PHS Compliance Portable Appliance Test Operatives – Greater London Division: PHS Compliance Job Title: Portable Appliance Test Operative Location: Throughout Greater London – Specifically within M25 Remuneration: Basic Salary and uncapped bonus earnings potential Name of Contact: Paul McDermott Email Address: paulmcdermott@phs.co.uk Telephone: 01942 290 888 Job Description: PHS Compliance are looking to recruit additional [...]

PHS Compliance Gas Service Engineer – Greater London Division: PHS Compliance Job Title: Gas Service Engineer Location: Throughout Greater London – Specifically within M25 Remuneration: Basic Salary & unlimited overtime earnings potential Name of Contact: Paul McDermott Email Address: paulmcdermott@phs.co.uk Telephone: 01942 290 888 Job Description: PHS Compliance are looking to recruit experienced and qualified [...]

With the potential to escape and silently poison or cause catastrophic explosions, gas is a fuel to be treated with respect and its use carefully managed.  Meeting the legislation and standards for gas safety is no simple task but essential for every Duty Holder to understand. Gas – the Law Gas safety legislation stems from [...]

As the economy makes its slow and sometimes faltering recovery there’s a continued challenge for facilities and estates managers to deliver essential services on reduced budgets.  Coupled with this financial pressure, is the burden of H&S legislation and the imperative to be expert in a huge range of disciplines.  We take one major element; power [...]

We all take power supply for granted and assume that it’s ‘always on’ and always working well.  However, this is rarely the case, according to Paul Caddick, managing director of power management experts PHS Compliance.  He explains how the very common issues in variation of the voltage of the power supply feeding our buildings can [...]

The Department of Energy and Climate Change very recently brought in the new the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment), which they say it is central to the UK’s strategy for improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as set out in the Climate Change Act 2008.  With [...]

Key points Electrical safety forms part of the obligation of any Duty Holder Holder (an employer or director, possibly a premises/facilities/H&S manager) to provide a Duty of Care to those using or visiting the site they are responsible for.  As the risk posed by electricity can be considerable – both by electrocution and fire – [...]

Does ‘complete compliance’ equate to outsourcing your risk? We ask Paul Caddick, managing director of PHS Compliance, to explain ‘complete compliance’ and how to go about achieving compliance with the myriad sources of legislation, British Standards and ACOPS (Approved Codes of Practice). He explains why compliance can be a challenge to achieve but must be [...]