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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Good evening. Just a quickie! I had a website bookmarked that listed all the current H+S legislation in force in the UK with links to the actual regulation text itself. I have lost it, can anybody repost the link? Cheers Ian M
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Hi Ken. Yes, 'my' site has all the safety regs siphoned out of this site. Clicking on the link takes you to the relevant page of the opsi.gov one you have bookmarked - much quicker! I remember it had 'mandr' as part of the www. (No, I don't know why I do!!)
Ian M
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Bill, thank you. That is the one! Regards Ian
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Hi again. Just realised that it is quite outdated. It shows the noise regs as the 89 version, doesn't have the work at height regs, or mention the forthcoming CDM2/ FPA 06 regs. I dare say there are others.
Cheers Ian M
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Posted By ColinRider
Thanks for the confessions of plundering my website!
Just for clarification www.MandR.co.uk was the old website of Messam & Rider Ltd. (This address now diverts to the new address below).
www.SaferOption.com is the proper address and following the links from Safety Info to Regulations will get you to a full (well most) list of links to the OPSI site. This location is pretty up to date, including Noise WAHR and amendments etc.
Code nabbers out there can also see the links in the Source window.
Enjoy
Colin Rider CFIOSH
Director
Messam & Rider Ltd
www.SaferOption.com
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Hi Colin. It is a very useful link indeed. Apologies for plundering and I am very happy to put my appreciation in writing for the IOSH community to witness! It saves much searching around on the web when I am away from the paper copies... Cheers Ian M
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Posted By ColinRider
You may be interested that we have just launched Spoodle at www.Spoodle.org.uk
All links to legislation and guidance etc have been, or are being, updated and have moved to that site.
Completely free!
Regards
Colin Rider CFIOSH
Director
Messam & Rider Ltd
www.Spoodle.org.uk
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Posted By Merv Newman
I have just taken a quick look at spoodle (how did you work out that name ?)
Excellent site and have added it to my favourits.
Thanks for the link.
Merv
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Posted By GJB
Advertising?
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Posted By Merv Newman
GJB
you could be right
but it really doesn't bother me that one of our main commercial rivals is getting good publicity on this site.
They are offering, free of charge, an extremely good source of information and of freebies.
We all do it (consultants that is) in our different ways.
I think everyone who comes regularly to this site knows that we do OHS and BBS consulting and training. And I can cook you a damn good meal with some decent wine. Especially if you bring me a bottle of Abelour.
Technically this is known as "building a presence"
Personally I try to avoid being too blatant about it (check out our website insafety.org but don't bother if you don't speak French)
But from the questions and responses on this site I do learn to whom I should address my queries if I have specific questions or with whom I might like to develop a partnership. And that alone is valuable, time saving information.
I just love this site. I get the chance to offer my wisdom and sagesse from on high. And sometimes some people give me a good kicking for not getting it quite as right as they think I should have. And we have some light relief and downright fun. (do weekends count as Friday ?)
The experts among us know who are the experts among us. We steal what we can from them and offer for free to others. That is, in my humble opinion, the spirit of iosh.
Discuss.
Gotta dash. Strictly come dancing in five minutes.
Merv
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Posted By sagalout
Merv,
Exactment, mon brave. Je suis tout a fait d'accord. Je crois que la connaissance du francais est importante. Mais , malheureusment, ici tous les personnes parlent anglais. Domage.
Not bad franglais eh?
By the way, the pheasants were delicious. Didn't have any raisins but left the lead shot in for extra flavour and I don't know whether the red wine was bit heavy but I slept well and had the best dreams for a long while.
Colin, many thanks for the site.
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Posted By Ken Taylor
Interesting website, Merv. Your picture was a bit blurred - or is that something to do with the French vin? Also, shouldn't it say 'sante' rather than 'hygiene' in the explanation of 'MIOSH' - or am I losing something in translation?
Congratulations, Colin. I always thought that a spoodle was a cross between a spaniel and a poodle - but now know that it's a very useful source of reference.
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Posted By Merv Newman
Ken,
I had to go away and check. I'd forgotten there was a photo of me in there.
And it's not the long-haired, clip-board carrying blond on the home page. I don't do clip-boards.
Merv
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Posted By Dave Wilson
Good site maybe, however this In my opinion is a disregard of the AUGs as it is flagrant advertising.
If we have rules for the benefit of all to prevent 'covert' advertising then we should stick to them, users then you can always post outside of the forums, so the question must be asked why do it on the forum?
To advertise!
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Posted By Merv Newman
Dave,
I do agree with you. And with the AUG. But it is extremely difficult to reply to some of the threads on this forum without revealing that you know what you are talking about.
Doing that shows that you have at least a slightly higher knowledge of a particular subject than the person asking the question. So maybe someone might ask you a more detailed question. This reveals you as a "consultant"
Is that really a sin ?
And please don't forget the freebies. It is one of the courtesies of this forum that the experts willingly and freely share their knowledge and expertise. (cf. spoodle)
Example : I have recently spent a few hours translating french legislation for the benefit of a person whom I have never met but who had a specific cdm problem. I was pleased to do it. Did not dream of charging and do not ever expect to get any commercial return from it. Apart from the original posting all correspondence was off-thread.
Should you have a similar question/problem then I would be pleased to assist you in a similar manner.
From reading the various postings I could probably identify for you at least 20 decent consultants. And 100's of people who come to the forum for expert help.
How could we not, even subliminally, avoid "advertising"
Discuss
Merv
One other point. Our company has zero presence in the UK (well, one job two years ago in Newcastle. But that came through an American multinational) So we are not "advertising" for work in the UK.
There are already too many other people out there looking for work.
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Posted By GJB
Merv,
I do agree with what you say, however, my previous response about 'advertising' was, I am sure you realise' a 'tongue-in-cheek' statement! I have had so many threads pulled and even had to change my user name because it was seen as advertising (yet, if you click on my user name now, it's not too difficult to work out a web address, etc!)
I have no objection to people advertising, personally, and certainly was disappointed when the regime decided to stop job adverts etc. I am probably also in a slightly different position to most users in that I do not do any consultancy work and am only involved in training.
The vast majority of my work comes from word of mouth and recommendation rather than advertising which is a nice scenario to have. I believe if you are good enough at what you do and give good value, service, results, etc. then people will come back time and time again.
As Walt Disney once said:-
"Do what you do so well that people want to come back again and again and bring their friends too"
Now, you could look at the above and say it's an advert (For Walt Disney too!) but then, as you say, Merv, how do you put anything at all on here without 'advertising' in some form?
Take care!
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Posted By Dave Wilson
I agree and I have done loads of freebies for people on here, however if you put up your Company name, www address and contact details that's blatant advertising.
This might be e freebie but you have to enter the site to gain access.
If i want to look at GJB IMD etc I can do that however the AUG are specifically there to have a level playing field and no advertising, otherwise I could put up my company name and tout my wares etc.
If any one who I contact on here would want more info on what I do and who I work for then I can oblige of forum otherwise it becomes a freeforall.
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