Petrochemicals

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Services in petrochemicals cover Turnaround events, planned maintenance, laboratory works, confined space entry and gas testing.

Advice and guidance on COVID-19 risk   assessments covering, employees return to work in office, control room,   warehouse or workshop environments, management of employees working from home   including DSE and mental health. This service includes review of current   COVID-19 risk assessments in line with UK and Scottish Government   requirements

If your business has ambitions to attain accreditation to ISO standards including 45001, Kirsty can carry out a gap analysis between the standard and your policies and procedures. This service includes updating existing procedures and development of new documents to comply with the standard and legal obligations specific to your business.  

Identification, evaluation and prioritisation   of the risks in your business followed by a coordinated response to managing   and controlling these risks. Services include review and development of safe   systems of work, safe operating procedures, risk assessments, method   statements, manual handling assessments, COSHH assessments and lone worker   arrangements.

This service includes a review of the traffic management arrangements in place for deliveries to temporary storage areas during Turnarounds, deliveries and goods out from internal warehousing and access roads to plants and jetties. 

 If your business is introducing a new system or way of working, project management can help with implementation. For example, this could be the introduction of a new accident reporting software or a specific project dedicated to a specific topic such as behavioural safety. Kirsty can provide project plans detailing key milestones and timescales to report progress by way of tailored presentations. 

Health and safety strategies and campaigns   can provide an ideal focus for key health and safety improvements.   Development of annual and quarterly plans detailing improvement and   maintenance projects involving the key stakeholders in your business.   Campaigns based around the business to promote health and safety improvements   to the business. This service can include presentations and training to the   workforce on specific improvements such as accident or near miss reporting.

 If your business is at risk of prosecution in the criminal courts I can prepare documentation to present to the Health and Safety Executive or local authority Environmental Health Officer. This service covers the communication with regulators and responses to requests to interview under caution. It also includes development of improvement plans to respond to any improvement or prohibition notices. 

When your business is tendering for work Kirsty can help with the health and safety element of a tender. This service includes preparation of documents such as sample safe systems of work and cross reference of internal procedures against specific legislation. 

The management of Employers Liability and   Public Liability claims through the civil courts can be time consuming as it   requires specific responses to your insurance company. Responding to insurers   with accurate information can save costs and improvement plans based of   claims data can improve overall health and safety for your employees. This   service includes a full review of historical, current and active claims   reported on a dashboard and improvement plan based on findings, data   gathering of information relating to claims and presentation to claims   inspectors from your insurer.

Thorough accident investigation can be key to   managing an incident and learning lessons. This service includes site visit   (if appropriate) , professional accident investigation report, root cause   analysis and recommendations for improvement. Kirsty has experience of both   customer and employee accidents and the service can include communication   with the customer for updates on condition. This service can also include   completion of any RIDDOR reports required.

Safety inspections are a key part of proactively monitoring the health and safety of your employees. Kirsty can conduct safety inspections on key areas at your request and create action plans based on findings. This service can include the development of safety inspection forms for internal use and training for staff you wish to carry out inspections. 

Kirsty has experience providing safety cover at Turnaround events working with client and contractors. This service includes delivery of local induction packages, collation and reporting of near miss events, safety inspections and accident investigation.