Bureau Veritas​

Businesses have a responsibility to protect their employees and anyone else who is on their premises from exposure to asbestos. Bureau Veritas can support you with complying with The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. 

Services

• Management Survey, refurbishment and demolition surveys
• Annual re-inspections
• Project management of asbestos remediation
• Air monitoring
• Four stage clearance air testing
• Laboratory sample analysis
• Management and action Plans
• Training

• Comprehensive knowledge of asbestos risk in buildings
• Detailed information required to conduct repairs safely
•  Helping you to keep your employees and visitors safe

Bureau Veritas can support you in achieving and maintaining compliance with explosive atmospheres (ATEX) and Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations (DSEAR) 2002 for explosive atmospheres.

Services

• Identifying areas where explosive atmospheres may occur
• Supporting you in meeting essential health and safety requirements

Benefits

• Compliance with applicable industry legislation
• Best practice and external expectations
• Clear demonstration of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management
• Consistent documentation which is aligned to corporate standard
• Approach allows clients with multiple sites to have a consistent DSEAR approach
• Improved resource and financial management for maintenance activities
• 3rd Party / independent assurance that DSEAR is being met at the client site

Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of the need to respond to the challenges of ensuring their environments and workplaces follow health and safety statutory requirements.

Services

• Full and part time health and safety management (competent person)
• Health and safety policies and procedures
• Health and safety management systems
• General health, safety and fire risk assessments
• Health and Safety GAP analysis to HSG65 / ISO 45001
• Specific risk assessments (work activity, DSE)
• Equality act access audits to BS 8300 (formerly Disability Discrimination Act Audit)
• Full range of training services

Benefits

• Holistic solution for the management of your key risks (slips and trips, manual handling)
• Plan-Do-Check-Review: helping you to achieve compliance from risk assessment through to audit
• Consistent and pragmatic approach to the management of your risks
• Global network of specialists to help you

The air quality in a workplace can have a significant impact on your employees, such as airborne bacteria, temperature and humidity. Indoor air quality assessment and monitoring helps to create an environment which meets statutory requirements.

Services

• Auditing and consultancy services
• Indoor air quality assessment
• Air handling unit inspection

Benefits 

• Ensuring suitable temperature control
• Monitoring relative humidity controls
• Quantifying airborne bacteria and fungi 
• Detection of particulates
• Air Handling Unit (AHU) internal condition checks including filter media

The requirement for a suitable and effective scheme of control regarding legionella bacteria is important. Bureau Veritas can support you in achieving compliance with The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002, and specifically your obligation to undertake an assessment of the risk of exposure to any substance hazardous to health, including micro-organisms and therefore legionella. 

Services

• Legionella risk assessment of domestic and process systems
• Preparation of schematic drawings
• Logbook and monitoring programme preparation
• Legionella awareness and management training (bespoke for client needs)
• Water sampling and analysis
  
• Auditing and consultancy services
• British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) training

Benefits 

• Compliance with relevant regulations and guidance
• Reduce risk and avoid costly legal proceedings
• Optimise investment in compliance related issues
• Share best practice within your industry

Covering Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental and Social Accountability, Bureau Veritas' training portfolio includes solutions that give your people the insight, knowledge and practical learnings they need to progress.

Services

• Bespoke training
• Public courses (delivered by video conferencing)
• In-house courses (subject to suitable controls)
• eLearning
• Virtual classroom (live tutor led online training)
• Virtual Reality (HoloLens)

Benefits

• Consistent learning across a variety of training methods