Penarth Management Newsletter

Our 33rd year of successful consultancy

We currently assist

clients with:

ISO9001 Quality Assurance

TickIT

TS16949 for the automotive

industry

ISO13485 for medical

devices

ISO14001 Environmental

Management

BS8555, phased ISO14001

BS OHSAS 18001

Occupational Health

& Safety

ISO27001 Security

SIA Approved Contractor

Scheme

BS7499 Static Site Guarding

BS5839 Fire Detection and

Fire Alarm Systems

The Chemical Industry’s

Responsible Care

Programme

Highways Agency Sector

Schemes 12A /12B , 12C , 16

and 18

Product Certification for

glazing – BS7412 and BS7950

CE Marking guidance

HACCP Food Safety

ISO22000 Food Safety

BRC Food Safety

SA8000 Social Accountability

Business Continuity

FSC and PEFC Chain of

Custody

Asbestos Surveys (Type II)

Penarth Management is registered to ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:2007

Penarth Management Newsletter

Penarth Management has a long record of

working with academic institutions and

other bodies concerned with education

and training to ensure their compliance

with environmental legislation, to define

environmental impacts and improve

environmental performance.

Our help ranges from baseline

environmental audits covering

environmental impacts and legal

compliance through to the implementation

of ISO14001 Environmental Management

Systems, the development of input to

teaching courses and general assistance

on the promotion of sustainability

(including working to BS8900 for

sustainable development).

Whilst working with the University of

Plymouth recently, our Managing

Director, Jodie Read, was accompanied

by a group of 3rd year students as she

audited waste handling and associated

records.

Dr Tony Edwards and William Murdoch

have also been involved with

Universities. Most recently they have

completed an Environmental Baseline

Review at the University of Wales

Institute Cardiff (UWIC) which will

provide the template for working towards

assessment and registration to ISO14001.

Jodie Read accompanied by 3rd year students from the University of Plymouth at the end of an

ISO14001 waste audit.

Sustainability message hits the Higher Education Sector

We are delighted to

announce that

Penarth Management

is now an Authorised

Distributor for British Standards. As an

Authorised Distributor we can offer a 15%

discount off the full price of all BSI

Standards.

We can print the Standards on demand

and so can despatch them via first class

mail on the same day, meaning a quick

turn-around time for our clients.

For more details, see our website

www.penarth.co.uk.

You can now order your BSI Standards from Penarth

Save Money on Standards

successfully achieved accreditation to

ISO9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001:

2007 in January 2009.

Williams Medical Supplies Ltd is the

largest distributor to UK Primary Care

of medical equipment, consumables

and pharmaceutical products. They

successfully achieved ISO14001:

2004 and OHSAS18001:2007 in

January 2009.

KEC Limited, based in Aldermaston,

Berkshire, is a specialist supplier to

the defence, aerospace and other

high technology industries designing

and manufacturing electromagnetic

compatible (EMC) backshells, bulk-

head glands, panel fittings and conduit

systems, together with wiring and

cable harness assemblies. Having

been long registered to ISO9001, the

company integrated the Environmental

Management Standard ISO14001 into

its management system in February

2009.

Commercials Metals Company

(CMC) established a steel stock-

holding facility in Cardiff in 2008 to

service stockists and end users

throughout Wales, the Midlands and

the South of England. They were

successfully assessed to ISO9001:

2008 in March 2009.

Joint Radio Company Ltd. (JRC),

based in London, is an industry-owned

independent Spectrum Management

Consultancy and Spectrum

Management Organisation with

primary responsibility for the radio

spectrum used by the UK Energy

Industry. They were successfully

Since our last Newsletter, we have

assisted the following clients to

achieve success:

The University of Glamorgan

delivers undergraduate and post

graduate courses. The Enquiries and

Admissions Unit has centralised the

processes for dealing with applicant

enquires and literature fulfilment and

applicant admissions. The Unit was

successfully assessed to ISO9001:

2000 in December 2008.

