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27/01/2020

Pandemic Flu, Communicable Diseases and Infection Control Policy

What this section aims to do: This policy will offer guidance to Companies (Management and staff) for the procedures in place to deal with a significant communicable disease outbreak, e.g. Pandemic Flu (Coronavirus, Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS), Avian Flu, Swine Flu) outbreak etc. with effective infection control measures.DefinitionThere is always some concern over some terms used in the press, such as epidemic and pandemic, it should be......

12/02/2019

DID YOU KNOW CRISPY CHIPS ARE NOW ILLEGAL?

A change in legislation that will affect you, especially if you run a pub or restaurant. At the moment there is very little guidance (BHA 2018) is still in draft guidance form, which is where a lot of the information is from.IntroductionUnder EU Regulation 2017/2158 (April 2018) The risk of Acrylamide must be managed in the food production industry.Acrylamide is a chemical substance formed when starchy foods, such as potatoes and bread, are cooked at high temperatures (above 120°C). It can be f......

14/09/2018

TRAINING YOUR STAFF

Maintain or improve your standard practices by providing your staff with regular training throughout their employment.It is a legal requirement to provide training for all your staff. Providing the right safety training for your employees boosts staff commitment and loyalty, helps them to understand how your business works and enables your staff to concentrate on offering outstanding service to your customers.All our consultants and trainers have many years of practical knowledge within the indu......

13/04/2018

Case Study: Tugo

In 2016, the Managing Director of Tugo sent us the following email: ‘I hope this email finds you well. I have been recommended your services by Simon at S2 & Suzi at SpiresHR. We are a business based in Banbury and could do with someone to assist with health and safety matters. We outsource most of our manufacturing so it’s a simple office/sales set up. Please come back to me if this is of interest’. Tugo When we called the Managing Director and asked, if he would like us to come for an interview and see, if we are indeed the company he would like to instruct to take on all their health and safety matters, we were surprised to hear, that we are already booked! No need for an interview, as we come highly recommended!This is every company’s dream, to be referred to future clients, by current, very happy, clients!After finding out the set up of their business, we audited their workplace and produced a newManagement Folder, that included the Health and Safety Management Systems, which is thefoundation for continually improving health and safety management within the business.It contains the Health and Safety Policy, Fire Risk Assessment, Workplace Risk Assessment andMethod Statements, furthermore, all staff received a Display Screen Risk Assessment (DSE).During the audit, it quickly transpired, that because of what the company produces, it is not just health and safety they needed to comply with, but also food safety legislation. We provided Tugo’s staff and management with a Highfield nationally accredited Health and Safety Level 2 training. It is a comprehensive 6 hour course, and its syllabus covers everything from the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974 legislation (HSWA) and subsequent regulations about Manual Handling and TILE or TILEO, to RIDDOR to maintaining a Safe System of Work etc.In addition to the health and safety training we also provided a Highfield Food Safety Level 2 training for everybody who works in the test kitchen.Since our initial phone calls, the company has grown from strength to strength and we are veryhappy to be Tugo’s outsourced health and safety provider.TestimonialFollowing the growth of my business Tugo FS, I decided to work with Bernadette and HRSManagement. I have been really pleased with the help and support so far. The mainstrength is, that they incorporate health and safety in a positive, but commercially sensibleway. I would highly recommend, and look forward to continuing our work together.Lee PersoniusManaging DirectorTugo FS......

13/04/2018

Case study: Fego Caffe

During a networking session, I mentioned to a mortgage broker, that HRS Management Ltd, can help restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars and any other food establishment for that matter, with any health and safety and food hygiene advice, guidance and nationally accredited training. Fego CaffeWe are an approved HABC (Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance) centre and comply with Highfield’s Code of Conduct and terms and conditions.He was about to visit one of his clients, who runs a café chain, and th......

11/04/2018

Case Study: Unicol

5 years ago, we received a phone call from the CEO of Unicol Engineering. A colleague of his, mentioned our company to him. He has a very successful company, which has been going for more 30 years, but he was no longer happy with his current health and safety provider.UnicolWe arranged a meeting with the CEO and MD to find out how we can support this company. During a walkabout, it became clear, that the best way forward was to carry out a comprehensive audit which will provide all the informati......

04/04/2018

Case Study: Masseria Group

Since HRS Management Ltd was appointed we helped guide the Masseria Group with our expertise in the hospitality industry this has helped lead to the brand has growing significantly throughout London.Masseria GroupAt the beginning of January 2014, we received an email from a restaurant called, The SalusburyFoodstore, London. Their Managing Director had heard about us through a colleague who attended one of our health and safety at work training seminars. They enquired if HRS Management could help......

27/03/2018

DSE (DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT) FORMALLY KNOWN AS VDU (VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT)

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 make the following requests, that all employees who use their pc, laptop, smartphone and tablets for any time over an hour on a daily basis, must receive a risk assessment by their employer.A DSE Risk Assessment includes the employees’ workstation, i.e. the pc, laptop smartphone or tablet, the chair, the keyboard, including the mouse if it’s used, the screen, and the immediate environment. This includes the light (e.g. if there is......

14/03/2018

HOW DOES A 5 STAR FOOD HYGIENE RATING HELP MY BUSINESS?

5 Star Food Hygiene Rating SystemThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) 5 star food hygiene rating scheme needs to be looked at as a benefit for any food business. The food hygiene rating sign is an instant and friendly assurance signal that tells potential customers to ‘come in we have high standards of food hygiene!’ After all, who would not be attracted to the positive news and feel instantly comforted and reassured that your next eating out trip will not leave you with stomach cramps or worse a tri......

13/03/2018

SSIP - CHAS, CONSTRUCTIONLINE OR ALCUMUS (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SAFECONTRACTOR)

Being in the trade, you constantly need to procure new business in order to sustain and grow. This demands valuable time spent networking or in the office, away from being out on site, where you are probably needed the most. Growing a company, especially a SME businesses, is a constant juggling act.To tender for a contract, your bid needs to be compelling. You also need to be able to prove you are health and safety compliant.Compiling and filling the numerous health and safety forms and answer q......

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