FAAM conference preview – don’t miss it!

This year’s FAAM Conference will - like last year - be fully virtual. But with a two-day programme bristling with quality speakers, it’s still unmissable. Here, Nick picks out his highlights.

Relicensing, and the importance of external audits

Any healthy auditing system should comprise a balance of internal and external audits, but with a limited budget, the HSE is increasingly reliant on audit evidence to back up its electronic licensing system. We look at the importance of audits, and the need for more quality independents to enter the fray.

Breyer Group

The Breyer Group needed a software platform to help manage the safety of more than 400 staff across multiple sites and clients. Discover how Assure360 provided Breyer with a single construction health and safety solution, covering audits, accidents, incidents and near-miss reporting.

The Contamination Expo, and the long road to events as normal

We were looking forward to the Contamination Expo, and Nick giving his talk on the four-hour time-weighted average, but Covid had other plans. Here’s our roundup, with another chance to see the virtual presentation.

Events – Update Autumn 2021

Covid-19 is still with us, but with few restrictions in place, most in-person events are back.

“It’s only an asbestos enclosure” – why temporary works are a problem

Everything a licensed asbestos contractor builds or installs comes under the temporary works guidance, but there’s little understanding of what this means in practice. Nick Garland explains how to keep within the rules.

Horizon Environmental

Operating in the asbestos industry requires a huge amount of record keeping, and with factors such as multiple auditors, achieving consistency can be a challenge. Discover how Horizon’s use of Assure360 has become fundamental to its ability to manage data and deliver high quality work.

Probing the subtleties of the new Analysts’ Guide

We’ve already covered many of the big changes in the HSE’s updated Analysts’ Guide, but look long enough and you’ll spot other, subtle changes with surprisingly big effects. Nick Garland continues his analysis.

Asbestos Essentials

In our highly regulated industry, growing companies face huge challenges staying on top of mandatory record keeping. Assure360 helps businesses streamline and simplify their asbestos paperwork, unlocking insight and improving outcomes. Read how we helped Asbestos Essentials.

The four-hour time-weighted average – a deeper dive

Anyone who’s worked out a four-hour time-weighted average will know they can be confusing. Nick Garland has more help on calculating them, and explains why we’re making Assure360 do it all for you.

Stay safer with Assure Incident 2.0

Construction is a dangerous business, but accidents rarely come entirely without warning. The trick is to identify the trends and blind spots that precede them, and act before someone gets hurt. Here’s how Assure360 can help.

Moving on from Covid’s darkest days

It’s been a long and difficult 18 months since Covid first appeared. We’re not out of the woods yet, but in this post we look at some of the positives, and anticipate happier, more prosperous times.