Sapphire Balustrades, established in

1992, trades from four regional offices

in Barnet, Reading, Banbury and

Scotland. The organisation specialises

in the design, fabrication and

installation of custom built balustrades

for a range of clients across the UK.

They successfully achieved

accreditation to ISO9001:2000,

ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:

2007 in December 2008.

Gardners is a print company based in

Cardiff formed by 1976 by its chairman

Richard Gardner. They specialise in

the use of digital print for the

production of outdoor advertising,

retail Point of Sales (POS) displays,

banners and other materials. They

successfully achieved accreditation to

ISO9001:2000, ISO14001:2004 and

OHSAS18001:2007 in December

2008.

Tekra (UK) Limited specialises in the

provisions of Rope Access solutions in

industrial work environments and has

achieved full membership of the

Industrial Rope Access Trade

Association (IRATA). The company

Congratulations to our clients …...

assessed to ISO9001:2008 in March

2009.

A McLay & Company, based in

Cardiff, specialise in the delivery of

total printing solutions (including the

provision of a mail post service).

Having gained registration to

ISO14001:2004, FSC and PEFC in

2008, they successfully integrated

ISO9001:2008 into their system in

March 2009.

Symmons Madge Associates Ltd,

based in Cowbridge, are training and

development consultants proving high

quality training and business

development guidance for a wide

range of clients. They successfully

achieved ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:

2004 and OHSAS18001: 2007 in April

2009.

Amos Beech, based in Falkirk, design

and supply interior fitting out services,

office furniture and also provides a

bespoke under-floor heating design

and installation service. They

successfully achieved ISO9001:2008,

ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:

2007 in April 2009.

Western Environmental, based in

Bristol, design a range of containers

and accessories which can be used

to transport and store fuel, water and

oil. These containers are designed

with environment protection in mind.

Western achieved successful

accreditation to ISO14001:2004 and

OHSAS18001:2007 in June 2009

which complements their existing

ISO9001 Quality System.

Penarth Management is proud to

have become an approved training

centre for the Highfield Awarding

Body for Compliance (HABC).

We can offer the following

accredited training courses:

Level 2 Health and Safety in the

Workplace

Level 3 Supervising Health and

Safety in the Workplace

Level 2 Food Safety and Catering

Level 3 Supervising Food Safety

and Catering

Accredited Training Full details of each of these courses

is available from www.penarth.co.uk.

The demand for accredited training

is growing and we hope to bring you

news of more course in the future.

By offering accredited courses

employers can be certain that their

trainees are receiving knowledge

and developing skills that meet

nationally recognised specifications.

New Arrivals ........

Helen Hill

Helen has joined our administration

team and provides essential support to

us all.

When she’s not at work, Helen enjoys

walking, reading, pottering in the garden

and spending time with her family.

William Murdoch

William is based in Plymouth and has

joined our consultancy team having

previously served in the Royal Navy.

Outside of work, William is kept busy

with his four young daughters and

enjoys his days fishing. William is also

fond of hot chillies and is growing his

own from seed.

Eddy Williams

Eddy, the most recent addition to our

team, brings with him many years

experience in operating quality,

environmental and health and safety

management systems.

Eddy enjoys scuba diving and underwater photography,

cycling, gardening ..... and embarrassing his children by

going to rock concerts with them!

Mock Assessments Penarth Management specialises in

implementing and maintaining

management systems to recognised

Standards and to achieve legal

compliance with legislation. As well

as this, we can also carry out a

‘mock assessment’ to a Standard a

company may be implementing

themselves. We have recently

provided this service to companies

in the print industry and the carbon

trading sector.

The mock assessment normally

involves a consultant spending a

day at the company’s premises and

auditing to the required Standard(s)

and sampling evidence of

compliance to the Standard(s)

through documentary reviews and

discussions with employees.

The outcome would be the provision

of a written report on the day to the

company. The report will detail the

evidence gathered against each

clause of the Standard(s). Where

required, recommendations to

achieve compliance will be made

against the specific Clauses.

