPE Face Masks is increasingly seen as an effective way to protect your staff and customers from Covid-19 transmission, especially if your business is in a medium to high risk category such as care providers, dentists and retail, but also applies to any business sector where social distancing may not be realistic and viable.
Read more: Bradley Environmental Consultants Continue to Offer Essential RPE Face Fit Testing
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We are pleased to announce that from the 15th of June 2020 we will be reopening our Covid-19 secure training centre in Birmingham for public training courses. Our other training centres in Wakefield, Wrexham, Preston and Livingston will also reopen in the coming weeks.
From the 8th June 2020 we will be offering private/onsite training courses which can be held at a client's own premises, subject to meeting our Covid-19 Delegate Safeguarding Policy.
We can also announce a new virtual/remote training option on some of our popular UKATA Asbestos Training Courses which will be available from 1st July 2020.
Please speak to our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss your requirements. Our upcoming course calendar is also now available on our website.
Read more: Important Announcement - We Are Reopening our Training Department!
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During the current unknown times of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, there is a need to understand how to work safely and protect your employees and 3rd parties (such as your customers, visitors and external contractors) from contracting or spreading coronavirus.
There is still a duty for all employers to manage risks in the workplace, Health and Safety legislation still applies. Your Coronavirus risk assessment is about the control of infection and will be different to a typical workplace risk assessment you are probably used to.
Read more: Need help creating your return to work COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Risk Assessment?
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With a return to work becoming more likely following the latest Government guidance, business owners and managers are being instructed that they need to ensure that their workplace is safe to return to, with regards to reducing the likelihood of transmission of the COVID-19 virus. However, business owners and managers should not get distracted from considering other hazards that are present in the workplace. Especially those hazards that are hidden from plain sight, such as the potential for Legionella to be present within the buildings water systems.
Read more: Legionella: Are you ready to re-open? If not we can help!
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As part of our ongoing Partnership works with Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, Bradley Environmental have carried out face fit testing for over 1,800 NHS staff and are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer this essential service throughout the UK.
Contact us now for an immediate quotation and to check availability.
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE), such as disposable FFP3 and reusable half masks, has been identified as one of the principal means of reducing exposure to harmful airborne particulates, including the COVID-19 virus. Where “tight fitting” RPE is to be used, it is essential that a face fit test has been carried out, in all instances.
Read more: Bradley Environmental Consultants Now Offering RPE Face Fit Testing
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The coronavirus lockdown measures have seen many businesses and organisations close their doors, but continued compliance with Health and Safety laws should still be a priority.
Bradley Environmental Consultants remain committed to its customers and are still operating from its 5 UK locations but with reduced resources in all functions. We continue to provide our range of core services including Asbestos Surveys and Testing, Legionella Risk Assessments and Health and Safety Consultancy.
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During these unprecedented times, the National Health Service is increasingly reliant on existing Partnerships within its supply chain, especially to help procure safety equipment such as Respiratory Protective Equipment and other PPE.
Leading Asbestos and Health & Safety Consultancy, Bradley Environmental Consultants, have responded to the urgent need for help and is working in Partnership with Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust at both City Hospital and Sandwell General Hospital in the West Midlands.
Read more: Bradley Environmental Consultants Supports Local NHS Trust to Keep Staff Safe
