Dean Howells Essential Safety, Health & Safety Blog

Essential Safety and Fire have a new Facebook Page - Posted 26th January 2012

We have a new Facebook Business Page - Essential Safety and Fire.

Please take a look and possibly even "Like" us?

Essential

Esential Safety Opens Essential Fire Safety Ltd - Posted 21st June 2011

Our recent move to new offices at Corby Enterprise Centre, has coincided with the formation of our new specialist Fire Safety company, Essential Fire Safety Limited. We have been  joined by a new director, John Pratt, who is a fire safety specialist with over 20 years experience in fire safety.

John has worked as a practitioner, technical advisor and more recently as a Fire Protection Officer for the Fire and Rescue Service, where he was responsible for the inspection of non-domestic premises and the enforcement of Fire protection standards and policy. Prior to this, John was a Leading Fire-fighter for the RAF, responsible for carrying out fire safety inspections and audits of MOD premises.

Fire safety advice and fire risk assessment has always been an important part of the service we provide to Clients. However, John’s considerable knowledge & experience significantly raises our levels of expertise and enables us to offer a broader range professional fire safety advice to businesses. John’s continuous professional development means he has up to date knowledge of fire safety legislation, enforcement and risk assessment, and he provides advice in a clear and concise manner”.

In addition to Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Training courses, we can now also provide fire design services. This can involve the development of a fire strategy for a premise, along with design specifications for fire safety features, installations and equipment. By completing this work at the design stage of a premise we believe we can save clients time and money”.

At the Corby Enterprise Centre we have access to state of the art training facilities to deliver our Fire Awareness and Fire Marshal Training courses, which can include practical, hands-on fire extinguisher training.

Essential

New Offices for Essential - Posted 6th May 2011

Essential has moved to brand new office premises. As part of our continued growth we have moved to Corby Enterprise Centre on the outskirts of Corby, at London Road, Priors Hall, Corby NN17 5EU.

Our telephone number remains 01536 460171.

The move means we have access to excellent on site training facilities for our public safety and fire safety training courses. So keep a look out for information about our training courses coming soon.

If you would like us to inform you direct about our courses just email essentialsafety@gmail.co.uk

 Essential

On the Aussie Track Again For Health & Safety - Posted 29th September 2010

In several weeks time I will again be visiting Perth, Western Australia for a short trip, in order to complete a further section of the amazing Bibbulmun Bush Track. I have increased my training schedule recently in the hope that I will be fit and healthy during the trek!

 

Last year I did come across some "health & safety" hazards, in the form of spiders and snakes, so I will be a little more prepared this time. I will report back on my blog how things go.

 

Whilst in Western Australia, through contacts made and Rotary Club members, I will also have the opportunity to check out some of the health & safety issues associated with the mining industry, which is the big business over there.

 

Essential Safety

Essential Safety take on new office in Kettering - Posted 9th July 2010

We have taken possession of our new office at Broughton Grange Business Centre in Kettering.

Over the next two weeks we will be arranging for the final details to be completed: new telephone system, computers, braodband and wifi etc.

It will be a busy few weeks but we are very excited about this move and certain it will also enhance the service and support we can offer our clients.

Our current telephone number will remain so we can be contacted in the usual manner.

Essential Safety

Essential Safety Expanding to New Offices

Essential Safety are moving to new and larger offices in Kettering in July 2010.

The move enables us to develop and expand our services and further support our customers to achieve their own success, safely.

More details will follow.

Essential Safety Enters Team for Local Charity Golf Day

I have been getting the Essential Safety team ready for the Cransley Hospice Charity Golf Day, organised by Northamptonshire Newspapers.

The event is on 1st July at Kettering Golf Club. It is a great day and raises money for a local Charity that does fantastic work.

I am taking three clients and although it should be a fun day, you cannot help but compete when it comes to golf!

If you are interested in playing or sponsoring part of the event, why not check out details.

Charity Walk in Australian Bush - Better Keep Safe and Healthy!

Im hoping to start organising my November 2010 walk on the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia and this year hope to be raising money for the Cransley Hospice which is near Kettering.

You can find more information about my walk last year here in the Evening Telegraph article Im a Safety Consultant, get me out of here!

Dean Howells, Essential Safety

Follow Essential Safety on Facebook and Read Our Blog

Follow Essential Safety on Facebook.

Follow our blog -  Dean Howells Essential Safety Blog -  for advice, updates and interesting stories.

Follow Tracy Howells on facebook for the blog feed.

Essential Safety website: www.essentialsafetyconsulting.co.uk

New Ergonomic Consultant Joins Essential Safety

We are delighted to welcome Cathie Madigan to the Essential team as our new Ergonomic Associate.
Cathie brings a wealth of experience and expertise as a General Practitioner Nurse and neurosurgical intensive care Sister.

Cathie has more recently gone on to specialise in back care, spending 5 years as a Senior Ergonomic and Manual Handling Consultant at the Royal Free Hospital, London, during which time she provided expert advice and guidance for complex patient manual handling issues.

Cathie will provide specialist consultancy services to our Clients on a wide range of ergonomic and manual handling issues including:

• Manual handling assessments & training
• Display Screen Equipment (DSE) assessments & training
• Ergonomic workplace & product assessments & evaluation
• Specialist ergonomic advisory services for employee / client handling issues.

Cathie’s services and advice will benefit organisations with general ergonomic / manual handling requirements, or those with specific employee issues which they may have otherwise found difficult to resolve.