A day iin the life of a consultant

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Novotel, a hotel company, uses IRPC Hinton to survey, improve and maintain standards. Annual health and safety inspections are carried out including a quantitative audit covering identification of hazards and the adequacy of existing control measures. The annual health and safety inspection of the Novotel Heathrow is described covering lift management, the swimming pool area, maintenance, the kitchen, rooms and housekeeping.

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For whom the machine tolls

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There is some confusion between tool-process noise emission and personal exposure, relating to noise at work. The 1989 Noise at Work Regulations has action levels based on 'daily personal noise exposure' (LEP,d), and sometimes LEP,d is regarded as a measure of noise generated rather than noise experienced. Noise management should begin with a Noise (Risk) Assessment, followed by an action plan to reduce noise exposure.

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When home is where the job lies: teleworking means employers having to manage the health and safety of no longer officebound employees. While this is a key issue for traditional homeworkers, their main concern is employee status and the protection this brings

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The National Group on Homeworking (NGH) estimates that there are more than 1 million homeworkers in the UK and its Home Truths report found that they have a lack of status as employees, and that employee status would give homeworkers improved health and safety provision. The report found that the majority of homeworkers wished to be regarded as employees, but their employees consider the self-employed.

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