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This section links you to trade associations that have published health and safety guidance.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
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Building services include services such as lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, public health systems and lifts which, in commercial buildings, typically account for 30-40% of total construction costs. The Institution represents its memebership and has two main functions:
The web site provides details publications including safety related guidance:
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Contruction Industry Training Board |
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has a number of ojectives including the support of training within the building and construction industry. Its responsibilities include:
Its Managing Agency encourages and processes applications for apprenticeships and places suitable young people with companies that can provide appropriate work experience. The CITB is working with the construction industry towards a fully qualified workforce. As part of this it manages registration and certification schemes that help demonstrate that staff are competent and qualified to do a job. These include:
Other schemes include:
The CITB produce an excellent range of safety related publications:onstruction industry, from printed reference documents to videos and computer-based programmes. There are also materials for Craft and Operative Training, National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications and Technical, Supervisory and Management Training. |
Council for Registered Gas Installers |
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CORGI is the National Watchdog for Gas Safety in the United Kingdom. Its mission is to promote and enhance gas safety, standards and quality in a professional and ethical manner. CORGI maintains an up-to-date register of competent and qualified gas installation firms and ensures that they and their operatives are aware of their requirement to register. It also raises the awareness of gas safety with consumers and encourage them to only employ registered gas installers. The website allows users to check on the registration status of installers who are also issued with a CORGI ID card to denote their registration. This includes a unique serial number and the CORGI Customer Service telephone number. |
Domestic Appliance Repairers |
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DASA is the only UK National Association of independent domestic appliance service organisations. Its aim is to support the appliance repairing industry, improve service quality and provide advice on health and safety matters. |
Electrical and Electronics Servicing Training Council |
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The EESTC aims to promote technical, administration and people skills required by the electrical and electronics appliance servicing industry. |
Engineers Employers Federation |
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The EEF, Engineering Employers' Federation, is the representational voice of Engineering and Manufacturing in the UK. It has a nationwide federation of 13 regional Associations and the ECIA, the Engineering Construction Industry Association. The EEF has a growing membership of close to 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing over 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries. EEF provides members with comprehensive information and advisory services in the areas of:
It actively promotes the message that effective health and safety management is 'good business'. |
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) |
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The B.R.A. is the trade association that represents manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, distributors, contractors, specifiers and end-users of refrigeration plant, equipment and components. It also includes producers of refrigerants and lubricants, colleges and training establishments. Amongst its goals it:
The Institute has produced model risk assessments and method statements for common tasks undertaken by refrigeration engineers. |
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HEVAC - Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning Manufacturers Association The association represents the interests of the Members and promotes high standards of quality, design, safety and workmanship in the industry. It also encourages uniform standards of Education and Training at all levels. The groups within HEVAC are:
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Heating Ventillation & Contractors Association |
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HVCA is a trade organisation representing its membership. It provides a number of services including:
Publications include:
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International Powered Access Federation |
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The aim of the IPAF is to promote the use of safe working practices in the operation of mobile elevating and mast climbing work platforms. The IPAF operate an Approved Training Scheme for mobile elevating platform operators, demonstrators and instructors. For operators the course leads to a Powered Access Licence Card (PAL) for a variety of categories of platform:
Approved Training Centres are detailed on the website . The IPAF also publish an operators mobile elevating work platforms safety guide. This sets out in clear straightforward language the recommended working practices for the safe operation of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) over a wide range of applications from initial checks , through transport and positioning on site to carrying out the required task. The IPAF have been instrumental in setting the British Standard for the operation of mobile elevated climbing work platforms - BS 7981. The Code defines:
This details the necesary skill certification and training required to operate MECWP. |
Lifting Equipment Engineers Association |
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The LEEA aims to provide a source of technical information for its members who include specialists engaged in the design, manufacture, test, examination, verification, inspection, supply, service, repair, hire and training of lifting equipment. It also provides schemes for training and technical auditing of member companies. In absence of an official licensing system for testers and examiners of lifting equipment the LEAA has developed its own examination qualifications. There is also a Registration Scheme for qualified personnel. The LEEA also provides training courses for member personnel in general lifting gear, manual and power operated lifting machines, runways and light crane structures, and covers all aspects from evaluating design, through manufacture, assembly, testing, examination and certification. The courses also include considerations of safety in use and legal requirements. Successful entrants in the Association's specialist examinations qualify for a diploma. The Registration Scheme is a more broadly based scheme for Testers and Examiners which is designed to provide an overall view of competence. The LEAA is responsible for a number of informative publications:
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National Association of Scaffolding Contractors |
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The NASC - The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation is the national representative employers organisation for the UK Access and Scaffolding Industry. The NASC provides its members and their clients with a wealth of professional advice including:
All NASC members are required to abide by a strict code of conduct, which sets trading standards for the industry and which also requires them to provide the highest possible service. Many members of the Confederation offer a full service for larger and more complex structures and all members provide detailed calculations and working drawings, as well as on-site advice. The NASC have issued guidance in a number of areas including:
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Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association |
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Sema is the British Trade Association of the Storage Equipment Industry. It is committed to promoting and extending the safe design, installation and use of storage equipment manufactured by its members. SEMA Members have the capacity to produce products and systems ranging from the smallest plastic container to complex high-bay fully automatic storage installations - designed and installed often to critical tolerances. Such technology requires high levels of quality in design, manufacture and installation, and over the years SEMA has developed a series of relevant "Codes of Practice" which are acknowledged as the standards of the Industry. All SEMA Members are required to conform with these standards. These include:
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