Carrying out a mock assessment

gives the company a good indicator

of how far away they are from

achieving compliance to the

Standard(s) and if they are ready to

go for certification. The report itself

can also be used to demonstrate

that the implemented management

system has been independently

audited by competent professionals.

If this is a service you would like to

receive further information on please

contact Judi Starling on 029 2070

3328 or e-mail judi@penarth.co.uk.

School Environmental Award In her spare time Karen has been working with St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bicester, Oxfordshire to achieve the Bronze Award within the Eco-Schools programme. Eco-Schools is an international award programme that provides a framework for sustainability.

This project was undertaken with the pupils and teacher of the Nature Club who were involved in carrying out an environmental review and

creating an action plan. The Eco-Schools Programme is focused around nine key environmental topics which are litter, energy, waste, water, school grounds, biodiversity, transport, healthy living and global perspectives.

The school achieved the Bronze Award in January 2009 and are now working towards achieving the Silver award! For more information on the Eco Schools programme visit http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/

Karen is pictured with her son, Matthew, and other pupils from the Nature Club

outside the wildlife area

Paul Clark

Paul, a qualified chemist and

asbestos surveyor, is originally from

Lincoln, went to University in

Swansea and is now based in

London where he provides

consultancy to our clients.

Paul is a keen photographer, and is still enjoying the

various museums, galleries and parks in London.

Tony Edwards

Bernard Tracey

Patience Kumalo

Penarth Management is registered

to ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:2004

and OHSAS18001:2007 Unit 5 Stangate House

Stanwell Road

PENARTH CF64 2AA

Phone: +44 (0)29 2070 3328

Fax: +44 (0)29 2070 0013

E-mail: judi@penarth.co.uk

www.penarth.co.uk

A new Approved Code of Practice has been published by the HSE offering guidance to companies dealing with confined spaces. This is in response to an increased number of fatalities in offshore facilities. However, it is important to recognise that confined spaces can occur in a variety of work environments (the pub cellar, for example) and although they are not always obvious, they are always dangerous.

At a care home in 2006, two repairmen collapsed in the basement while carrying out repairs due to fumes from the laundry room above. The basement had not been identified as a confined space and no warnings or restrictions were in place.

A confined space is “any space of an enclosed nature where there is a risk of death or serious injury from hazardous substances or dangerous conditions” (for example, lack of oxygen). Once a space has been identified, all reasonable efforts should be made avoid entry to it, for example, by carrying out work from the outside. If this is not possible, than suitable training must be given, equipment provided and emergency procedures put in place to ensure the safety of staff.

You can avoid fatalities and prosecution by ensuring that risk assessments are carried out and safe systems of work are put in place. Your consultant from Penarth Management can assist you further with this process.

Laurence Richardson

Confined Spaces Update

Jess Robinson

Paul Good

Karen McDonald Wendy Clark

Jenny Starling

Natasha Dobb

Carbon Reduction Commitment The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a mandatory emissions trading scheme starting in April 2010 targeting large public and private sector organisations, e.g. large manufacturing, large retail chains, universities and local government. An organisation must register under CRC if during the 2008 calendar year it:

Had at least one half hourly electric meter (HHM) settled on the half hourly market, and

Consumed at least 6,000MWh of electricity on all HHMs.

However if you are part of a group structure, responsibility for meeting obligations under CRC will fall on the entire group rather than individual business unit or regional operations.

Any emission covered by the EU Emissions Trading System or Climate Change Agreement will not have to be included in CRC.

The scheme will be operated and administered by the Environment Agency on behalf of the Government.

From September 2009 the Environment Agency will be sending out qualification packs to billing addresses with known HHMs.

The CRC scheme is broadly revenue neutral and will offer a number of incentives to reduce emissions. The purchase of allowances creates a cost for each tonne of CO2 emitted and the scheme recycles revenue raised from the sale of allowances back to participants, depending on how well they perform in reducing emissions. A annual league table will be compiled to show organisations performance.

Judi Starling

Lois Powell

Jodie Read

William Murdoch

Paul Clark

Helen Hill

Eddy Williams

Fred Dobb