1. Issue
01 The tsas Times
August
2011
Introducing the tsas Times.
Hello and welcome to the very first edition of The tsas Times.
Latest News from I established tsas 6 months ago with the express aim of helping
the Health and businesses to be safer.
Safety Executive The tsas Times will help you to keep up to speed with news and In this edition.
developments in the safety world affecting YOUR business.
Page 1—
The HSE has opened a three
month consultation on its pro- It will keep you informed about new services and products that Introduction,
posals for recovering costs have been developed by tsas to help you in your daily management Latest from the
from dutyholders that flout of safety in your business. HSE
health and safety laws.
If you have other needs or ideas please contact us so that we can What Makes A
The government and HSE have
make arrangements to support yours and other businesses with Competent Per-
already agreed the underlying
principle, and the changes further services. son?
could apply from as early as
In the August edition I explain why businesses need ’competent
April 2012.
advice’ and detail how you can arrange it. Page 2
“The proposals provide incen-
tive for busineses to operate I launch my first safety training week for clients in North Tyneside The Simple Safe-
within the law, levelling the
I also bring you upto date with news from the HSE on implementing ty Service,
playing field between those
who comply and those who charges for non compliant businesses and 2 news items for compa- The Simple
don't. Compliant firms will not nies that did not manage safety sufficiently with tragic consequenc- Training Week,
pay a penny in intervention
es for their workers and the business. In Court
fees.”
I hope you find the newsletter informative and helpful.
The HSE will recover costs
when businesses are, in an
inspector’s opinion, in
“material breach” of the law. What Makes A Competent Person?
This applies when the law and All businesses are required to appoint a person to provide competent
associated regulations are bro- advice on all matters of health and safety and this requirement is set out
ken and a notice is served (or in regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula-
letter sent) by the HSE. tions 1999—so what is a competent person?
Fees would apply until the The HSE consider that a person is competent if they have sufficient train-
HSE's support for a business to ing, experience, knowledge and other qualities for them to assist and
correct the breach is complete. advice your business properly. The level of competence depends on the
complexity of your business and the hazards and risk that your business is exposed to.
Duty holders that comply with
the law will not pay anything. Most large businesses employ their own permanent specialist advisors, small low risk
businesses can often manage safety matters themselves if they have the knowledge and
The HSE will recover time to discharge the duties adequately. Other businesses engage external assistance
costs at £133 per hour. from safety professionals. If you choose this route you should take steps to ensure that
your advisor is competent in the risks that your business is exposed to.
A competent person forms an essential part of running a successful business, gives reas-
surance of a safe and healthy workplace and protects your business from the health and
safety at work pitfalls you face today. Choose carefully.

2. The tsas Simple Safety Service
The tsas Simple Safety Service is suitable for companies that do not have
the resources or technical knowledge the meet their legal responsibilities
In Court for competent advice and who are unable to manage their business safe- In the News
ty responsibilities in full. A forklift telehandler
A skip hire company
was fined £155,000 Subscribers to the tsas Simple Safety Service have access to a fully quali- driver was killed at
with £55,000 costs fied and experienced safety practitioner in partnership developing a safe- work when the vehi-
after a Slovakian cle he was driving
ty improvement strategy that not only develops legal compliance but
worker was killed overturned on a con-
reduces the risk of harm to the workforce. With the potential for re-
when a large vehicle struction site in New-
duced insurance premiums this service is also an economically sensible
tyre he was repairing bury.
approach to business safety management.
exploded. The police and HSE
Investigating the HSE For a regular monthly payment businesses get a monthly review with are investigating and
found that the work- their nominated safety advisor, 24/7 telephone access to professional no further details
er had received no safety advice to deal with any issues arising and substantial discounts on have been released
training in tyre repair training programs and other tsas services.
and was carrying out
If your business would benefit from this
the work unsuper-
vised following exist- Virtual Safety Manager service find out
ing bad practices. more on the tsas website
Read more …….. http://www.ts-as.com
The tsas Simple Training Week—North Shields YMCA September2011
Many businesses have too few employees to make it viable to host safety training courses “in house” and as a result employers
can not provide the levels of training and competence required. The Simple Training Week has been developed to allow busi-
nesses to train as few as 1 employee at a time in key safety topics. The program will be hosted by experienced trainer Martin
Taylor (PGCE) and will be held in the Tyneside resort of North Shields. The subjects available are:-
British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health and Safety (1 day)
CIEH Level 2—Manual Handling (1/2 day)
CIEH Level 2—CoSHH Essentials (1/2 day)
Risk Assessment For Supervisors (1 day)
Accident Investigation For Supervisors (1 day)
Further details available at http://www.ts-as.com
Future programs in 2011—Gateshead (October), Newton Aycliffe (November) and Darlington (December)
Contact Details:- Director—Martin Taylor, Mob: 0750 584 3955, web: http://www.ts-as.com , Tel: +44(0)1642
883973 email: martintaylorhs@gmail.com
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