Stay ahead of legislation changes

The move has enabled Heerema Hartlepool to stay ahead of important changes in legislation and step-up the proactive planning of long term compliance with the requirements of British standards, specifically ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

With more than 800 people on site, Heerema Hartlepool operates around two purpose-built construction facilities located at Victoria Harbour in Hartlepool.

The company sees the subscription and consultancy services, which it has been taking from Cedrec since July 2012, as integral to the operation of safe health and safety and environmental practices and works closely with the Sunderland-based firm for expertise on legislation matters.

These include reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR), on-site contractors’ health and safety, workplace exposure limits, classification of shot blast waste, health surveillance and monitoring, flood risk assessment for new buildings and asbestos management among others.

QASHE engineer Peter Geddis said: “Using Cedrec to produce a new legal register and provide regular updates has been an enormous benefit, freeing up more time and enabling us to devote more effort and resources to other areas.

“Cedrec understands our business and its expertise in identifying and sifting through legislation to establish the important information and sections that are relevant is particularly useful. The service provided is very proactive and in tune with our requirements, providing peace-of-mind.”